Kaduna-Abuja kidnap: Terrorists release seven more passengers
No fewer than seven hostages abducted from the Kaduna-Abuja train on March 28 have been released. The seven hostages released by the terrorists include a family of six and a woman. Their release was confirmed to journalists in Kaduna by Tukur Mamu, Publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and Media Consultant to a controversial Islamic cleric, […]
Terrorists attack Kaduna, kidnap ango abdullahi’s in-law, others
Terrorists in large numbers invaded Yakwada village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State and kidnaped the daughter-in-law to the Convener of the Northern Elders’ Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, her four children, and others on Tuesday night. It was gathered that the terrorists also abducted several others and a patrol guard was killed in […]
Lagos: ‘Pastor’, bricklayer bag death sentence for beheading seven-year- old boy for rituals
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday, sentenced a pastor, Erinmole Adetokunbo, and his bricklayer accomplice, Adedoyin Oyekanmi, to death for killing a seven-year-old boy in Ikorodu area of the state. The judge sentenced the duo to death, after they pleaded guilty to the two-count charge brought against them […]
OWO TERROR ATTACK: GOV AKEREDOLU CONFIRMS ARREST OF ATTACKERS
…Warns Ebiras In Ondo Against Venturing Into Kidnapping Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, has confirmed the arrest of the attackers of St Francis Catholic Church, Owo. The Governor confirmed the arrest shortly after the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor made the announcement in Abuja. Governor Akeredolu further disclosed that the owner […]
Ukraine: 1,500 displaced students resume Nigerian varsity September
No fewer than 1,500 Nigerian students displaced by the Russian invasion in Ukraine are set to resume their studies in Igbinedion University, Okada in Edo State by September 2022. The development came in as a result of a partnership signed by the Ivano Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil & Gas with the management of […]
Commonwealth Games 2022: Amusan Inspires Team Nigeria to 4X100m gold
Oluwatobiloba Amusan inspired Team Nigeria to first place in the women’s 4x100m relay at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. Amusan and the quartet of Rosemary Chukwuma, Favour Ofili and Nzubechi Nwokocha won gold medal in a new African record of 42.10s. Amusan, who also won women’s 100m hurdles with a new Commonwealth Games record on […]
Nigeria’s freedom of expression attracting global attention — Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, said it was instructive that Nigeria was attracting positive international attention as a country that promoted media freedom and freedom of expression. He said this was premised on the government’s understanding of the important roles that information literacy and media education played in sustainable development. According […]
SOUTHERN KADUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS (SOKACDA) COMMUNIQUE OF THE CDAs MEETING HELD AT THE KAGORO TOWN HALL ON SATURDAY, 30TH JULY, 2022
INTRODUCTIONThe Southern Kaduna Community Development Associations (SOKACDA) Forum held a crucial meeting on Saturday, 30th July, 2022, at the Kagoro Town Hall, to deliberate on issues of national importance to the Southern Kaduna communities. The major issues considered by the meeting included the on-going Court Case instituted by the CDAs at the Kaduna State High […]
23-Year-Old Man Steals 21 Phones During JAMB Exam In Ilorin
Kwara State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) on Friday paraded a 23-year-old suspect, who allegedly stole 21 phones from students writing JAMB examination in Ilorin. Parading the suspect, Kadiri Qudus, at the command’s headquarters in Ilorin, the Public Relations Officer of the corps, Olasunkanmi Ayeni, said the command also arrested […]
Peter Obi, Baba-Ahmed Mourn Death Of NAN Correspondent’s Father
The Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi and his running mate, Dr Yusuf Baba-Ahmed have expressed sadness over the gruesome killing of Mr Daniel Yatai, 86, by gunmen. Yatai, the father of Mr Philip Yatai, a Principal Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) was killed by gunmen around 11:15 p.m. […]