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Kaduna: 19 killed, thousands displaced over poisoned beef

April 2, 2013 no comments

The brutal murders of 19 people in Kaura local government area on Saturday in Kaduna was over the alleged poisoning of two cows, reports have said. According to the Vanguard, assailants seeking retri...

Gunmen kill 19 in Easter Sunday attack in Kaduna

April 1, 2013 no comments

Easter celebrations took a tragic turn in Akata village in Kaduna when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen gunned down 20 residents, witness say. Kaduna police command spokesman DSP Aminu Lawan, c...

Assault rifles and bomb-making materials found in the home of Kaduna p...

March 6, 2013 no comments

Nigeria’s military said in a statement on Wednesday that they found weapons, including assault rifles, ammunition and bomb-making materials at the home of a Kaduna state politician. Addressing ...

Butcher stabs himself to death in archaic show of pride

January 17, 2013 no comments

Zaria – A 44-year-old butcher at Tudun Wada Market in Zaria, Kaduna State, Tanko Maitsiren-Safe, has stabbed himself to death. Confirming the report, the Sarkin Fawan Tudun Wada, Malam Abdullahi Ibra...

Yero vows to protect Christians in Kaduna state

December 21, 2012 no comments

Kaduna State Governor Mukhtar Yero on Thursday reiterated his commitment toward administering the state without any form of discrimination, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Yero made the promise a...

New Kaduna state Governor Yero declares 7 days of mourning, Yakowa to ...

December 17, 2012 no comments

Late Kaduna state Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa is set to be laid to rest on Thursday, reports have said. Yakowa was one of the six victims who died in Saturday’s military helicopter crash in...

What late Governor Yakowa’s wife regrets the most

December 17, 2012 no comments

Weeping from the pain and grief of losing her loved one, Amina Yakowa, widow of late Kaduna State Governor Patrick Yakowa, said her worst regret is not praying with her husband the last time she saw ...

President Jonathan orders probe into Bayelsa helicopter crash, plus th...

December 15, 2012 no comments

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a probe into the tragic helicopter crash in Bayelsa state that claimed the lives of Kaduna state governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, former NSA G...

CDS sets up panel to investigate Jaji bombing

November 28, 2012 no comments

Kaduna – The Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ola Ibrahim, has set up a panel to investigate Sunday’s twin suicide bomb attacks at Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State. The...

Senate President David Mark calls for dialogue following Kaduna church...

November 26, 2012 no comments

Senate President David Mark has urged for peace talks between the Boko Haram sect and Federal Government, following the twin bomb attacks on a military church in Jaji, Kaduna state. According to the ...

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