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By Gambo Jagindi Call him a child of destiny, a humanitarian, or a pillar of the masses, and you wouldn’t be far from the truth. Honorable Daniel Amos, representing Jema’a/Sanga Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has revolutionized the lives of countless citizens in his constituency and community .…
Some armed men have stormed Danhonu 2 community in Millennium city of Chikun local government area of Kaduna and raided houses of the reporters of The Nation newspaper, AbdulGafar Alabelewe, and the Blueprint Newspaper, AbdulRaheem Aodu, their wives and children. A family member of one of the victims Taofeeq Olayemi,…
Three die after consuming expired medications in Kaduna Three people have died after reportedly consuming expired drugs in the Kabala Doki community, Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Two other youths are currently hospitalised after consuming expired medication. Locals said the drugs may have been obtained from…
Over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA primary school at Kuriga, Kaduna State were abducted by bandits on Thursday, triggering national outrage. The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Amnesty International, the Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, and the House of Representatives condemned the…
The abductors of a Kaduna State-based ophthalmologist, Ganiya Olawale-Popoola; her husband, Nurudeen Popola, and their guest, AbdulMugniy Folaranmi, at the National Eye Centre Quarters located at the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have reportedly insisted on a N100m ransom before their release from captivity one month after. PUNCH…
The air component of Operation Whirl Punch has killed 30 terrorists on motorcycles in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. This was as security operatives in Katsina State on Sunday rescued 35 kidnap victims inside Dumburu forest. The Kaduna air strikes were ordered following an intelligence report…
Governors of the 19 Northern states under the aegis of the Northern Governors Forum have donated N180 million to the victims of the accidental bomb at Tudun Biri village, in Igabi Local Government Area of the Kaduna State. The forum’s Chairman and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammad Yahaya, who made…
Meanwhile, the 33 victims of the attack have been given a mass burial amidst tears by relatives and members of the community who gathered to witness the funeral service.
“It is indeed a heart-touching incident, we had to stop by to pay a solidarity visit, to also sympathise with the institution on this incident.
But the state government in its update said it received detailed reports from security agencies on the incident, adding that the students were not kidnapped within the school premises.
