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Kaduna Governor Frees Inmates

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Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani released 97 inmates from the Kaduna Correctional Centre as part of Democracy Day celebrations. The governor also offered training and cash grants to some of the freed individuals. Separately, President Bola Tinubu announced the renaming of the Institute of Petroleum Studies in Kaduna.

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‘He Did Terrible Things in Kaduna’: Musa Accuses El-Rufai of Dividing the State

Defence Minister Christopher Musa accused former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai of deepening divisions in Kaduna during his time in office. Musa made the allegation on Thursday in an interview with Channels Television. He said El-Rufai’s administration created a situation in which residents from southern Kaduna could not proceed with an unspecified activity.