8 kidnapped female students escape from captivity in Kaduna (Channels) The eight female students at Government Secondary School, Awon in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State have escaped from the hands of their abductors. The students were kidnapped by…
*Lagos Senator wins election in Ogun (DailyTrust)*Banky W, Obanikoro lose as Labour Party wins Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat (Vanguard)
Lagos Senator wins election in Ogun (DailyTrust) The Senator representing Lagos West, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, has won the Ogun West senatorial election in Ogun State. Adeola, aka Yayi, had switched his political base from Lagos to Ogun State, and ran…
*2023: We are always under pressure to compromise elections — Military (DailyTrust)*9 terrorists killed in gun battles with troops in Kaduna (Leadership)
2023: We are always under pressure to compromise elections — Military (DailyTrust) The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has said security agencies are always under pressure to compromise elections in the country. He spoke on Thursday while…
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…
Troops rescue 3 kidnapped victims on Zaria-Kano road
Security agencies have reported that three persons were rescued by troops conducting patrols around Ungwan Namama along the Zaria-Kano road. Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan disclosed this in a statement. Aruwan said that the…
42 killed in attacks, reprisals in Kaduna
At least 42 people have been killed between Sunday and Monday following attacks and reprisals in the southern senatorial district of Kaduna State. Daily Trust reports that several other people sustained injuries during attacks in Madamai and Kacecere communities in…
Bandits kill 5 in Kaduna, burn church, house
Five persons were killed by bandits and two others injured in an attack on Chikun and Igabi councils of Kaduna State. The state’s Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, who made this known in a statement…
Bandits kill 4, injure one in Southern Kaduna
Security agencies in Kaduna State have reported a deadly attack by bandits on the Goska community in the Jema’a LGA of Kaduna State, killing four. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, said on Tuesday…
3 abducted Greenfield varsity students found dead
Three of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kasarami Kaduna, have been found dead. They were shot dead by bandits who kidnapped them. Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the development, said their…
5 abducted Kaduna students regain freedom
Kaduna State Government has announced that five of the 39 students abducted from Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation Afaka in Kaduna have been recovered. Though the state government did not give details of how the students were recovered, it stated…
