Kidnapped Kaduna school children freed

The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has announced the release of school children abducted by bandits in Kuriga, Chukun Local Government Area of the state on 7 March. The governor announced the development on Saturday night. “In the name of Allah the Beneficient, the Most Merciful, I wish to announce that our Kuriga school … Read more

Nigerian Army speaks on disease outbreak at Kaduna referral hospital

The Nigerian Army says there is no cause for residents to panic over a suspected outbreak of Lassa fever at the Army Referral Hospital, 44 (NARHK) in Kaduna state. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the outbreak killed three health workers and a patient within two days. The Army’s spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the … Read more

Nigerian authorities intercept hard drugs from US, arrest suspect

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos on New Year’s Day intercepted a consignment of ‘Colorado’, a very strong strain of cannabis, concealed in boxing kits imported from the United States of America. A weeklong intelligence-led operation to get the receiver arrested was consummated … Read more