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December 27, 2016

Audu Maikori: Not a very Merry Christmas for the people of Southern Kaduna

by Audu Maikori This Christmas there will be no big cheerful parties and gatherings, there will not be any “Goron” (traditional Christmas gifts of cash or kind) Christmas distributed to both the old and young ones, no big barbecues, not many “Christmas dresses” will be bought, sown or worn in my region the southern part... Read More

Cover Stories, Opinion

Audu Maikori, farmers, Fulani herdsmen, kaduna, President Muhammadu Buhari, Southern Kaduna killings

December 26, 2016

SPECIAL EDITORIAL: It appears Pres. Buhari doesn’t understand that things have fallen apart

Most people who voted in Buhari in 2015, if asked about the situation of things at present, would say it is not a reality they had expected. Things have either been the same or gone downhill since the general elections in 2015. In Buhari’s defence, not everything he caused, but everything he had the opportunity... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

economy, kaduna, Muhammadu Buhari, Nasir el-Rufai, nigeria, security, Southern Kaduna, sticky, YNaija Editorial

December 22, 2016

YNaija Says: The Kaduna killings must stop

On the 19th of December 2016, youths came out in their numbers in Kafanchan, Kaduna State to protest the incessant and unabated killings carried out in their communities by faceless Fulani herdsmen. Their peaceful protest was however disrupted when another group attacked their protest. This lead to several injuries and the destruction of several properties... Read More

Featured, Opinion, Thinking Through

boko haram, kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai, nigeria, sticky, YNaija Says

December 19, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: They love the blood

by Femi Fani-Kayode I just watched a horrific video of hundreds of young men in the traditional orange prison garb. They were in shining new handcuffs and their eyes were filled with the darkness of hopelessness, helplessness and sheer terror. They reminded me of sallah rams and christmas turkeys just before the slaughter. Their bodies... Read More

Isis, jihad, kaduna, Muslims, Religious war, Spiritual implications, terrorism

December 19, 2016

El-Rufai bans processions in Kaduna indefinitely

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has banned every form of procession in the state until further notice. This was in a statement by his Special Assistant, Samuel Aruwan on Sunday. He said the ban will would apply throughout the state, calling on all citizens to cooperate until it was lifted. The development, he said, was... Read More

kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai, Proceasions, Unlawful assembly

December 12, 2016

Opinion: On El-Rufai and the herdsmen attacks in Kaduna

by Wale Atanda The fact that hundreds of people in communities across Southern Kaduna have been brutally killed over the past couple of months is no longer news. It has been occurring on such a regular basis that some have come to accept it as normal, something not to bat an eyelid over. This is... Read More

Fulani herdsmen, grazing, kaduna, Nimbo, Violence in Kaduna, violence in nigeria

December 10, 2016

APC North-West ‘nullifies’ Shehu Sani’s suspension

The North West chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has nullified the suspension of the Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, by the Kaduna State chapter of the party, Premium Times reports. The party said “every disciplinary measure should strictly follow the Constitution of the party”. Sani, who is entangled in a political fight with the... Read More

APC North-West, kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai, Politics, Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani

December 9, 2016

I am ‘unsuspendable’ – Shehu Sani

The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani says he is “unsuspendable”. Sani who was suspended by the Kaduna chapter of the All progressives Congress (APC), said this on Friday while speaking to State House correspondents after observing the Jumat prayer at the presidential Villa in the company of the... Read More

Cover Stories, The News Blog

APC, el rufai, kaduna, Politics, Shehi Sani, Suspension

December 9, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: Nasir El-Rufai and the bloodfest in Southern Kaduna (Pt. 1)

by Femi Fani-Kayode “We will write this for all to read. Anyone, soldier or not, that kills the Fulani takes a loan repayable one day no matter how long it takes” – Mallam Nasir El Rufai, 2012. I will never forget these words. How I wish that my friend and brother, Governor Nasir El Rufai,... Read More

el rufai, Fulani, kaduna, killings, nigeria, terrorists

November 30, 2016

APC suspends Shehu Sani indefinitely

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has placed the senator representing Kaduna central senatorial district and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Senator Shehu Sani, on indefinite suspension. According to Thisday, Sani’s suspension was announced in a letter addressed to him. The letter was signed by the Secretary of the APC in his... Read More

APC, kaduna, Mallam Awal Abdulhamid Garba, Politics, Shehu Sani, Suspension, Tudun-Wada

