Some armed men suspected to be bandits have invaded the student dormitories of the Federal University in Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State, abducting five female students. The incident, according to Daily Trust, happened in the early hours of Wednesday, at the students’ off-campus dormitories behind Mariamoh Ajiri school, close to Wednesday Market in Dutsinma. “Five of them (the students) were kidnapped, …

A ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, on Wednesday slumped during his confirmation at the Senate. Balarabe was the second nominee to be screened after Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim. The incident happened more than 15 minutes into Balarabe’s screening exercise at the Senate plenary. The nominee, who was standing on the podium, collapsed when Kaduna South Senator, Sunday …