Tag: Kaduna

Northern Governors meet Defence Chief to tackle insecurity

Aminu Imam
NGF meets Defence Chief

Governors from Nigerias 19 northern states met with the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa yesterday, to address the escalating insecurity and socio-economic challenges plaguing the region. The high-level meeting, which was held in Kaduna, focused on issues including banditry, terrorism, poverty, and the growing number of out-of-school children. Chaired by Governor Inuwa Yahaya, of Gombe State, who led the Northern States Governors Forum (NGF), the gathering was hosted by Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani. Traditional rulers, including the Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Sa”ad III, and the Shehu of…

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Breaking; PDP Congress: Court puts Kaduna Exercise on hold

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

An Abuja Federal High Court has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Kaduna State chapter and the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC from conducting the state congress to elect new executives for the party. Five aggrieved members of the PDP in Kaduna State obtained an exparte order from the Federal High Court, restraining the party and INEC) from holding the state congress and elections scheduled for tomorrow  Saturday September 21, 2024 pending the determination of motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.  The exparte-motion was filed by counsel to the aggrieved…

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Nigerian Doctors’ strike over kidnapped colleague enters day 2

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Doctors strike 750x375

National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in public hospitals seven-day nationwide strike demanding the release of their colleague, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, who has been in kidnappers den for over eight months, enters second on Tuesday. Popoola, a mother of five was kidnapped in official quarters at National Eye Centre, Mahuta Kaduna in the night of 27 December alongside her husband and a nephew. While her husband was released in March after the payment of the initial demanded ransom, the kidnappers are still holding the ophthalmologist and her nephew. President of…

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NDA 76RC intake Cadets get resumption date

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Cadets of Nigeria Defence Academy, Kaduna.

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), has fixed Monday, Aug. 26 for the resumption of new cadets of 76 Regular Combatant Course (RC). The academys Public Relations Officer, Major Mohammed Maidawa, made the announcement in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. Maidawa said there should be strict adherence to the resumption date. He said, NDA wishes to inform the public of an important update regarding the resumption date for the successful candidates admitted into the 76 Regular Combatant Course. In a previous notification, it was stated that the resumption dates for 76RC…

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“Our freedom gives us hope in govt. efforts to tackle security challenges” Freed Kaduna journalists

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Freed Kaduna journalists

The recently-freed Kaduna journalists have insisted that the speed at which they were rescued by the security agencies has given them hope that Government can tackle the insecurity bedeviling the nation. The assertion was made by Abdulgafar Alabelewe, of Nation newspaper, who spoke on behalf of the kidnapped victims during a visit to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammad Idris. This was even as they maintained that they never expected that they would be rescued in seven days. Recall that two journalists, Abdulgafar Alabelewe, alongside his wife and…

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Rabiu Ba?o calls for resistance against efforts to undermine North’s traditional institutions

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Traditional rulers

Senior Citizen and Elder-statesman, Mohammed Rabiu Ba?o, has raised concerns over recent political actions in Northern Nigeria, which he argues threaten the integrity of long-standing traditional institutions. In a passionate press statement issued yesterday, Ba?o criticised the recent moves by governors in Kano, Sokoto, and Katsina States as attempts to undermine the region’s cultural heritage. Ba?o pointed to specific incidents, such as the dethroning of Emir Aminu Bayero in Kano and the controversial re-appointment of Lamido Sanusi, which he described as embarrassing for the Emirate. He also highlighted efforts in…

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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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Alleged N423bncorruption: Protesters besiege KadunaGovt.House,demandarrest, prosecutionofel-Rufa’i

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el Rufa'i protest

…Urge Gov. Uba Sani to involve EFCC Hundreds of demonstrators under the auspices of the Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance, (KCWGG), yesterday descended upon the Government House in Kaduna demanding for the arrest and investigation? of former Governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i. The protestors called on the current Governor, Uba Sani, to enlist the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other relevant agencies to address allegations of financial misconduct amounting to N423 billion during el-Rufa’is tenure. Chanting solidarity songs, the demonstrators carried placards with messages such as: We will occupy all MDAs…

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Muslims lament high cost of rams for Eid in Kaduna

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KD ram sales

Due to current economic conditions, many residents of Kaduna, in Kaduna State, have noted a significant increase in the prices of rams and other sacrificial animals when compared to last year. The Muslim faithful expressed concerns over the high cost of rams, which are essential for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This sacrifice commemorates Prophet Abrahams willingness to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, only for God to replace Ishmael with a ram. A local at the Zango livestock market in Tudun-Wada, Yahaya Zakari, said he can now only afford one ram, whereas he…

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Eid-el-Kabir: Religious leaders campaign for livestock price reduction

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Religious leaders campaign

Amid high living costs, some Muslim and Christian clerics in Kaduna have formed a coalition to call on roadside livestock traders to reduce the price of rams as Eid-el-Kabir, (Sallah) approaches. Led by Pastor Dr. Yohanna Buru, the group toured various livestock selling points in Kaduna on Friday. ?The purpose of their visit was to convey seasons greetings to the livestock sellers and appeal for lower prices on rams and other animals, enabling more Muslims to afford them for the Sallah celebration. Pastor Buru emphasised the necessity of this intervention,…

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