Tag: Kaduna
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Just In: Kaduna govt imposes 24-hr curfew on Kaduna, Zaria
The Kaduna State Government on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities. The Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna.
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BREAKING: Another House of Representatives member, Ekene Adams is dead
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ekene Abubakar Adams, has passed on.
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Police ban Shi’ite gatherings in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State said it has banned all forms of unlawful gathering by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) including its planned Ashura procession. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, announced the ban in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna.
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Kidnapped ex-NLC president regains freedom
Mr Takai Shamang, former leader of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), who was abducted by kidnappers on July 5, has been freed. The abductors had invaded his Biniki village in Kaura Local Government of Kaduna State and took away the 78-year-old former unionist.
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Suspected smuggler kills Customs Officer in Kaduna
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has announced the tragic death of an Insp of Customs (IC) Hamza Abdullahi-Elenwo. The incident occurred on Friday during a stop-and-search operation at Achilafia along the Daura-Kano road in Jigawa.
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IPC calls for the release of two abducted journalists in Kaduna
The International Press Centre, IPC, on Monday called for the release of two abducted journalists that were recently kidnapped in Kaduna State.
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Health workers begin 5-day warning strike in Kaduna
Health workers in Kaduna State have embarked on a five-day warning strike. A check by NAN in some of the public hospitals showed only doctors and laboratory technicians were on duty.
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Ex-NLC president kidnapped in Kaduna
A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Takai Shamang has been abducted in his hometown, Biniki, in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Shamang, 78, was also a former President General of the National Union of Electricity and Gas Workers, now
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Unknown gunmen abduct two journalists, family members in Kaduna
Unknown gunmen suspected to be terrorists have abducted two journalists and their family members in the Danhonu community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the incident happened on Saturday night. The journalists are identified as a correspondent for The Nation Newspaper, Abdulgafar Alabelewe and Abduraheem Aodu of Blueprint. They…
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BREAKING: Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashes in Kaduna
A helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force on Monday crashed in Tami village, located in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to eyewitnesses, the pilot emerged from the wreckage of the incident that occurred at approximately 5:00 am, causing significant alarm among residents. The helicopter, which was said to be on…