Troops of the military operations, Special Forces (SF) under the 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) detachment have rescued seven Chinese expatriates kidnapped and held hostage by terrorists in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet disclosed this in a press statement on Saturday. He revealed that the rescued Chinese victims were kidnapped in June 2022 by the terrorists while working on a mining site in Ajata-Aboki, Gurmana Ward of Shiroro Local Government, Niger State.
Some primary healthcare centres in Niger State are yet to feel the impact of the Federal Government's Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), which seeks to improve Nigeria's healthcare coverage, especially for the vulnerable. WikkiTimes’ Hamzat Ibrahim Abaga, who visited some of the state’s primary healthcare centres, reports his findings.
A Minna High Court No 3, has sentenced three Fulani herders to death by hanging over alleged armed robbery, culpable homicide, rape, among other heinous offences in the state. The suspects included Mohammed Ibrahim Soja, Sani Idris Boka, and Babangida Gido. They were arraigned and found guilty on ten-count charge of armed robbery, culpable homicide,…