October 23, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: The cowards of Kaduna

by Peregrino Brimah Did you see them? I bet you did. We all saw them. They carried sticks, machetes and matches. They also carried empty bags. Even though we call them the cowards ofKaduna, they were also seen in Jos, Katsina, Kano and Sokoto. But with their administrative head in Kaduna, the name suits. The cowards of Kaduna ran all over the... Read More

boko haram, extremism, islam, kaduna, nigeria, Religious violence, Shi'ites

October 21, 2016

Kaduna to spend N2.55bn on CCTV, drones

The Kaduna Government has set aside over N2.55bn for the procurement of CCTV cameras and drones, to provide adequate security cover in the state in 2017. This is contained in the 2017 budget document currently before the State House of Assembly. It said, “The N1.5 billion is for procurement and distribution of CCTV cameras for... Read More

2017 budget, CCTV. N2.55bn, drones, el rufai, kaduna

October 20, 2016

YNaija Analysis: Why is this government deliberately creating another potential terror group?

It is not the bad things that happen, but the absence of learning from those bad things, that is the tragedy. Even if a society will not learn from the problems of others, we can at least learn from our most recent history. The ongoing Boko Haram insurgency is not quite over yet. A bomb... Read More

boko haram, Chibok girls, insurgency, kaduna, nigeria, Shi'ites, State Government, terrorism, terrorist group

October 20, 2016

Army kill 4 kidnappers in Zamfara, Kaduna

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday raided kidnappers in Zamfara and Kaduna. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman. Troops killed four of the bandits in Zamfara while three kidnappers were arrested in Kaduna. The statement read, “Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army deployed on Operation SHARAN... Read More

3 kidnappers arrested, 4 killed kidnappers, kaduna, Samaila Ibrahim, Sanusi Shuaibu, Umaru Buje, Zamfara

October 13, 2016

Fulani herdsmen kill two policemen in Kaduna

Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Thursday killed two policemen along the Kagoro-Gidan Waya Road in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Punch reports. It was gathered that two others were injured while another two escaped unhurt. It was also learnt that the herdsmen made away with two AK 47 rifles. The Public Relations Officer of the... Read More

herdsmen, kaduna, Two policemen

October 13, 2016

Shi’ites, youth clashes in Kaduna, Katsina leave 12 dead

12 people have been confirmed dead and many injured in clashes between members of the Shi’ites group and youths in Katsina and Kaduna States. The group had staged a procession to celebrate Ashura Day when the clash took place in the two states. In Kaduan State, Funtua town, 10 people were killed in a bloody... Read More

12 dead, clash, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, kaduna, katsina, Shi'ites, youth

October 7, 2016

Troops arrest 2 kidnappers in Zaria (PHOTOS)

Two kidnappers have been arrested by the Nigerian Army in Kaduna. The men were arrested following a tip-off. In a statement issued late Thursday night by spokesperson of the Army, Colonel Sani Usman, a Honda Accord car, among other items were recovered from the men. The statement read, “On Wednesday 5th October 2016, troops of... Read More

car, kaduna, kidnappers, Nigeria Army, troops, Zaria

October 4, 2016

Police confirm kidnap of former Minister of Environment, Laurentia Laraba

The Kaduna state Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of former Minister of Environment, Laurentia Laraba Mallam. The spokesman for the command, ASP Aliyu Usman, told the News Agency of Nigeria that Mallam was abducted with her husband, Mr Pius along Bwari/Jere axis on Kaduna-Abuja highway on Monday evening. Usman said the police was doing all... Read More

kaduna, kidnap, Laurentia Laraba Mallam, Minister of Environment, police

September 21, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. ‘Female IDPs are engaging in prostitution for survival’ The Network of Civil Society Organisations in Borno State has raised concern over the increasing rate of prostitution by female Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. 2. Nigeria will resolve Niger Delta crisis – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Borno, Buhari, Fayose, IDP, kaduna, obama, PDP. APC, tremor

Simon Kolawole YNaija

September 18, 2016

Simon Kolawole: What my grandmother taught me

Yesterday, as her casket was lowered into the grave and I performed the ashes-for-ashes ritual, my emotions ran riot. You can’t blame me: a bulky chapter of my life was being buried. My grandmother, Mrs Deborah Malomo Omolere Oludoyi, known variously as “Iya Kola”, “Iya Abayomi”, “Iya Idowu” and “Iya Ibeji” (but “Momo” to me),... Read More

