Bandits have threatened to kill three sisters, who were kidnapped in Kaduna, including a housewife, Hajiya Zainab Yusuf Mohammed, that eventually gave birth in captivity, alongside the baby if the family fails to pay N50 million ransom in two days.…
Kaduna warns against moves to block Kaduna-Abuja Road
The Kaduna State Government has warned members of the general public that any move to block the Kaduna-Abuja Road (or any route) in order to express dissatisfaction, is unacceptable and a prelude to breakdown of law and order. This was…
‘Bandits have kept me in chains’, Abducted DPO begs from captivity
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), who was abducted in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna, in June, says he has been in chains, according to his relative. Daily Trust had reported how CSP Mohammed Gyadi-Gyadi was kidnapped on the morning of June 27,…
Soldiers nab 3 terrorists, kill 1 in Kaduna
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said the General Officer Commanding of One Division alongside a team of operational commanders arrested three terrorists and killed one during a fighting patrol in Kaduna State.The patrol team was said to have engaged the…
Kaduna declares 3-day holiday for voters registration
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has declared a three-day holiday in the state to enable the citizens to complete their personal voters’ card (PVC) registration exercise before 31st July. This was announced in a statement by the governor’s spokesman,…
Kidnapped Catholic priest regains freedom in Kaduna
The Parish Priest of Saint Charles Catholic Church, Zambina in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Reverend Father Emmanuel Silas, has regained his freedom. Silas was kidnapped by bandits in the early hours of Monday at the Rectory of…
Bandits abduct village head in Kaduna, demand petrol, recharge cards as ransom
Bandits have abducted Mr. Ayuba Dodo Dakolo, the village head of Rijana, in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Daily Trust gathered that the village head was abducted alongside other farmers at Kurmi, near Chikwale in the same LGA.…
Bandits release 10 more students of Kaduna Baptist College
Ten more students of Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna have been freed. According to Joseph Hayab, Chairman of Kaduna Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the 10 students were released on Sunday afternoon. Hayab said the freed…
Kaduna, Ogun excited as Konga launches pay on delivery
Konga, Nigeria’s foremost omni-channel e-Commerce platform is set to roll out its Pay on Delivery (POD) option in Ogun and Kaduna states. The POD option goes live in Ogun and Kaduna from Wednesday, February 10, 2021. To this effect, said…
24 killed as bandits, cultists go on rampage
No fewer than 24 persons were killed in different parts of the country weekend, as insecurity in Nigeria rages. The killings resulted from banditry attacks in Kaduna and Benue, cultism in Bakassi, Cross Rivers State, and clash over prostitutes in…