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Soldiers ambush bandits, kill three in Kaduna-Abuja expressway operation

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The Troops of Sub-Sector 4, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, ambushed bandits and neutralised three of them off the Kaduna-Abuja highway.

Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna.

Yahaya said, “In a well-coordinated operation on Tuesday,  troops of Sub-Sector 4, Operation FANSAN YAMMA successfully neutralised three Violent Extremists and Insurgents (VEIs) in an ambush at an area near Ngwagi Hill, Gwagwada Community, off the Kaduna – Abuja highway in Chikun LGA of Kaduna State.”

The spokesman said that the success of the operation was based on acting on credible intelligence that the VEI was sighted near Ngwagi Hill.

He said that troops were immediately deployed on long-range fighting patrol to the likely road-crossing point of the insurgents.

According to him, the troops got to the location at about 5.30 p.m. on the same date. They successfully launched the ambush, which effectively neutralised three armed members of the criminal group.

“During the operation, troops also recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, including two AK-47 rifles, eight AK-47 rifle magazines, 374 rounds of 7.62mm x 39 special ammunition and 88 rounds of 7.62mm x 54 NATO ammunition.

Other items recovered were one Infinix mobile phone, medical supplies, clothing, and dry rations, ” Yahaya said.

He said the operation’s success was a testament to the troops’ high fighting morale and combat efficiency.

“This achievement is also due to the effective collaboration between the military and intelligence agencies, which provided credible intelligence that informed the operation.

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He said the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Nigerian Army, and Commander Sector 1 Joint Task Force Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Maj.-Gen. Mayirenso  Saraso, commended the troops for their resilience and successful conduct of the operation.

He charged the troops not to relent on their oars until all criminal elements operating in the Division and the Sector’s area of operational responsibility were neutralised.

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Anambra native doctors pledge cooperation with state govt. against quacks

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Traditional doctors in Anambra have pledged their commitment to work with the state government to ensure the success of the ongoing sanitisation in the traditional medicine practice sector.

Chairman of the group, Chief Innocent Okwundu, gave the pledge during a parley with leadership of the Anambra House of Assembly in Awka on Thursday.

Okwundu, who led no fewer than 500 members to the Assembly said the recently enacted Anambra Homeland Security Law and the Agunechemba Security Outfit were positive development in the fight against crime.

He pledged the readiness of native doctors to collaborate with the legislature to smoothen rough edges and tighten loose ends for proper regulation of the practice.

“We must avoid intimidation and rip off of our members especially in the rural communities. We will contribute towards ensuring that the law guarantees us independence and smooth operations.

“We will assist in identifying those who have bastardised the traditional medicine in Anambra and expose those aiding or involved in the ‘Okeite’ or money ritual saga.

Responding, Dr Somtochukwu Udeze, Speaker of the House of Assembly said the Homeland Security Law of the Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s administration meant well for the people.

Udeze, who was represented by Mr Ikenna Ofodeme, said there was a bill underway to address some of the areas they expressed worry.

He said the law will bring about synergy and cooperation between the government and the native doctors, adding that registration of practitioners by the state government was free.

The Speaker cautioned community leaders against taking undue advantage of the situation to extort people as the government will not take it lightly with anybody apprehended.(NAN)

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Trump takes US birthright citizenship battle to Supreme Court

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President Donald Trump took his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship in the United States to the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, which he signed on his first day in office, was blocked by federal district courts in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington state.

Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, which decrees that anyone born on American soil is a citizen, and Trump’s order seeks to end it for children whose parents are in the country illegally.

In an emergency application with the Supreme Court, the Justice Department sought to narrow the scope of the nationwide lower court injunctions to the individual plaintiffs in the three cases.

The department’s acting solicitor general Sarah Harris described it as a “modest” request and she notably did not seek a ruling from the Supreme Court at this time as to whether eliminating birthright citizenship is constitutional or not.

“Those universal injunctions prohibit a Day 1 Executive Order from being enforced anywhere in the country,” Harris wrote.

The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2023. Stefani Reynolds / AFP)
The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2023. Stefani Reynolds / AFP)

“While the parties litigate weighty merits questions, the Court should ‘restrict the scope’ of multiple preliminary injunctions that ‘purport to cover every person in the country,’ limiting those injunctions to parties actually within the courts’ power,” she said.

Trump has been facing legal pushback in courts across the country as he attempts to stem illegal immigration, slash the government budget and reduce the federal workforce.

In his latest setback, a district judge in California on Thursday ordered six federal agencies to rehire thousands of probationary workers who had been fired.

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Kaduna Community Appeals For Reconstruction Of Burnt Primary School

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A civic group, Concerned Citizens, has called on the Kaduna State Government and other stakeholders to urgently rebuild a primary school in Sanga Local Government Area that was destroyed by fire.

In a statement sent to Elanza News on Thursday, the group urged Governor Uba Sani, the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board, local lawmakers, philanthropists, and non-governmental organisations to support the reconstruction of the six classrooms and office space at LGEA Primary School Arak 1, Hayin-Gada.

The fire, which broke out on 3 March 2025, completely razed the unfenced school, reducing it to ashes. While no lives were lost, classrooms, essential documents, learning materials, and furniture were destroyed.

The cause of the fire remains unknown, particularly as the community has no electricity supply.

“The school authority, the village head of Arak 1, and community elders are also appealing to former students and other stakeholders to assist in rebuilding the classrooms, providing learning materials, and rehabilitating the boreholes,” the statement said.

The group stressed that any form of support—whether financial donations, building materials, furniture, books, or advocacy—would help prevent disruption to the children’s education.

“Let us come together to rebuild this school and secure a better future for the children of Arak 1, Hayin-Gada. Education is a right, not a privilege—let’s not allow this fire to rob them of their dreams,” the statement added.

With the rainy season approaching, the Concerned Citizens warned that urgent intervention is needed to restore the school before further damage occurs.

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