Tag: GARBA

Land Grabbing: Kaduna resident seeks Gov. Uba Sani’s intervention

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State.

A Kaduna resident Samuel Owoyale has sought the intervention of the state Governor Uba Sani to halt the intimidation and harassment of land grabbers who have made his life a living hell. Oyewole said the land grabbers’ intimidated him over his plots of land located along the Eastern bye-pass, near Tsohon Damishi village, Chikun LGA, Kaduna State by unknown persons. He said the appeal became necessary following the invasion of the said plots of land and the erection of pillars on it.  Omoyale said “it has become imperative to put…

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India: 10 die of heart attack after “Garba” dance in Gujarat

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Officials on Monday reported the death of 10 people who died of heart attacks in India’s western state of Gujarat after the “Garba” dance during the ongoing Navratri Hindu festival. Garba is a dance that honors, worships, and celebrates the feminine form of divinity. The word “garba” comes from the Sanskrit word garbha, meaning “womb.” The deceased ranged from teenagers to middle-aged people, with the youngest being 13-year-old hailing from Dabhoi in Vadodara district. Local TV news channel NDTV said “over 500 ambulance calls were made in 24 hours and the government…

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