Residents of Danhonu II community in New Millennium City, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis, on Monday protested against what they described as recurring attacks and kidnappings by bandits in the area. The protest followed the abduction of seven persons during an attack on the community at about 11.30 pm on Sunday. The aggrieved residents marched…
The Kaduna state police command has arrested two suspects supplying arms and ammunition to kidnappers operating in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states. In a statement on Sunday, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command said, the police also arrested two suspected cattle rustlers and foiled attempted kidnapping. He added that a fabricated AK-47 rifle and five…
The Plateau governor, Simon Lalong, has warned politicians to desist from making claims that are misleading and capable of creating tension in the state. The governor sounded the warning on Monday at the inauguration of a 13 member Central Planning Committee for Handing Over and Swearing-in of the incoming government on 29th May 2023. A statement…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate reversal of the latest increase in the pump of price of petrol across the country. The NLC also demanded for the release of all those incarcerated or being prosecuted on the assumption of having participated in the recent protest against hunger and bad governance. In a…
By Sylvanus Tyoakaa, Abuja President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, said revenue generating agencies of government are capable of generating and remitting N3 trillion annually to the coffers of the federal government if efforts are made to cut down on wasteful spendings. Lawan said this in an address while an interactive session “on…
Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says the activities of bandits and terrorists are threatening the economy of rural communities in the North-west. Addressing a quarterly security meeting of State Directors of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the North West, on Wednesday in Kaduna, the governor said bandits have openly tried to crush…
