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	Nigeria
		Both the federal and state governments are involved in religious matters, including the regulation of mandatory religious instruction in public schools, subsidized construction of churches and mosques, state-sponsored participation in the Hajj, and pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
		State officials said the certification boards were dealing with a large backlog of cases for all persons, regardless of religious faith.
		State authorities claim that students are permitted to decline to attend these classes or to request a teacher of their own religion to provide alternative instruction; however, in practice the dominant religion of the state is taught in the school, and students cannot use these other mechanisms.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2001/5687.htm (4919 words)

	Kaduna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria.
		Kaduna was founded by the British in 1913 and later became the capital of Nigeria's former Northern Region in 1917 and remained so until 1967.
		The population of Kaduna is (1995 estimate) 333,600.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kaduna (441 words)

	Nigeria: SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE - Kaduna State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Transport and Communication: Kaduna State is served with 2,820km stretch of trunk "A" Federal, wellsurfaced roads radiating from Kaduna City in five cardinal directions westwards to Tegina, northward to Kano, eastwards to Jos, south and southeastwards to the Federal Federal Capital Territory.
		Apart from motor roads, railways converge on Kaduna city, from Lagos in the southwest and Port Harcourt in the southeast; and extend to Zaria which is another railway nodal settlement, with rail way lines branching to Kaura Namoda and Kano.
		Tourism and Recreation: Although the present state of tourism in Kaduna does not reflect the state's long history and its rich cultural developments, there are several tourist attractions in different parts.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/kadunaadv.asp?blurb=296 (1074 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The state shares boundaries with Niger State to the west, Zamfara, Katsina and Kano states to the north, Bauchi and Plateau States to the east and FCT Abuja and Nassarawa state to the south.
		Kaduna state is blessed with minerals which include clay, serpentine, asbestos, amethyst, kyannite, gold, graphite and siltimanite graphite, which is found in Sabon Birnin Gwari, in the Birnin Gwari local government.
		Kaduna state is a metropolitan as well as a cosmopolitan industrialized state with over 80 commercial and manufacturing industries.Goods ranging from carpets, textiles, reinforced concrete materials, bicycles assembly, toiletries and cigarettes in the state.
	www.nigeria.gov.ng /govt_state_kaduna.aspx (527 words)

	Focus on tension between communities in Kaduna State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		KADUNA, 22 Nov 2001 (IRIN) - Reputed for decades to be the melting pot of Nigeria's cultures, the northern state of Kaduna has witnessed some of the most violent confrontations between different ethnic and religious groups since President Olusegun Obasanjo was elected in 1999.
		Since the 2000 riots, Kaduna State governor, Ahmed Makarfi, has initiated reforms to reduce ethnic and religious tensions, including introduction of a modified version of Sharia, to try and accommodate feelings of both religious communities.
		On 20 November, inhabitants of the state were required to vote in a referendum to approve or disapprove the creation of new local government areas.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=15794 (1389 words)

	On the 21st day of March 2000, hoodlums, unemployed youths, vagabonds and anti democratic elements turned Kaduna State ...
		This will enable the state Government to determine the amount of compensation to be paid to those who lost their breadwinners and the amount to be paid to those who lost their properties and their means of livelihood.
		Identifying and punishing the brains behind the crisis may serve the twin process of sanction and punishment, but it is incapable of rekindling hope and allowing the ordinary people who are the real victims of the crisis pick up the pieces of their lives once again.
		The Kaduna State Government and the Federal Government must also strengthen their curfew enforcement mechanism in order to forestall a return to hostilities as a result of the activities of hoodlums and miscreants.
	www.hrm.kabissa.org /kaduna.html (1133 words)

	BBC News \| AFRICA \| Sharia compromise for Kaduna
		Kaduna Police Commissioner Mohammed Shehu said his force would deal with "those who hide under the cloak of religion to incite their followers" to violence.
		In a broadcast on state television and radio on Wednesday evening, State Governor Mohammed Ahmed Makarfi said he was not applying full Sharia because of the multi-faith nature of Kaduna.
		The leader of the state's Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Benjamin Audu Achigili, told the BBC Hausa Service that the arrangement was fair to Christians, but they would need to look at it more carefully and issue a formal response.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/969153.stm (494 words)

	Kaduna travel guide
		Kaduna (Kada meaning crocodile, hence Kaduna - City of Crocodiles) used to be the colonial and immediate post independence capital of Northern Nigeria.
		Kaduna is an excellent base for visiting the nearby town of Zaria.
		All in all, Kaduna is a nice stop on your way north to Kano} or south to Abuja and North East to Jos.
	www.world66.com /africa/nigeria/kaduna (254 words)

	Church of Nigeria:
		In 1999, the Kaduna Episcopal meeting of the Church of Nigeria was to deliberate the election of the successor of Archbishop Joseph Adetiloye, the former Primate of All Nigeria.
		However for four days March 9- 12 2005 Anglican churchmen were in Kaduna this time not to fight battle or show solidarity to the casualties of war but to discuss the mutual growth of the Church particularly on evangelism and to take positions on key issues in the country.
		While applauding the donation of the governor, he stressed that contrary to speculations from the outside, Kaduna state is enjoying peace and tranquility and has gone ahead to appoint non-indigenes of the area into the state executive council.
	www.anglican-nig.org /kaduna_peace.htm (564 words)

