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The Nigerian Air Force initially denied responsibility for the attacks, but later admitted that 85 people were killed. [5] This number was stated by Kaduna State governor Uba Sani and the Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency. [1] [2] Amnesty International's Nigeria office, citing locals, stated that 120 people were killed in the attack ...
The incident occurred in the broader context of the Nigerian bandit conflict, and took place two days after a bandit raid at Kaduna Airport, in which two personnel from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) were slain and several other workers were kidnapped. [26] The Nigerian railway corporation suspended operations on the route on 29 ...
The Lagos Daily News is a Nigerian newspaper founded in 1925 that was the first daily newspaper in British West Africa. [1] It was bought by Herbert Macaulay and John Akinlade Caulcrick in 1927. [2] The paper was politically aligned with Macaulay's Nigerian National Democratic Party.
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Lagos Mainland Local Government is a local government area in the Lagos Division of Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located in central Lagos and has its headquarters at Ebute Metta. [1] Lagos Mainland Local Government is one of the most densely populated areas in Lagos State with a population of over 500,000 people according to the 2006 Nigerian ...
On 7 March 2024, more than 200 Nigerian school students were abducted from their educational institution in the north-western town of Kuriga , Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The event occurred while the pupils were gathered on the assembly ground around 08:30 (07:30 GMT).
Kaduna was founded by British colonists in 1900. [9] The first British governor of Northern Nigeria, Sir Frederick Lugard, chose the present site for development due to its proximity to the Lagos-Kano Railway. [10] It became the capital of Nigeria's former Northern Region in 1917, [11] and retained this status until 1967. The city is still ...
Makera is the Kaduna South Local Government Area headquarters, a part of the city of Kaduna, the capital of Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria, Nigeria. [1] The postal code of the area is 800. [ 3 ]