Tag: Zaria

Police arraign 53 persons for attending gay marriage in Zaria

The Police on Wednesday arraigned 53 persons before a Magistrates’ Court in Chediya-Zaria, Kaduna State for attending a gay marriage. The prosecutor, Sgt. Mannir Nasir said the accused were arrested…

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[The Legislative Blog]: It looks like Senator Dino Melaye finally got himself a university certificate

It's been nearly two weeks since Senator Dino Melaye appeared before the Senate Committee for Ethics and Privilege to admit under an oath that he graduated from Ahmadu Bello University,…

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Did Dino graduate before he was born? | 3 other questions we have about Senator Melaye’s latest scandal

Sahara Reporters has literally "come again" as they say. Today the subject of their exposure series is Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West. According to the online news medium, Senator…

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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,…

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Zakzaky’s Shiites violated right of Army Chief, Buratai – Report

A report by the National Human Rights Commission says the right of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, was violated by members of the Islamic Movement in…

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Opinion: Fayose’s immunity and his Zenith bank account

by Olalekan Adigun Mr. Ayodele Fayose, is one of the most popular political figures in Nigeria today. Not just because he is the Ekiti state Governor, but that he is…

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Okey Ndibe: Nigeria’s strange business of corpses

by Okey Ndibe I’m deeply troubled by what appears to me to be Nigeria’s growing industry of making and exhibiting corpses. The Nigerian state – represented by its police and military…

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There is a cure for Tomato Ebola

One good thing has definitely emerged from the recent hardship that has been plaguing Nigeria for some weeks now. There is now a cure for the disease that has been…

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Shi’ite leader, El Zakyzaky drags FG to court, demands N2bn

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, fixed a date for the hearing of the N2billion suit the detained leader of the Shi’ite Islamic sect, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky slammed…

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Shiite sect brought ‘hardship on the people for 40 years’

It was revealed on Monday, April 18, at the Kaduna Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the Army/Shi’ites clash - that the Islamic Movement in Nigeria has for the past 40…

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‘It’s not a clash when 1,000 people were killed and no soldier died’ – Shiite sect

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria has said it's erroneous to describe as 'a clash', the December 2015 killing of about 1,000 members of the sect in Zaria, Kaduna, by the…

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#Zariamassacre: Nigerian Army must ‘come clean’ on slaughter of 347 Shi’ites – AI

Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian Army to urgently investigate the recent revelation by the Kaduna government - that 347 members of the Shiite Muslim sect were buried in…

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Genocide: Shiite Muslims drag Nigerian Army to ICC over Zaria massacre

The Nigerian Army has been dragged before the International Criminal Court of justice, by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria -Nigerian Shiites- over allegation of genocide. Over 300 Shiite Muslims were…

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How Nigerian Army killed 3 of my brothers, shot my parents – El-Zakzaky’s daughter narrates

Suhaila Ibraheem, the daughter of Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria has narrated the series of events that led to the shooting and capture of her…

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Alleged kidnap of 15-year-old Ifeoma Nicodemus, mired in controversy [DETAILS]

The Nigerian police has challenged reports that Ifeoma Nicodemus, a 15-year-old school girl based in Zaria, was kidnapped in September 2014. The denial was prompted by last week's outcry from…

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‘Soldiers raped our women, killed and buried them’ – Islamic Movement in Nigeria

Female members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, have accused soldiers of raping their members before killing them, in the December clash between the sect and the Army.…

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Etisalat opens 0809JA Experience Centres across Nigeria

Customers on Nigeria’s innovative and customer-friendly telecommunications network, Etisalat, have a cause to be excited as Etisalat opened six Experience Centres around the country in order to bring products and…

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Zaria massacre, a divine intervention – Sheikh Gumi

Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, has described the clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, as a divine intervention. Over 300 Shiite Muslims…

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‘Shiites killed many of our people’ | What the world calls a massacre, Zaria residents see as liberation

Residents of Zaria in Kaduna state, on Saturday, December 26, spoke of the hardship endured for over 20 years, in the hands of the Shiite Movement in Nigeria and its leader,…

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Shiite Muslims in Kano mourn victims of Zaria massacre (PHOTOS)

Thousands of Shiite Muslims in Kano, hit the streets on Thursday, December 24, for the annual Maulud Nabiy procession and also to mourn the death of their members in Zaria.Army.…

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‘Buhari would be held responsible for Zaria massacre of Shiites’ – Bishop Kukah

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has described the killing of over 300 Shiite Muslims in Zaria, as a national disaster. Kukah has also advised the federal…

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Shiite leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky no longer in Army’s custody – Tukur Buratai

The leader of the Shiite Muslim group, Sheik Ibrahim Zakzaky is no longer in the custody of the Nigerian military, says the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai. Major…

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Islamic Movement in Nigeria put out video of Zaria clash with Army (WATCH)

The Ibrahim El-Zakzaky led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has released on its website its incomplete version of the events of Saturday, December 12, when the Nigerian Army clashed with…

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Shiite Killings: Another disturbing photo of El-Zakzaky emerges as Britain reacts

Another photo, depicting a battered leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky has surfaced on Wednesday, on social media. In the new photo, El-Zakzaky is wounded and…

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YNaija Editorial: There’s a glaring need for an independent investigation into Zaria killings

For the past few days, there has been unrest and tension in the city of Zaria, Kaduna State following a clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic…

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Shiite killings: United States of America reacts

The United States of America has joined the list of countries to react to the violent clash between the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria resulting in the…

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Video of the Shiite-Military altercation in Zaria surfaces (WATCH)

Last Saturday, several Shiite Muslims were killed as they clashed with the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna. Several leaders of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria were killed in the attack,…

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Shiite killings: Minister of Interior arrives Kaduna

Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, the Minister of Interior, has landed in Kaduna state to make an assessment of the situation of developments resulting from the violent clash between the Nigerian Army and…

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Shiite killings: There’s tension in Kaduna and this is what we know thus far

The protest march by Shiite Muslims in Kaduna state has resulted in a charged atmosphere in parts of the state, specifically Kaduna town. The protest, currently going on in Tudun Wada…

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How I survived assassination attempt by Shiite Muslims – Tukur Buratai, COAS

Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said on Monday, that the grace of God enabled him to escape the alleged assassination by members of the Shiites Muslim sect. Buratai said…

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