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Amidst videos of casualties KDSG confirms troops secure Abuja-Kaduna train trapped by terrorists

By our reporters Amidst the emergence of disturbing videos of what appear to be casualties inside coaches of the Abuja-Kaduna train trapped by terrorists, Kaduna...

Breaking news: Bandits detonate bomb on Abuja-Kaduna railtrack

By Ismail Auwal Bandits have detonated a bomb on the railtrack of an Abuja-Kaduna train, immobilizing it. According to reports, the bandits are shooting sporadically at...

How Muhuyi Magaji escapes police siege at his home

By Ismail Auwal The embattled ex-Chairman of Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhuyi Magaji, narrowly escaped an attempt to arrest him on...

I went through hell after NYSC’s certificate scandal— Kemi Adeosun

By Ismail Auwal Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria's former Minister of Finance, recalls how she cried every day for three months following her National Youth Service...

How bandits stage daredevil attack on Kaduna Airport

By Ismail Auwal Bandits on Saturday afternoon staged one of the most daring attacks in the country after storming Kaduna Airport killing one person in...

Professor Grace Alele-Williams, Nigeria’s first female vice chancellor dies aged 89

By Ismail Auwal Nigeria’s first female university vice chancellor as well as the first female doctorate degree holder, Grace Alele-Williams, has died at the age...

Police arrest suspect for killing his 80-year old grandmother

By Ismail Auwal Kano State Police Command arrested a 25-year-old Naziru Magaji for the murder of his 80-year-old grandmother.  Magaji has reportedly confessed to his crime,...

MURIC to political parties: Don’t pick Osinbanjo or any RCCG member

By Ismail Auwal The Islamic group Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned political parties against picking any member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God...

Pantami’s son rescued hours after abduction

By Ismail Auwal Al’amin a son of Nigerian Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami abducted in Pantami, Bauchi have been found after...

Police arrest constable for killing 2 security community members

By Ismail Auwal Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one of their men for allegedly stabbing two members of the Yelwa Security Committee to death.  Police...

APC chairmanship: Governors yield to Buhari’s choice

By Ismail Auwal President Muhammadu Buhari and governors elected on the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket reached an agreement on a consensus-based unity list. During a...

BUK loses professor of education

By Ismail Auwal Danjuma Maiwada, a professor of Education in the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Bayero University Kano, (BUK) is dead. Maiwada, who died...

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