Tag: VIOLENCE

Kaduna: One killed, 5 injured, as violence rocks APC Assembly primaries

Aminu Imam
KD APC Assembly primaries

Tension has engulfed Mai Gwado community in Jushi Ward, Sabon-Gari LGA of Kaduna State, following a violent outbreak that occurred during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Kaduna State House of Assembly seat. According to reports from the area, the unrest began shortly after the conclusion of vote counting in Jushi, when suspected political thugs allegedly launched coordinated attacks on residents and disrupted activities within the community. In an open letter circulated by a resident, some politicians were accused of sponsoring youths to foment violence in the…

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Increasing Criminality: CP Garba takes advocacy to Kaduna Mosques, links acts to poor parenting

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Commissioner of Police Kaduna State Musa Yusuf Garba

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Kaduna As criminality and other violent acts increase in Kaduna, the State Police Command Commissioner, Musa Yusuf Garba is taking advocacy to curb the menace to religious houses, while blaming poor parenting as a contributory factor to the acts in the State. Garba made this assertion while speaking at Yahaya Road Jumma’at Mosque on Friday 8th September, 2023 after the congregational prayers where he pleaded with community leaders to take charge of community policing by aiding the security agents with useful information. The Police Commissioner decried…

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Naira Redesign: NANS urges students, youth to exercise patience

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

As the cash and fuel scarcity continues nationwide, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun chapter, has appealed to students and youths in the state to exercise patience. Chairman of NANS in the state, Damilola Simeon, who spoke at a news conference in Abeokuta on Thursday, noted that both the Federal and State Governments were putting measures in place to put an end to the issue. Simeon said it was important for students not to engage in any protest that could affect the growth and development of the country, stressing that…

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Gender-Based Violence: Christian Aid seeks protection of women’s human rights defenders

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Christian Aid (UK) Nigeria, has called on the government at all levels to protect and uphold the rights of women human rights defenders, as well as activists towards preventing and ending Gender-Based Violence. Mr Temitope Fashola, Country Director, Christian Aid, made the call in a statement in Abuja to commemorate the commencement of the 2022 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls. Fashola said that every year, the 16 Days of Activism period holds as a reminder of the persistence of the most widespread and pervasive…

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2023: U.S. threatens to impose visa restriction on promoters of violence

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The United States of America says it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general elections in 2023. America’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Michael Gonzales, handed out the warning at an international conference with the theme: “United States Policy and Nigeria’s National Decisions in the 2023 Elections”, held at Johns Hopkins University, United States. The conference, which held at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington DC,  virtually, brought together Nigerian and American policy communities to discuss issues around the…

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