Beyond the Headlines
Reverend Caleb Ma’aji Secretary, CAN Kaduna state, has said that their hearts are saddened over the sorry state of the security situation in “our dear state (Kaduna state)”. He said in a statement that “It has grown so unfortunate and on a daily basis continues to grow worst with no appreciable resistance given the unholy […]
No fewer than 20 women were on Friday kidnapped by bandits at Gidan Bido village of Dandume local government area of Katsina State during a naming ceremony. In the same vein, bandits had stormed Unguwar Bawa village in the same Dandume local government area and kidnapped 5 men in the early hours of Saturday morning. […]
Former Speaker of the House of Representative, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, on Saturday, said Nigeria is heading towards a dangerous precipice. Dogara lamented that “Nigeria is at war with itself and it’s like all roads lead to Golgotha. The dam has broken and we have reached an inflexion point.” He stated this during the 10th […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of three students of the Greenfield University in Kaduna State by bandits, describing the incident as barbaric. The President in a statement issued on Saturday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the bright youngsters were cut down by evil people in their prime. “My thoughts are with their […]
A parent of one of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna says they were already negotiating with the kidnappers for the release of their children. A yet-to-be-known number of students were on Tuesday abducted from the private academic institution after some gunmen attacked the school. Three days after the incident, the bodies of […]
Abubakar Sadiq Yusuf Sanga and Precious Nwakacha have been identified as the remaining two of the three students of Greenfield University, killed by their abductors. Precious was from Nnewi Anambra state. Sadiq Yusuf was the son of Malam Yusuf Mu’azu, a Director of Kaduna Ministry of Works. He was buried on Friday, with outpouring of […]
Gunmen who kidnapped students of Greenfield University have shot dead three of the abducted students. It is recalled that the armed bandits on Tuesday night kidnapped some students at the institution located at Kasarami village off Kaduna-Abuja Road in Chikun Local Government Area. A statement issued by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and […]
Gunmen have attacked a private university in Kaduna State on Tuesday night, abducting an unspecified number of students. The academic institution, Greenfield University, is located along the Kaduna–Abuja Highway in Chikun Local Government Area, and also the first private university in the state established three years ago. The latest incident is the first major attack […]
A student of the College of Business and Management Studies in Konduga, Juliana Christopher, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram, has said she saw many Chibok girls in the insurgents’ camp. He added that many small girls were either pregnant or nursing children belonging to the insurgents. Christopher, in an interview with The PUNCH, said […]
Kidnappers who abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State are demanding N500 million ransom and are threatening to kill the abductees if this demand is not met. This was disclosed by parents of the kidnapped students who say they are losing hope and are uncertain about the government’s promises and […]
