Nigeria and African news

The Kaduna Transparency Group has called for the removal of the Board Chairman of the National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna, Alhaji Garba Dankani, for alleged abuse of power. The group, in a statement on Saturday, jointly signed by Comrades Richard Austin and Abdulwahab Salisu accused Dankani of “high handedness and disregard to law and due…

Over  200 people are reported to have been killed by fleeing bandits in Zamfara communities while several others  were  said to be missing. The killings according to  The Punch newspapers took place in communities in  Anka and Bukkuyum Local Government  Areas of the  state. The newspaper gathered that the bandits, who were fleeing as a…

The Nigerian Air Force has announced the appointment of New Branch Chiefs and Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) and other senior officers. A statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesman of NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, approved the appointment. Gabwet said the appointments were a routine…

Nine people have been killed while five others were critically injured following attacks by bandits on communities in Zaria and Igabi Local Government Areas of Kaduna state. Security operatives were also said to have killed two bandits who were retreating to the forest. The commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan confirmed this…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state has said that the governorship of the state is “not for idle bloggers who think that decades of scavenging off the woes of people qualifies them for leadership.” The party was reacting to declaration by Senator Shehu Sani who, while declaring his interest to run for…