Tag: kaduna
Report: The secret life of Chukwuemeka Ojukwu’s love-child, Tenny Hamman
by Isi Esene Nigerian Civil War rebel leader, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu recently shocked many even in death when it was revealed in his will that he had a love-child - Tenny…
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Opinion: Do state governments need commissioners?
by Tonnie Iredia Commissioners are neither appointed nor retained in Nigeria to do any meaningful work. Instead, they are essentially mere disposable elements at the whims and caprices of the…
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Report: Indomie factory shut down by restive youth in Kaduna
by Akan Ido Reports say youth in five communities in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State have shutdown an Indomie factory located in Kaduna South. The community youth…
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Death toll rises in Jaji terrorist attack
Gov. Patrick Yakowa visits amidst tight security by Isi Esene More people have reportedly died as a result of the explosion which occurred last Sunday at the St. Andrew’s Anglican…
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Breaking News: Huge bomb-blast reported at a church in Kaduna
by Akan Ido There are unconfirmed reports of a bomb-blasts at a military protestant church right inside the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State. Reports say the…
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TICKER: Woman charged to court for ‘initiating 12 year-old girl into witchcraft’
A 50 year-old woman, Binta Mohammed, on Wednesday appeared before a Kaduna Sharia Court, Magajin Gari for alleged initiating a 12-year-old girl into witchcraft. Prosecutor Haruna Ibrahim told the Court…
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TICKER: Kaduna gov’t to pay bills of blast victims
The Kaduna State government yesterday pledged to pay the medical bills of the 145 victims of St. Rita’s Catholic Church attack in Kaduna. Deputy Governor Mukhtar Yero spoke when he…
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Youth go on rampage after Kaduna church bombing as President Jonathan again condemns attack
by Isi Esene The church bombing which occurred earlier today has sparked reprisal attacks by the youth of the area despite the best efforts of elders and officials of the…
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Report: Another bomb blast hits Catholic Church in Kaduna
Scene of a bomb blast. by Isi Esene Reports coming in indicate that a suicide bomber has hit St. Rita Catholic Church at Ungwar Yero area of Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna…
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Robbery suspect joins police college to become officer
by Isi Esene The Nigerian Police College at Kaduna recently found a robbery suspect among it newly admitted recruits undergoing training. Sanusi Rufai, the commandant of the college said a…
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On the offence: Army explains why it attacked Boko Haram stronghold in Kaduna
by Isi Esene A Nigerian Army joint force today released a statement giving reasons for launching a pre-emptive strike on suspected militants at Gaskiya area of Zaria, Kaduna today. According…
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Explosions in Kaduna, as grenade kill Sunday School boy in Nairobi, Kenya
by Isi Esene The Joint Military Task Force on Sunday morning shot and killed two suspected Boko Haram militants who were suspected to be planning an attack on some churches…
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Anti-Islam film: Thousands march in protests in Zaria
by Isi Esene Thousands of Muslims marched in Zaria, Kaduna State today in protest against the amateur movie said to have been produced to disrespect the Holy Prophet Mohammed. The…
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Oando, Rockson, and 19 others shorlisted as electricity distribution companies
by Isi Esene Nigeria is inching closer to achieving steady power supply as the National Council on Privatization (NCP) Tuesday shortlisted 21 bidders for 10 out of the 11 electricity…
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Give me my wife: Husband drags mother-in-law to court for “withholding” his wife
by Isi Esene There was drama in a Kaduna Sharia Court yesterday when Malam Mohammed Abdullahi dragged his mother-in-law, Habiba Mohammed, to court for not allowing his wife return to him…
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Update: Kaduna explosion aimed at shutting Islamic scholar, Sheikh Gumi up
by Akan Ido There are indications that the bomb which exploded in transit yesterday afternoon in Kaduna might have been targeted at the prominent Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi.…
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2 reported dead in Kaduna explosion
by Hauwa Gambo Two have been confirmed dead and four feared dead as a bomb conveyed on a motorbike has just exploded along Ali Akilu Road, by Lord Lugard Roundabout…
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Fear: Bishop laments marked drop in church attendance
by Mayowa Salami Church leaders are beginning to voice out their discontent over the shortfall in attendance in church services attributed to the challenges of insecurity faced in the country.…
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Feel safer already? Nigerian Army churns out 439 more counter-terrorism soldiers
by Isi Esene Apparently as a response to the spate of terror attacks perpetrated by militant insurgents, almost daily in the northern part of the country, the Nigerian Army Counterterrorist…
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“We give thanks to Allah…” – Boko Haram takes responsibility for Monday attacks, promises to slaughter women “like rams”
by Isi Esene The radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram, yesterday claimed responsibility for the attack on the home of the the vice president, Arch. Namadi Sambo in Tudun Wada, Zarai,…
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Gunmen attack VP Sambo’s house in Zaria
by Isi Esene A cobbler has been shot dead in an attack today on a house purported to be that of the vice president, Arch. Namadi Sambo in Zaria, Kaduna…
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You’re free to go, NYSC DG tells corps members
by Isi Esene National Youth Corps members posted to Kaduna have been handed something that must feel like a get-out-of-jail-free-card as the Director-General of NYSC, Brig-Gen. Nnamdi Okorie-Affia, has directed…
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The Police IG just gave his number to the public (we called it and it doesn’t work)
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Mohammadu Dahiru Abubakar, Inspector-General of the Nigerian Police Force, wants to be as close to Nigerians as he can get. He has released what is believed…
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Stop fretting, you guys are safe – FG tells corps members
by Hauwa Gambo Worried that you might not be safe in any of those volatile states where bombs have been going off, people have been dying in their homes, churches…
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One injured in Kaduna blast
by Hauwa Gambo A man is reported injured in Kaduna after after an explosive device on the road went off and destroyed his car windscreens in Dankande village, Zaria Road,…
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Elnathan John is mad about Kaduna: How to get angry
by Elnathan John I interrupt the ‘How To’ series to say one thing. I am angry. Very angry. So if you want to laugh or have started your day…
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Abimbola Adelakun: Nigeria is headless, and we are going nowhere
by Abimbola Adelakun In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit. Judges 17:6 (NIV) In the Holy Bible, a copy of which I used to…
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We’ve heard that before: President Jonathan can rule from anywhere in the world, says Maku
by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has come out forcefully to condemn those who are criticising President Jonathan for travelling abroad when Nigeria is literally on fire. 24-hour…
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“The bomb maker was a well known Kaduna mechanic” – Police Commissioner reveals
by Stanley Azuakola The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Jinjiri Abubakar has refused to give details of the casualty figure from last Sunday’s reprisal attacks in Kaduna which followed…
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24-hour curfew re-introduced in Kaduna
by Stanley Azuakola On Sunday, a 24-hour curfew was introduced in Kaduna following a series of bomb blasts in Christian worship centres which sparked off reprisals by Christians. The next…
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