Kaduna has recorded two separate kidnap incidents in under a week

Nigeria gunmen kidnapped three teachers, no kids taken - Kaduna govt

Politics Mar 17
Gunmen on motorbikes stormed a primary school in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kaduna and kidnapped three teachers but no children, a state official said on Monday after the fifth school abduction in three months.
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,
Lagos State Governor approves 21-year jail term for cultists in Lagos
Politics Mar 16
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved a 21-year jail term for convicted cultists in the state after signing the bill for the Prohibition of Unlawful Societies and Cultism of 2021.
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Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions - Vatican
Politics Mar 16
The Vatican said on Monday that priests and other Catholic Church ministers cannot bless same-sex unions and that such blessings are “not licit” if carried out.
Amadou Sanogo was accused of killing 21 elite soldiers in a 2012 putsch
Mali court ends trial of former coup leader Sanogo
Politics Mar 16
A court in Mali's capital Bamako on Monday ended a much-delayed trial of former coup leader Amadou Sanogo, who was accused of killing 21 elite soldiers in a 2012 putsch.
Kaduna State is located in northwestern Nigeria
Gunmen kidnap primary school kids, teachers in Nigeria's Kaduna State
Politics Mar 16
An unknown number of school children and teachers have been kidnapped by gunmen from a primary school in Nigeria in a fresh attack in the north of the country, local authorities said in a statement on Monday.
Nigeria government congratulates Burna Boy, Wizkid over Grammy awards
Entertainment Mar 16
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has congratulated music stars Burna Boy and Wizkid over their Grammy Award victories.
Bobi Wine, real name Robert Kyagulanyi
Uganda's Bobi Wine arrested during protest over disappearances
Politics Mar 16
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine has been arrested while leading a protest in the capital, Kampala.
Burna Boy, Musician
Burna Boy wins Grammy Award for Best Global Album
Entertainment Mar 15
Nigerian afrobeat star, Burna Boy has won the 63rd Grammy Award nod for best ‘Best Global Album’.
Véron Mosengo-Omba
Former FIFA official Mosengo-Omba becomes CAF general secretary
Sports Mar 15
Former FIFA employee Véron Mosengo-Omba has been named Confederation of African Football (CAF) general secretary, following the election of Patrice Motsepe as the organisation’s new President.
Barcelona wonderkid Ilaix Moriba
Father of Barcelona wonderkid Moriba reveals he cancelled flight to Manchester to scupper City transfer
Sports Mar 15
The father of Barcelona wonderkid Ilaix Moriba has revealed that he cancelled a flight to Manchester just as the midfielder was about to join City in 2019.
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