President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a strong warning to bandits kidnapping school students for ransom, saying his administration will not succumb to blackmail. This comes as the president condemned the kidnap of hundreds of girls of the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Zamfara State, who were abducted by gunmen […]
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#RescueJangebeGirls: Sheikh Gumi Speaks On Abductors Of Zamfara Schoolgirls
Still on the kidnapped Jangebe girls, Popular Islamic cleric and now-famed-mediator between the government and bandits; Sheik Ahmed Gumi, has said that the gunmen who kidnapped the Jangebe school girls are different from the ones he is in talks with. He made this known while speaking to the media yesterday, […]
Zamfara Police Confirm 317 Kidnapped In Jangebe, Zamfara State
The Zamfara Police Command has revealed that terrorists who invaded the Government Girls Science Secondary School Jangebe in Jangebe, Zamfara State abducted 317 schoolgirls. Abutu Yaro, the Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State gave the figure while speaking with newsmen hours after the abduction on Friday, saying the police got the […]
President Buhari Meets Newly Confirmed EFCC Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday has met with the newly confirmed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa. They met behind closed-door at the Statehouse in Abuja. The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, joined in the meeting minutes after it […]
Senate Committee Holds Investigative Hearing On Impact Of 5G On Nigerians
Senate Committee on Communications on Thursday held an investigative hearing on the present status of the 5G Network in Nigeria and its technological impact on citizens. In his contribution, the Minister of Communications, Isa Ali Pantami, said indeed the Ministry conducted the first trial of 5G in Nigeria on 25th […]
Tears, Tributes As Crew Members Of Ill-Fated NAF Plane Are Buried
Family and friends of the seven officers who died in the Nigeria Air Force Plane (NAF) plane crash could not hold back their tears at the burial ceremony. The event which held on Thursday at the national military cemetery in Abuja saw an outpour of emotion from both the young […]
PTF warns Nigerians against getting COVID-19 vaccines at black market
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 pandemic has warned Nigerians not to patronize uncertified vaccines from the black market. The Chairman of the taskforce and Secretary to Government of Federation (SGF) Mr. Boss Mustapha, who gave the warning during the task force’s news conference in Abuja, assured that Nigeria […]
NAF aircraft crash victims to be buried today
The Nigerian Air Force says the seven officers who died in the Sunday air crash will be buried at the National Cemetery, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja, on today..The NAF disclosed this on Wednesday in an invitation to journalists. The Beechcraft King Air B350i in which they were flying crashed near […]
US partners Nigeria Correctional Service for enhanced service delivery
The United States is partnering with Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) to enhance efficiency and service delivery of prisons in the nation. A statement on Wednesday by the U.S. Embassy said it was partnering with Correctional Information Management Systems of the Nigeria Correctional Service to bring about efficient service delivery across […]
Nigeria falling apart – Catholic Bishops warn against looming breakup
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have raised alarm over the looming collapse of Nigeria as a nation owing to the increasing level of insecurity ravaging the entire country. The Bishops said that the country had remained together just by the grace of God, adding that the survival of the […]