Kuriga
25 Aug
Emotions ran high yesterday as Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, visited the LEA Primary and Junior Secondary School in Kuriga, where he was received by cheering students, teachers, and appreciative members of the community.
29 Mar 2024
Nigerian afrobeat musician Bisade Ologunde is better known by his stage name, Lagbaja. His signature face mask denotes him as the country’s everyman—the faceless individual. Lágbájá, a Yoruba word, means a person whose name and identity are purposely concealed or an invisible person. He is somebody, anybody, and everyone. It was pretty interesting, if not…
27 Mar 2024
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the security personnel in the country to treat kidnappers as terrorists. Tinubu said this on Tuesday during a Ramadan dinner attended by members of the Federal judiciary. On Thursday, 7 March, 137 schoolchildren were kidnapped from LEA Primary School and Government Secondary School, Kuriga, in Kaduna. The schoolchildren were…
26 Mar 2024
The Federal Government has declared that no ransom was paid for release of the 137 pupils kidnapped from Kuriga, Chikun Local Council of Kaduna State.
25 Mar 2024
Kaduna Governor, Uba Sani, has clarified that 137 and not 287 schoolchildren were kidnapped from Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area. On Thursday, 7 March, the schoolchildren were kidnapped from LEA Primary School and Government Secondary School, Kuriga. The Defence Headquarters on Saturday said 137 students were rescued, contrary to reports that 287 children…
24 Mar 2024
The students kidnapped from their schools in Kuriga, Kaduna state, have been released by their abductors, the state governor said on Sunday morning. Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, a media aide to President Bola Tinubu, said in a Facebook post that "all the 137 abducted school children" were freed. The students were "unharmed," Governor Uba Sani said in…
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The FCT Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Olusola Odumosu, has rewarded 23 personnel of the command for exhibiting outstanding performances in 2024. The commandant presented monetary rewards and medals to the officers and men at a ceremony on Monday in Abuja. Odumosu said that the reward was in recognition of…
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The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Malam Shehu Mohammed, has urged staff to maintain the momentum of 2024 productivity to enhance service delivery in 2025. Mohammed made the call during the maiden 2025 Corps Marshal’s parade at the FRSC national headquarters in Abuja on Monday. This was stated in a statement…
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The Chairman of Irepodun Local Government of Kwara, Mr Abdulazeez Yakubu, on Monday, convened an emergency security meeting in response to the recent abduction of three persons in Agbamu area of the council. The meeting brought together representatives of law enforcement agencies, local security outfits, community leaders, and senior government officials to address the worsening…
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Players and officials of Abubakar Bukola Saraki Football Club (ABS Ilorin FC), who were involved in a road accident on the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway on Monday, have been safely evacuated. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the club is owned by Dr Bukola Saraki, former Senate President of the 8th Assembly and two-term Governor…
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China Railway Construction Company (CRCC) is leading a consortium to build a 20,000 barrels per day capacity refinery in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. CRCC, one of the largest construction companies globally and the parent company of CCECC, has previously undertaken numerous infrastructure projects, including the rehabilitation of Nigeria’s railway system. The company’s total ongoing projects exceed…
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An Abeokuta High Court sitting in Kobape, on Monday, sentenced three men for killing Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife, Bukola, and son, Oreoluwa, on Jan 1, 2023. The three convicts are Lekan Adekanbi, Ahmed Odetola and Waheed Adeniyi. They were arraigned alongside six others: Temitope Fadairo and Adenike Adekanbi, wife and mother respectively of the first…
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Wife of Delta Governor, Mrs Tobore Oborevwori, has urged mothers and women in the state, to continue to pray for the actualisation of the ‘MORE Agenda’ of the present administration. Oborevwori made the call on Monday in Asaba, while speaking at the 17th edition of the ‘Mothers Arise’ prayer programme organised by her office. The…
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Following a viral video circulating on social media, showing Oba AbdulSemiyu Adewale Ogunjobi, the Olorile of Orile-Ifo in Ogun State, assaulting one of his subjects, the state government has announced a six-month suspension for the monarch. The sanction, contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy…
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A Kano State High Court on Monday sentenced five men to death by hanging for calling a woman, Dahare Abubakar, 67, a witch and stabbing her to death. The defendants — Da’luta Ibrahim, Abdulaziz Yahaya, Faisal Yahaya, Ibrahim Abdu, and Ayuba Abdulrahman — were convicted on a charge of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Usman…