Chairman of one of the factions of the Christian Association in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rev. Joseph Hayab has said that his leadership will continue to strive to promote peace and work towards addressing the challenges facing the north. Speaking on Monday in Kaduna during a meeting/ dinner with…
A civil society group – Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI), has decried the continous deteriorating security situation in Zamfara state. In a statement in Kaduna, Sanusi Mohammed, spokesman of the group, said even Gusau, the state capital is no longer safe as a result of activities of bandits. The group accused the state governor, Dauda Lawal,…
The village head of Kurmin Wali in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr. Ishaku Dan’azumi, has disclosed that 80 worshippers abducted during an attack on the community have escaped while 86 others remain in captivity. Bandits had, on January 18, invaded the community and launched a coordinated attack on three churches, abducting 177…
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, has said that the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) still remained one of the basic requirement for entry into the Academy. In a statement on Saturday in Kaduna, the academy said speculations that it had suspended JAMB for admission into the 73 Regular Course is not true and urged…
The Sunday Katung, the senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung, has secured a partnership with a United States-based humanitarian organisation, Project CURE, to supply medical equipment valued at over N6.8 billion to 10 general hospitals across the district. Katung disclosed this in an interview with journalists after conducting a needs assessment tour of…
The suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris is to be arraigned on Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Idris was arrested in Kano in May, after failing to respond to invitations by the EFCC to answer questions over allegation of N80 billion fraud. Two days his arrest, he was suspended…
