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Kaduna, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
The 21st century in which Arabs fought and won their freedom against tyranny is the one in which the North is fighting against injustice and vote stealing and allocation.” These were the words of one Aminu (not real name), a northerner and a graduate, who even did his postgraduate studies at Leeds University, in the […]
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Bauchi, Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Kaduna, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Following the decision by corps members to back out of the conduct of gubernatorial and state Assembly elections in the troubled Bauchi and Kaduna states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has settled for students of tertiary institutions in both states to serve as ad-hoc personnel for the election billed for today. The bulk of […]
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Bauchi, Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Kaduna, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday in Abuja, said the current atmosphere in Kaduna and Bauchi states was conducive for the conduct of the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. Prince Solomon Soyebi, INEC National Commissioner in charge of Media and Publicity, told newsmen that there was no reason to further shift […]
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Bauchi, Kaduna, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, gave an indication that the Federal Government may consider declaring a state of emergency in Kaduna and Bauchi states. Jonathan who is the president-elect spoke in his Otuoke hometown shortly after casting his vote at Otazi Playground Polling Unit in Otuabula Ward 13, Ogbia Local Government Area. The President who was […]
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Bauchi, Kaduna, Latest Politics
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
OTUOKE – PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has indicated that unless the security situation in Kaduna and Bauchi states, where elections were earlier postponed, improves to the extent that election holds on April 28, it may be necessary to declare the dreaded state of emergency in the affected states. President Jonathan however added a caveat that it […]
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Kaduna, Nigerian Police, State News
Sunday, April 24th, 2011
FOLLOWING the recent violence and series of bomb blast in Kaduna, the State Police Command yesterday, said it has uncovered a bomb making-factory at the Rafin Guza area of Kaduna metropolis, where already manufactured explosives and other weapons were recovered. Conducting journalists round the residential building, where a bomb exploded Friday night, killing one and injuring […]
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General Politics, Kaduna, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Barely one week after the presidential election, tragedy struck the household of vice presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, when his Lagos home was gutted by fire yesterday. No life was lost. Saturday Sun gathered that the fire, which affected a section of the building, on Abiodun Olaiya Street, […]
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Kaduna, Nigerian Police, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
The Kaduna State Police command has arrested 500 suspects from different parts of the state for their roles in last Monday’s violence in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Aminu Lawan, told our correspondent that many of the suspects were laready being prosecuted. Lawan also said no fewer than […]
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Bauchi, Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Kaduna, State News
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
ABUJA—AS exclusively reported by Vanguard, yesterday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the postponement of the governorship elections in Kaduna and Bauchi states because of the precarious security situations in the two states. 2010 General Election INEC Chairman Prof. Attairu Jega addressing Pressmen on 2011 General Election while INEC Commissioner Ismaile Igbani (middle) […]
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Armed Forces, Kaduna, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Kaduna-The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, has assured Kaduna residents of effective security. The army chief gave the assurance, Wednesday, in Kaduna while conducting an on-the-spot assessment of the security arrangement in the affected areas. Ihejirika pledged to deploy additional personnel to areas of need to curb violence. He appealed to parents and […]