	Kaduna's N46b Budget of Hope
		Ahmed Makarfi, governor of Kaduna State announced the figures while presenting the 2005 budget proposal to the state house of assembly on Tuesday October 26.
		Of the budgeted amount, the state expects to generate about N41 billion from the Federation account while N4.6 billion is expected as internally generated revenue.
		Of the revenue expected from the statutory allocation, the governor said the state expects to draw N2.5 billion from the state's share of the excess crude funds, which he said is 50 percent of the total amount due the state as at September this year.
	www.newswatchngr.com /editorial/allaccess/nigeria/11108143944.htm (467 words)

	HRW: Nigeria: The “Miss World Riots”: Continued Impunity for Killings in Kaduna: V. THE RESPONSE OF THE ...
		In the case of the November 2002 riots, the Kaduna State governor stated explicitly that he had no intention of setting up a panel of inquiry, but that instead, those responsible for the violence would be charged and tried promptly.
		A local researcher reported that even the court officials and prosecutors he spoke to in Kaduna were not sure of the exact number of people charged in connection with the November 2002 riots or the status of their case files.
		Both the state government and the police denied that Nafi’u Baba Ahmed was arrested because of his criticisms of the governor and claimed he was arrested on suspicion of inciting violence prior to the November crisis.
	www.hrw.org /reports/2003/nigeria0703/5.htm (2047 words)

	Casualty Figures Released in Kaduna, Nigeria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Odutola believes the implementation of sharia in some northern states is aimed at the gradual Islamization of the whole country.
		Barnabas Bala, a Christian and chairman of Kaura Local Government Council of Kaduna State, told Compass that Christian leaders in the state have met and have resolved not to accept the implementation of sharia.
		was that we (Christians) of Kaduna state are totally resisting the introduction of sharia as being proposed by the State House of Assembly.
	www.worthynews.com /news-features/nigeria-casualties-figures.html (540 words)

	CITIZENS FORUM FOR PEACE AND DEMOCRACY (CFDD)
		The crisis that engulfed Kaduna on the 21
		Till this moment, ordinary citizens of Kaduna State are still counting their losses while those that are not sure of the security of their lives and properties are leaving the State to other places and areas where their safety can be guaranteed.
		They know that a crisis in Kaduna may likely spread to other parts of the country and when this happens, they will be consulted as leaders of thought and through that inch closer to the corridors of power.
	www.hrm.kabissa.org /clpd.html (1665 words)

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		This paper stresses the importance of an institutional framework in analyzing the Kaduna riots and examines four critical factors—the reconfiguration of political (state-level) coalitions, the rise of religious associations, the lack of institutional mediation and the role of the military in defining the ethno-political context in the city of Kaduna.
		While the Kaduna state demographics did not have a politically viable ethnic group that spanned different religions (such as the Yorubas), it is important to look at the political and religious leaders that could have mediated the crisis.
		State responsibility and intervention Lastly, what additionally shaped the conditions for the 2000 Kaduna riots is the role of state, namely the military and the police branches.
	socsci2.ucsd.edu /~aronatas/scrretreat/Ullah.Haroon.doc (6874 words)

	Drinking water shortage hits Nigerian flood city, cholera outbreak feared (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		A Kaduna state health ministry official on Wednesday warned of a possible outbreak of cholera and other diseases.
		Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi said two people were so far known to have died in the disaster, which has destroyed an estimated 30,000 houses in 12 local government districts.
		The disaster has brought back memories of major flooding in Kano state after heavy rains in 1988, when dozens of people were killed and hundreds of houses destroyed, along with thousands of acres of farmland.
	www.terradaily.com /2003/030910175452.2txbbgj6.html (342 words)

	Kaduna State Encyclopedia Article @ HigherPower.org (Higher Power) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The state is the successor to the old Northern Region of Nigeria, which had its capital at Kaduna.
		In 1967 this was split up into six states, one of which was the North-Central State, whose name was changed to Kaduna State in 1976.
		These are the local government areas (LGAs) in Kaduna State of 774 Nigerian LGAs.
	www.higherpower.org.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Kaduna_State (242 words)

	Welcome to Newsentinel newspaper nigeria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		According to him, the state branch was not happy with the national headquarters for its nonchalant attitude towards it in spite of the fact that it has remained loyal to President Olusegun Obasanjo and the party.
		He noted that, “the state does everything that is required of it, carried on its activities and conducts itself very well and people love the party that, today, nobody is afraid to contest under the platform of the party in any election in the State;” but lamented that the National headquarters treats it with disdain.
		Another area constituting a nightmare to the Kaduna State branch of the PDP which the Olubode George reconciliation committee has to take to Abuja for the national headquarter to attend to, is the issue of “ imposition of candidates by the national boby on the State.
	www.newsentinelonline.com /Services/display.php?Id=162 (578 words)

