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NLC strike grounds Kaduna as banks, schools, airport, train station, electricity, others shut down

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2021 0

*Wabba accuses El-rufai of lying against union leaders *IGP deploys officers, operational assets in troubled state IDIBIA GABRIEL, KADUNA Electricity, government schools and offices, banks, the airport and train station have all been shut down in Kaduna State as part of a five-day warning

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NUPENG directs members to shut down services in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2021 0

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed its members to shut down services in Kaduna State with effect from May 16. The directive was in compliance with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) five days warning strike over the sack of workers in the state. NUPENG’s General Secretary, Mr Afolabi Olawale […]

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Some kidnapped students may die as we’re using force to rescue them, El-Rufai insists

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2021 0

Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Governor Nasir el-rufai of Kaduna State has said that government is using the military force option to rescue abducted students, insisting on no negotiation with bandits. The Governor said his government refused to negotiate with bandits to secure release of abductees, adding that the military had assured them of the options, even […]

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Bandits kill ex-soldier, wife, daughter-in-law, injure son

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2021 0

A retired Army Sergeant, Christopher Madaki, his wife and daughter-in-law were at the weekend killed by bandits in Golkofa community, Jama’a LGA of Kaduna State. Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the three were killed during an attack on Saturday night. The Commissioner stated that the former soldier’s son, Clement […]

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2023: INEC Expand Voting Units, Create Additional 2910 Voting Points in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2021 0

IDIBIA GABRIEL, KADUNA In its determination to expansion to enhance more voters access to pulling units in 2023 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has created additional 2910 voting points in kaduna State. National Commissioner INEC Mall Mohammed Kudu Haruna disclosed this weekend at the election stakeholders forum meeting on expansion

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Accusations, counter accusations as 29 abducted Afaka students regain freedom

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2021 0

**We paid bandits through Sheikh Gumi – Mother alleges **lt’s not true, other parents declare Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Controversy ensued yesterday as a mother of one of the abducted 29 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State, made a stunning revelation against the Sheikh Mahmud Gumi, saying they contributed and paid […]

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NAF Aircraft eliminate a congregation of bandits in Birnin Gwari

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2021 0

ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA Kaduna state governor Malam Nasir el-Rufia hailed the efforts of the Nigerian Air force and other security service in the ongoing war as NAF jet eliminated a group of bandit in Birnin Gwari. Samuel Aruwan the Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State said in statement that NAF Aircraft […]

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Updated: Bandits threaten to kill 17 varsity students

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2021 0

**Want govt, parents to pay N100m, supply 10 new motorcycles by today ** Kidnappers of Kogi LG chairman demand N100m ransom Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Bandits who kidnapped Greenfield University students in Kaduna have threatened to kill the remaining 17 of their captives if the state government or their families fail to comply with their demands. […]

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Kaduna Assembly declares Fmr Speaker’s seat vacant, Extends Suspension Of 3 Members

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2021 0

Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna The Kaduna State House of Assembly has extended the suspension of three of its members for another 12 months. Similarly, the House also declared the seat of former Speaker of the house Aminu Abdullahi Shagali vacant during Tuesday’s plenary session. A statement signed by the Chief of Staff to the Speaker, Rt. […]

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67 Adara Natives including Pastor, village head family’ Kidnapped with no traces in kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2021 0

Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna About 67 Adara, the natives of kajuru local government area of Southern part of kaduna state have been reportedly kidnapped by suspected armed Fulani militia.Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU) disclosed this in a statement on Friday and expressed dismay why kaduna state government refused to included the 67 in its daily Security […]

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Three Kidnaped Greenfield University Students Found Dead

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2021 0

Three students from Greenfield University in Kaduna State were kidnapped and killed by bandits who were accused of being kidnappers. The students were among those kidnapped by bandits on Tuesday night from a private university along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. The remains of three students were discovered on Friday in Kwanan Bature village, a place close […]

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Nurses, Midwives flee hospitals, protest abduciion of members in kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2021 0

IDIBIA GABRIEL, KADUNA Nurses and Midwives have on Thursday staged a peaceful protest to their mother ministry of health Kaduna state over the abduction of two of their female colleagues by bandits. The protesting health workers stormed the ministry of health to register their anger over what they described as insecure premises of most health […]

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Again Bandits Kidnapped two Nurses in kaduna General hospital

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2021 0

Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Again, armed bandits have on Thursday struck in Kaduna state and Kidnapped two Nurses in a General hospital in kajuru local government area of Kaduna South. The sad incident reportedly occurred barely 24 hours after the abduction of Unspecified numbers of students of Greenfield University in the same state,The Nurses who worked […]

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Gunmen abduct students of Green Field University

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2021 0

According to Daily Times, an unknown number of students from Green Field University, which is located along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, were abducted when armed men attacked the school. The armed men who invaded the school about 10.30 p.m. on Tuesday shot a security guard, according to our source. ASP Muhammad Jalige, a police public relations […]

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Abduction: Parents shun el-Rufai

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2021 0

By Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna The parents of abducted students of College of Forestry and Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna, say they have lost hope in Government intervention in securing the release of their children. The 39 students of the college were kidnapped on March 11, but only10 have been released. Addressing pressmen on Friday in Kaduna, the […]

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Kaduna terrorism worsen: As 10 killed, 4 Anglican Church members Kidnapped

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2021 0

Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Latest report has revealed that ten people were killed while four members of the Anglican Church of Zaria Diocese have been reportedly kidnapped by suspected terrorists along the Kachia-Kaduna Road in Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. The incident was said to have occurred in the early hours of Tuesday […]

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Bandits barricade, open fire on bus, trucks, killed 8, injured 4 in kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2021 0

Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Bandits have reportedly killed eight persons in two local government areas of Kaduna State, the state internal security and Home Affairs commissioner Mr. Samuel Aruwan has reported. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Aruwan stated that security agencies reported the killing of eight persons in separate incidents in Kajuru and Kachia local […]

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Five abducted Afaka students recovered, undergoing medical checkup

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2021 0

Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Five of the kidnapped students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Afaka have been reportedly recovered, the Kaduna state security update of 5th April 2021, has revealed. A statement by the state internal security and Home Affairs commissioner Mr. Samuel Aruwan stressed that the recovered students are currently undergoing a thorough medical

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Afaka 39 students’ parents vow to negotiate with Bandits for their release

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2021 0

Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Parents of the 39 abducted student of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Kaduna have vowed that they’ll use any means available to secure the freedom of their children following a threat by Kaduna state Governor, Nasiru Elrufai to prosecute anyone found negotiating with the kidnappers to secure the release of the […]

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Kaduna: 5 killed, one injured by bandits in Chikun LG

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2021 0

Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Security agencies have reported that armed bandits have attacked Katarma village in Chikun local government area of Kaduna state and killing five persons. A decomposed corpse of one Paul Simon, a resident of Yagbak village in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of the state has also been discovered by troops of Operation […]