Two nurses have been abducted by bandits following an attack on Idon General Hospital, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The incident, according to the Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr. Shingyu Shamnom, occurred in between 12 midnight and 1 am on Thursday. Shamnon said the bandits gained access to the premises of the…
The Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Rt. Rev. Matthew Man,Oso Ndagoso has called for a partnership between the government and the church in the provision of health and social services to the people. Speaking on Wednesday at the handing ceremony of a Dialysis Centre, donated by Bijo Foundation to St. Gerald Catholic Hospital, Kakuri, Kaduna, Ndagoso,…
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Usman Baba, has ordered the withdrawal of senior police officers attached to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. In a letter dated April 15, 2021, addressed to the EFCC Chairman and signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the IG, Idowu Omohunwa, the police boss directed that officers from…
The Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON), says financial autonomy for the judiciary will promote rule of law and democracy in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, the group expressed its support for the ongoing strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), insisting that the federal and state governments must allowed…
Gunmen have invaded Greenfield University a private institution in Kaduna, abducting a number of students. The incident was said to have occurred at about 8:15pm on Tuesday when the hoodlums invaded the school. The university, the only private university, is located along the Kaduna- Abuja road, some kilometers away from Kaduna city. Details of the…
A jury has convicted a former Minneapolis policeman, Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday for the murder of African-American George Floyd in May 2020. Reuters reports that Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the deadly arrest The 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, criminally liable in Floyd’s death last year after…