	Nigeria2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The State government is yet to officially announce the rules and guidelines for the implementation of the law in the State.
		Zamfara officials said the court in the state capital Gusau had earlier this week found Magazu, who is several months pregnant and being looked after by her parents, guilty of having pre-marital sex.
		State television broadcast interviews with many southern graduates who said they were afraid of sharia's tough penalties, such as flogging for people caught drinking alcohol and the amputation of hands for theft.
	www.hrwf.net /html/nigeria2000.html (5894 words)

	Nigeria ---->>> Nassarawa State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		It is bounded in the north by Kaduna state, in the west by the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in the south by Kogi and Benue States and in the east by Taraba and Plateau States.
		The state is bounded on the north by Kaduna State, on the South by Benue State, on the East by Plateau & Taraba States, while on the West by The Federal Capital Territory & Kogi State.
		Nassarawa state is a pot pourri of tourist attractions with array of hills and rocks that dot the state's landscape.
	www.ngex.com /nigeria/places/states/nassarawa.htm (417 words)

	Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		KADUNA, JUNE 20 (ZENIT.org).- A resurgence of violence between Muslims and Christians erupted in the city of Kaduna, in northern Nigeria, on May 23 and 24.
		However, Joseph Adegbite, Kaduna state assistant commissioner of police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, told "Compass" that at least 43 persons were killed in the renewed hostilities, and 180 arrested.
		Alhaji Mohammed Shehu, Kaduna state police commissioner, said at a press conference that the recent conflict began with the killing of Christian Likita Yakubu, 20.
	www.zenit.org /english/archive/0006/ZE000621.html (3638 words)

	Nigeria ---->>> Kaduna State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Kaduna State is a state in central northern Nigeria.
		It is generally believed that Zaria is one of the seven Hausa States of the early 15th century and among the largest.
		Queen Amina died in Atagara in the present-day Niger State near Bida during one of her campaigns.
	www.ngex.com /nigeria/places/states/kaduna.htm (478 words)

	Kaduna SIEC
		Consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Third Schedule, Part II) and the State Electoral Law, my mission is to conduct free, fair, and credible Local Government Elections as at and when due.
		The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission is a creation statute It was established by Section 197(i) (b) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999.
		Before the coming of the 1999 Constitution, there existed a State Law for the Establishment of the Kaduna State Electoral Commission of the Kaduna State Electoral Commission Law Cap 50 Laws of Kaduna State, 1991.
	www.fosiecon.org /kaduna/index.html (315 words)

	The Nigerian Embassy - States and Local Governments
		The state shares boundaries with Nger State to the west, Zamfara, Katsina and Kano states to the north, Bauchi and Plateau States to the east and FCT Abuja and Nassarawa state to the south.
		Kaduna state is blessed with minerals which include clay, serpentine, asbestos, amethyst, kyannite, gold, graphite and siltimanite graphite, which is found in Sabon Bimin Gwari, in the Birnin Gwari local government.
		Kaduna state is a metropolitan as well as industrialized state with over 80 commercial and manufacturing industries there.
	nigerianembassy-argentina.org /government/states/kaduna.shtml (587 words)

	They Do Not Own This Place: Government Discrimination Against "Non-Indigenes" in Nigeria: Historical Background and ...
		Echoing these sentiments, a spokesperson for the governor of Plateau State stated flatly that his government’s mission was to “meet the needs of the indigene population of the state.”
		A Plateau State government spokesperson denied that any purge of non-indigene civil servants had taken place, but acknowledged that several thousand civil service employees were laid off in 2000 and that the proportion of non-indigenes in the state civil service was much lower than it had been before the layoffs.
		State government officials interviewed by Human Rights Watch in Kaduna, Kano and Plateau States defended these discriminatory policies, claiming that they amounted to a benign form of positive discrimination aimed at advancing the interests of state indigenes.
	hrw.org /reports/2006/nigeria0406/5.htm (2316 words)

	Nigeria: KADUNA STATE - Kaduna State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Historical Development: In 1976, when the General Murtala Mohammed administration created seven new states in Nigeria, North Central State, with capital at Kaduna, was renamed Kaduna State.
		When in 1991, the number of states in the country was increased from twentyone to thirty, Katsina Province became Katsina State, while the old Zaria Province became the new Kaduna State.
		With each successive Federal Military Administration, the number of the LGAs in Kaduna State increased from fourteen in early 1980s to the present twenty three in 1998.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/kadunaadv.asp?blurb=293 (196 words)

	Degrees For Sale
		Among the recipients of the institute's honourary doctorate awards were four serving commissioners in the Kaduna State civil service, several politicians in the state as well as people from the educational sector.
		Saidiq Dalhat, director of the SSS in Kaduna State, said Onunkwo was the sole proprietor and initiator of the institute which, he said, was neither affiliated to nor registered by the National Universities' Commission, NUC.
		Onounkwo: Two days ago I was coming from a conference in Kaduna and then I received a call from an individual who wanted to see me at Central Hotel, Kano, but at the end of the day it turned out to be a member of the state security.
	www.newswatchngr.com /editorial/allaccess/special/spc2007.htm (2015 words)

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