“President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country tomorrow, Friday March 10, 2017.” With the above lines, heset the country agog that Thursday night.
Category: Kaduna, Nigeria
Nigerian governor says 2 kidnapped Germans are freed
Nigerian security agents have freed two German archaeologists kidnapped by gunmen from a remote dig, the governor of northern Kaduna state said Sunday. Governo Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai “commended the security agencies for their efforts in securing the release of the Germans,” said a statement.
German Archaeologists Freed in Northern Nigeria After Kidnapping
Kidnappers freed archaeologists Peter Breunig, a professor, and Johannes Behringer on Saturday evening near the city of Kaduna, Nigerian police said in a report on Sunday. The archaeologists were working about 150 kilometers south of Kaduna, studying the ancient Nok culture, when they were attacked, police said.
‘Ministry of Religious Affairs” is NOT the answer: Reply to Owerri…
Malam Magaji made the call on Thursday, January 26, 2017, “in Owerri, the capital of Imo State while fielding questions from some journalists on the recent Southern Kaduna genocide being perpetuated by the terrorist group, the Fulani herdsman militia.” For Malam Magaji, if the government should address the issues arising from the Southern Kaduna incident, “it must look at them holistically.”
Nigeria plans to close airport in capital for runway repairs
Nigeria’s government plans to close the airport in the capital, Abuja, for six weeks to repair a runway that some airlines have described as dangerous, an aviation ministry statement said Monday. The government plans to close Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the country’s second-busiest, for most of February and March.