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September 16, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: Earthquake – #PrayForKaduna to be safe from God’s wrath

Seismologists have warned that more tremors should be expected in Nigeria. Tremors are baby earthquakes and sometimes come before or after major quakes. Kaduna has experienced several disturbing tremors in the last few days and had an earthquake sometime in July. This is quite worrisome. Unfortunately we do not have the measurements of these events on... Read More

bible, Constitution, constitution violation, earthquake, God, kaduna, nigeria, quran

September 10, 2016

#ReportersDiary: Abuja rail line experience – don’t applaud yet

By Cynthia Ferdinand The recent commissioning of the much talked about Abuja-Kaduna rail line by President Muhammadu Buhari with his pictures riding on first class cabin, which took the internet by storm there by arousing my journalistic instincts. There is no doubt, of course, it was a promise kept. With the official handover to the... Read More

Abuja rail, kaduna, Kubwa, Nigerian railway

September 9, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Missing 9/11 flag returns to NYC| Iheanacho wins CNN award |FG to develop 20,000 beehives

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist Soyinka: Stopping BBOG protests means the girls should be forgotten – YNaija Oshiomhole condemns postponement of Edo election, blames INEC – YNaija Three arraigned for killing 9 policemen, others in Rivers – YNaija El-Rufai launches TSA operations manual – YNaija Anti-corruption body tackles Buhari as President asks... Read More

CNN< Iheanacho, Edo election, el rufai, FG, INEC, kaduna, tracklist, TSA

August 24, 2016

The Thread: Emir Sanusi was at his blunt best in Kano today

Yesterday, Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, gave a lecture at the 15th meeting of the Joint Planning Board and National Council on Development Planning in Kano, and the Twitter handle of the Kaduna Ministry of Budget live-tweeted his comments. He was quite critical of the Buhari administration’s handling of the economy. Find the full... Read More

budget, economy, emir sanusi, Goodluck Jonathan, kaduna, kano, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, twitter.

August 22, 2016

How gunmen killed fresh graduate in Kaduna

A 27-year-old man, Mohammed Rabiu was killed by three gunmen who alighted from a tricycle on Saturday in Kaduna. Rabiu, a fresh graduate from a Malaysian university was shot in his car at about 8:30pm few minutes after arriving Kaduna from Abuja. Jafar Ali a friend of the deceased said he and the late Rabiu drove from Abuja to see... Read More

Assailants, gunmen, Jafar Ali, kaduna, Rabiu Mohammed

Shi’ite Muslims protest in Kaduna, vows to trek to Abuja

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, popularly known as Shi’ites, on Wednesday, protested the continued detention of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and other members by state security agents. According to The Punch, the protesters, composed of mostly women and children, defied police orders as they protested at the Muhammadu Buhari Way in Kaduna City,... Read More

Abuja, detention, El-Zakzaky, FG, kaduna, Muslims, protest

Suspected herdsmen attacks Kaduna villages, kills 11

Eleven people have been reportedly killed and several others injured when gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, attack three villages in Jema’a local government area of Kaduna state. According to TheCable, the villages attacked are Gida Biyu, Akwa’a and Anguwan Anjo. Witnesses told the paper that the gunmen attacked the villages at about 6am on Monday, setting several... Read More

Attack, herdsmen, Jema's LGA, kaduna, killed, men, women

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: I pity Buhari- El Rufai | DSS should not interfere in budget padding row- Falana | Did Donald Trump leak his wife’s nude pictures? | More

Governor El Rufai pities President Buhari- YNaija Zamfara state lawmakers settle with Governor Yari, withdraw impeachment process- YNaija Jibrin says there is no ‘padding’ of the budget in the House of Reps- YNaija Atiku denies plans to form a new party- YNaija Boko Haram terrorists now hiding in plain sight as ‘civilians’- YNaija 2 more... Read More

America, Budget-Padding Tracker, Buhari, donald trump, el rufai, international, Jibrin, kaduna, melaine trump, troops

‘I pity President Buhari’ – El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Sunday, said that over seventy percent of Nigeria’s oil revenue has disappeared under previous administrations without a trace due to corruption. The Governor stated this during the Sunday service at The Latter Rain Assembly, where he was a guest. He said that the present state of Nigeria was saddening as... Read More

bakare, Buhari, Economic, el rufai, kaduna, nigeria, Oil, revenue

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