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Stakeholders, security agencies move to end incessant killings in Kaduna community
Following the incessant attacks by unknown gunmen that led to the killings of unidentified number of persons in Kajuru, Kachia, Chikun Local Government Areas and surrounding areas, stakeholders in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have commenced dialogue with security agencies for enhanced security in their locality to avoid any further breakdown of law and order.
Kaduna court restrains government from demolishing two communities
The plan of Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led administration to demolish over 2,000 houses in Nisi and Tasu communities in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State has been put on hold by a Kaduna State High Court presided over by Justice Binta Zubairu.
Southern Kaduna: We’ve suffered greatest social disruption, economic deprivation, insecurity under Governor El-Rufai
The Southern Kaduna people have expressed concern that since the inception of Mal. Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai’s government in 2015, Adara people and indeed Southern Kaduna communities have suffered the greatest social disruptions, economic deprivations and insecurity.
Police nab female suspect over ‘fake news’
The Police on Tuesday said they arrested a female suspect over fake news in connection with the kidnap and murder of wife of a Kaduna based medical doctor, Philip Ataga.
Fake news: Police arrest female suspect
The Police on Tuesday said they arrested a female suspect over fake news in connection with the kidnap and murder of the wife of a Kaduna based medical doctor, Philip Ataga.
Bishop Kukah: Only Northern Muslims holding strategic positions under President Buhari
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Tuesday, hit President Mohammed Buhari hard.
Bishop Kukah: Nigeria not worth dying for
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, on Tuesday, in Kaduna, expressed displeasure with the alleged poor management of Nigeria.
Winners Chapel: Failed bomber intends to cause religious war – NIFROP
The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organisation for Peace has claimed that the failed bombing attempt at Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel International, in Kaduna on Sunday, was intended to cause religious war in the country.
Suicide bomber: Kaduna to reintroduce checks at schools, others
Following the unsuccessful attempt by one Nathaniel Samuel of Maraban Damishi in Chikun local government of Kaduna State to denote an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Living Faith Sabon Tasha, the state police command has advised the management of schools, worship centres, motor parks and markets to reintroduce the usual checks of vehicles and luggage.
Suspected suicide-bomber arrested at Winners’ Chapel in Kaduna
A suspected suicide-bomber whose name was unknown was arrested on Sunday in Living Faith Church also known as Winners’ Chapel situated at Sabon Tasha, Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna State.
Registrar confirms killing of seminarian kidnapped in Kaduna
The Registrar, Good Shepherd Major Seminary, Rev. Father Joel Usman, has confirmed the killing of the fourth seminarian abducted by bandits suspected to be kidnappers in Kaduna.
Southern Kaduna vows to replicate Amotekun
To help develop their own community vigilante system and protect residents from suspected Fulani bandits, the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union, SOKAPU, says they are studying the Western Nigeria Security Network, ”Operation Amotekun”.
Kaduna records fresh Lassa fever case
The Commissioner disclosed that a 34-year-old male patient contracted the disease in Kajuru Local Government Area of the State, and was being managed at a designated Infectious Disease Control Centre in the state.
Police arrest pastor for staging own kidnap in Kaduna
The Kaduna state police command on Wednesday said it has arrested a 39-year-old pastor and his friend for allegedly faking the kidnap of the pastor.
Abduction of mother, two children sparks protest in Kaduna
Residents of Sabon Tasha and Juji communities in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have condemned the abduction of three persons in the area.
Gunmen ‘kill 35’ in Kaduna, demand ‘N100m ransom’ for 58 victims
About 35 people have been reportedly killed and another 58 abducted after suspected bandits invaded 10 communities in Chikun and Birnin Gwari local government areas of Kaduna state.
Gunmen invade Catholic seminary in Kaduna, abduct four students
Some gunmen broke into the Catholic Good Shepherds Seminary in Kakau, Chikun local government area of Kaduna state, in the early hours of Thursday, abducting four students.
Kaduna explosion: DPR to prosecute illegal gas operators
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has threatened to sanction all unlicensed LPG retail outlets and operators with stiff penalties.
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President Buhari mourns Nigerian author Phoebean Ogundipe
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SEC unveils regulatory framework for crowdfunding
In a bid to further deepen the nation’s capital market and enable it provide development capital for medium and small-scale enterprises of the economy, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), at the weekend unveiled an exposure draft of its regulatory framework for crowd funding in the country.
Nigerian Army denies reports about plans to enforce lockdown
The Nigerian Army has debunked publications in some media platforms about a purported Federal Government’s plan to enforce military lockdown on Friday.
Nigerian governors agree to hold weekly virtual meetings
The 36 state governors under the platform of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have agreed to hold their weekly meetings via tele-conferencing to check the spread of COVID19 in the country.
Lockdown: Nigeria releases 70,000MT of grains to nationals
The Federal Government Wednesday announced that it has released 70, 000 metric tonnes of grains from the Strategic National Reserve to alleviate the sufferings of many low-income earners whose sources of livelihood have been cut off by the two-week lockdown of Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states in the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.