KADUNA State Governor, Uba Sani, has debunked reports that 287 students of the Government Primary and Secondary School in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, were abducted by bandits in the state. A teacher at the school, Sani Abdullahi, had said 287 students were missing after the attack …
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Kaduna Village Releases Names of kidnapped Victims In Latest Bandits’ Attack
THE names of villagers kidnapped during an attack on Dogon Noma-Unguwan Gamo Community in Maro ward, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been released. Recall that suspected bandits had invaded the community at 5.30 am on Saturday in large numbers, shooting indiscriminately. However, one of the victims, who …
Read More »State Policing Only Way To Address Insecurity – Governor Uba Sani
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, has described state policing as the only lasting solution to address the menace of insecurity ravaging the North and the country at large. Sani stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Recall that bandits recently attacked the Gindin Dutse Makyali village …
Read More »Poverty, Unemployment Behind Banditry In North-West – Gov Sani
GOVERNOR Uba Sani of Kaduna State has identified poverty and unemployment as responsible for the security challenges bedeviling the North-West region of the country. He said that the best way to tackle the challenges was through good governance. The governor made the observation in Kaduna on Monday while receiving members …
Read More »Kaduna Guber: Supreme Court Affirms Uba Sani As Elected Governor
THE Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State. The apex court dismissed the appeal filed against Sani’s election by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate, Isah Ashiru. Trojan News reports that the judgment was unanimous and no cost was awarded. …
Read More »Bandits Abducts 23 FCT Residents
BANDITS, on Thursday, reportedly abducted 23 residents of Kawu community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Councilor representing the area, Abdulmumini Zakari, who confirmed the abduction, said the gunmen stormed the community from the Kuyeri Forest in Kaduna State and divided themselves into groups. He …
Read More »20 Injured As Petrol Tanker Explodes In Kaduna
NO fewer than 20 people sustained various degrees of injuries following a tanker explosion at a petrol station in the Rigasa area of Kaduna State. Mr Paul Aboi, Director of Kaduna State Fire Service, made this known in an interview with NAN on Thursday in Kaduna. Aboi said among those …
Read More »Army Troops Uncover Gun Factory, Recover Weapons In Kaduna
TROOPS of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau, Bauchi and Kaduna states, have uncovered a gun factory at Kafachan, Jama’a Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Capt. James Oya, the Media Officer of OPSH, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Oya said the …
Read More »Kaduna Government Orders Probe Into Mosque Killing
THE Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, on Sunday, directed the police to investigate the bandits’ attack on Saya-Saya village in Ikara Local Government Area of the state, which led to the killing of seven worshippers in a mosque. This was contained in a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, …
Read More »Diphtheria Disease: Kaduna Records 68 Suspected Cases, Eight Deaths
The Kaduna State Government says it has recorded 68 suspected cases and eight deaths from diphtheria in the state. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection that usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat. The Director of Public Health, Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Hamza …
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