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The Nation gathered the attack occurred between 8:00 and 9:00 pm when many residents were still returning to their homes. Though Kaduna Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Muhammad Jalige was yet to receive a brief on the incident as of press time, residents confirmed that about 36 persons were kidnapped. One of them, Maryam Sani, said: “The kidnappers came around a few minutes after 8:00 pm during the rain. So, people were not alerted early enough, because the rain was heavy. They kidnapped many people. Most of the people kidnapped were just returning home during the attack and they just ran into the bandits.” Another resident of the area, Usman Tahir, told our correspondent the bandits operated unchallenged, moving from house to house and breaking into homes to pick their victims.  Tahir said: “Many of us were still outside when the bandits attacked because it was quite early, around 8.30 pm. They came in a large number, shooting sporadically and brandishing ass...

  Terrorists assembling weapons to attack Buhari’s state – NSCDC The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has raised the alarm over a planned attack on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) state, Katsina, as well as Lagos, Federal Capital Territory, among others. The NSCDC stated that Boko Haram and Islamic State for West Africa Province terrorists, from the intelligence it gathered, have mobilised their fighters and had equipped themselves with dangerous weapons like Anti-aircraft guns, general purpose machine guns, among others, in preparation for the attack on the state which the president of the country hails from. These were contained in a leaked report addressed to all commands dated July 25 and sighted by our correspondent on Tuesday. The report titled, “Re: Heightened plots by terrorists to stage coordinated attacks in parts of the country” was signed by the Deputy Commandant General Controller in charge of Operations, DD Mungadi.  It read, “We h...

"..Then the National Anthem of Nigeria was played, tears rolled down my eyes. "When Tobi Amusan climbed the stage of the 2022 World Athletics Championships to pick up the Gold medal.. she had no tears streaming down her eyes. Then the National Anthem of Nigeria was played. Tears rolled down her eyes! Tobi Amusan remembered how a country that refused to sponsor it's athletes were enjoying stolen heroism. How criminal politicians will steal her personal efforts for their own social media publicity but none even came to her aid on the road to Oregon, USA. Tobi remembered the Ministry of Youth and Sports that dropped them in the middle of no where, no allowances, no proper care, was going to take an applause they didn't deserve. Tobi Amusan cried as the anthem of shame was played.  How the country made them look like thieves, bandits and unknown gun athletes as they were humiliated from one drug check to another. She remembered the particular incident of how they slept at...

  Daniel Okoh emerges new CAN president KANO-born Most Rev. Daniel Okoh has emerged as the new president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). CAN spokesman Joseph Daramola stated this in a release today. Okoh is the general superintendent of Christ Holy Church, also known as Nation Builders (Odozi-Obodo). CAN is made up of five blocs: Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Christian Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (CPFN)/Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Organisation of African Instituted Churches (OAIC), (TEKAN and ECWA Fellowship). The association is scheduled to hold its general assembly on July 27 which would usher in the new administration. The assembly also marks the end of the tenure of Samson Olusupo-Ayokunle.