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Police quiz bank driver over robbery in Delta
By Festus Ahon DELTA State Police Command, Friday said it has commenced investigations into the purported role played by the driver of a Micro-finance Bank (name withheld) who was attacked
Zamfara abduction: We won’t succumb to blackmail by bandits, says Buhari
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has said the repeated abduction of school children by bandits is a blackmail strategy, vowing that his administration would not bow to their antics.
Reps grill NAFDAC over N1.2bn NYSC members’ allowance, N5.2bn recurrent
By Levinus Nwabughiogu Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives Friday grilled the management of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for late submission of
FIFA President meets Benin leaders over school football, others
The meetings, held in Cotonou, took place exactly five years after Gianni Infantino won the elections for the FIFA Presidency in 2016. The post FIFA President meets Benin leaders over
Zamfara Kidnapping: Kano shuts boarding schools
By Bashir Bello The Kano State Government has on Friday ordered immediate shutting down of boarding schools in the state. This was as a result of the abductions of about
JUST IN: Seven abducted schoolgirls in Zamfara escape
About seven out of the 317 schoolgirls abducted by bandits at Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe have escaped. A source Jangebe town confirmed on Friday evening that the girls
We Are Used To A President Whose Words Mean Nothing – Aisha Yesufu
Aisha Yesufu The co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls group, Aisha Yesufu, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari over his handling of the increasing spate of abductions in the
CBN welcomes Osinbajo’s counsel on cryptocurrency
The Central Bank of Nigeria has acknowledged the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, for his counsel in support of the regulation of digital currencies which has sparked some controversies
Saudi Crown Prince Indicted in Khashoggi’s Murder, as US Says Prince Salman Approved Killing
A US national intelligence report has found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of exiled journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. The declassified report released by the
Governor Matawalle Orders Immediate Closure of Boarding Schools in Zamfara
Hours after the abduction of 317 schoolgirls in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara, the Governor, Bello Matawalle has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the state.
