Tag: Curfew
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Breaking: Kaduna govt. imposes 24-hour curfew
Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna town and environs with immediate effect. The Senior Special Assistant to the state governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Samuel Aruwan stated this on Sunday in Kaduna. The curfew was announced three days after sectarian crises in Kasuwan Magani caused the death of over 5o…
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Boko Haram: Borno extends curfew in Maiduguri for seven days
The Borno Government on Friday announced the extension of curfew in Maiduguri for another seven days from 8:00 p.m. to 6: 00 a.m. The government on Monday rescheduled the curfew hitherto observed between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. to run between Jan. 2 and 6. A statement by Dr Muhammad Bulama, the Commissioner for Information,…
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Army/IPOB crisis: Ikpeazu extends curfew, postpones resumption of schools
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Friday extended the curfew imposed in the state capital till Sunday. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the dusk to dawn curfew was earlier scheduled to end on Friday. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the curfew was imposed following violence between members of the pro-Biafra separatist group, IPOB, and soldiers in the state.…
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Army/IPOB clash: Ikpeazu declares three days curfew in Aba
Sequel to recent attacks and counter attacks between the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and operatives of the Nigerian Army in Umuahia, the Abia State Capital, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Tuesday declared a three days curfew to curtail the crisis. In a statement, the governor warned residents in the area to remain…
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El-Rufai lifts curfew on Southern Kaduna
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday rested the curfew imposed on two Local Government Areas in the crisis-ridden Southern part of the State. The two Local Government Areas affected were Jema’a and Kaura. The curfew in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area was earlier suspended. TheNewsGuru.com reports that this development is coming barely two…
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Kaduna Govt. relaxes curfew on Zangon-Kataf LG
The Kaduna State Government on Saturday relaxed the 24-hour curfew it imposed on Zangon-Kataf Local Government Area. The Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said in a statement in Kaduna, that the curfew would now take effect from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day. Aruwan said the decision…