Tag Archives: Kaduna

'We have a Muslim president and vice president, but they are killing Muslims' – Former NHIS boss, Prof Usman Yusuf laments about the erroneous Kaduna bombing incident

'We have a Muslim president and vice president, but they are killing Muslims' - Former NHIS boss, Prof Usman Yusuf laments about the erroneous Kaduna bombing incident

Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof Usman Yusuf, has decried the erroneous Kaduna bombing incident.  Residents of Tudun Biri Village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna were celebrating Maulud Nabbiy (Prophet Muhammad’s birthday) when the Nigerian Army erroneously dropped bombs in their midst, killing over 120 …

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“We were after terrorists” Army takes blame and apologises as NAF denies bombing Kaduna village during Maulud celebrations

"We were after terrorists" Army takes blame and apologises as NAF denies bombing Kaduna village during Maulud celebrations

The Nigeria Air Force, NAF, has distanced itself from the bombing of a village in Kaduna State, while the Nigerian Army took responsibility for the attack.   An attack during the Maulud celebration at Tudun Biri village, Igabi Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday night, Dec. 3, left …

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Court jails fake US military officer and one other for internet fraud in Kaduna

Court jails fake US military officer and one other for internet fraud in Kaduna

Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna State has convicted and sentenced a fake United States military officer, Zulayman Haruna to two-year imprisonment.   He was jailed on Wednesday, November 30, 2023, after pleading guilty to one-count charge of internet fraud upon being arraigned by …

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Appeal court sacks Kaduna Assembly Speaker, orders rerun in 5 polling units

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has nullified the election of the Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Liman, of the All Progressives Congress (APC).    The appellate court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return from the Speaker …

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