A garrisoned state should not wake up to the disappearance of one hundred and seventy-seven citizens and then drift into equivocation. Kaduna State is one of the most securitised states in Nigeria. Barracks dot its landscape. Checkpoints punctuate everywhere. Intelligence formations abound. When such a place loses an entire community to abductors, the first duty…
Former Speaker House Representatives, Hon.Yakubu Dogara has dismissed those opposed to another northern Muslim succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking at the flag off of the Hon. Sunday Katung senatorial campaign in Kaduna South senatorial district on Monday in Zonkwa, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state, Dogara said, Christians have rule the country for…
The Tangale ethnic nationality in Gombe state have rejected the appointment of Danladi Sanusi Maishanu as the Mai Tangale- the paramount ruler of the Tangale nation. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the leaders of the Tangale nation alleged that Maishanu’s lineage is questionable and does not qualify to be appointment as the Mai Tangale….
At least 112 people have been killed and thousands of others displaced following deadly attacks on communities in Plateau and Kaduna states between July and August 5, according to Amnesty International. Nigeria’s of the human rights organisation, Osai Ojigho, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, also added that 160 people were abducted, including…
The Catholic priest of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church in Kafin-Koro, Paikoro LGA of Niger state, Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi, have been killed by bandits. Achi was burnt to death at his residence at about 3am on Sunday. Spokesman of the Niger state police command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident in a statement on…
The family of late Felix Aliyu, a 15-year-old student of Airforce Comprehensive School, Kaduna, have demanded for thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to his death. Aliyu, who was newly appointed deputy head boy of the school, was said to have been killed on June 19, 2024, allegedly by two outgoing senior students of…
