•Terrorists Despite threat by bandits to kill the 286 students and staff of Government SecÂondary School and LEA Primary School, Kuriga, Kaduna State kidnapped recentÂly, the Defence Headquarters, yesterday vowed to rescue them unhurt. The terrorists have also demanded a total of N1 billion ($620,432) for their release, reports Daily Independe...
•Troops A security expert, Bulama Bukarti, has advised President Bola Tinubu to deploy service chiefs and generals at military barracks to Kaduna State till over 287 schoolchildren abducted by bandits in Kuriga village of the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State regain freedom. Bukarti, who was a guest on Channels Television last night...
•Lea Government Primary School Negotiations for the release of no fewer than 287 abducted pupils and teachers of the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School, Kuriga 1, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have begun. A highly placed source in the Kaduna State Government House, who is close to the negotiations [&helli...
•Empty classroom Sani Abdullahi, one of the teachers of Government Secondary School (GSS), Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, says a total of 287 students are in captivity. It was earlier reported how bandits invaded the school yesterday morning, abducting pupils and teachers. Speaking when Governor Uba Sani led government...
Two pilots escaped death in an accident involving NigeÂrian Air Force (NAF) Super Mushshak trainer aircraft in Kaduna yesterday. The accident, described as a minor mishap by Director, Public Relations and InforÂmation, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, occurred at about 2:35pm yesterday, with no casualty. The NAF spokesperson in a statement issued in A...
•Kaduna protesters Civil servants in Kwara and Kaduna States have stormed the streets of Ilorin and along Independent Way in Kaduna respectively to voice their concerns about the prevailing economic challenges in the country. The workers in their masses were seen carrying placards and banners with different inscriptions while chanting protest ...
•Kaduna victims Following their new found freedom, victims of the Kaduna attack share their survival story in the hands of bandits. Jibril Abdallah and Ibrahim Halilu were among the 30 villagers abducted at Unguwar Liman, Gwada community of Igabi Local Government Area on December 10, 2023. They narrated their horrific experience in the deep fo...
•Explosion No fewer than 10 children have reportedly been injured in an explosion in Kidandan, Giwa Council Area of Kaduna State, North-West Nigeria. Witnesses say the explosion was caused by a strange object which the children were playing with it, reports Sunday Sun. The object, according to eyewitness was found in a nearby bush by […...
•Governor Uba Sani The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Isah Ashiru, challenging the election of Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State. The apex court also affirmed the judgments of the lower courts i.e. the tribunal and the court of appeal, which affirmed Uba’s win in [&hel...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, today announced the dissolution of the board of directors of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company over the Disco’s inability to pay N110bn debt owed to the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry. In a regulatory order dated January 1, 2024 and signed by the Chairman and Vice Chairman of NERC, San...