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Pope Prays for Abducted Zamfara Schoolgirls as Nigeria’s Military Intensifies Search
As Nigeria’s military and the police on Sunday intensified the search for 317 abducted pupils of Government Girls’ Science Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara
Zamfara Schoolgirls Yet to Be Rescued, Governor Matawalle Says
The Zamfara State Government says the 317 abducted female students of Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe are yet to be released. A statement from the office of the state
How Kagara Schoolboys, Others were Released
About 48 hours after the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, alleged that the federal government had abandoned the state in the plan to secure the release of the
Released Kagara Schoolboys Went Through ‘Tremendous Torture’ in Captivity, Niger Governor Bello Says
Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has said the rescued kidnapped victims of the Government Science College Kagara went through tremendous torture in the hands of their abductors. Bello
Buhari Tells Nigerian School Owners to Scale Up Security
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has advised school owners across the country as well as religious organisations, to scale up security in their environments, saying this was in keeping faith with
Nigeria Government No Longer Able to Protect Nigerians, Says Northern Elders Forum
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), on Wednesday, in a strongly worded statement, concluded that the federal government was no longer able to protect her citizens against the marauding criminals in
US Calls on African Union to Exert Pressure Over Worsening Crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday called on the African Union and other international partners to help address a deepening crisis in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region as he
Nigeria Takes Delivery of About 4m Covid Vaccines on Monday
Nigeria’s federal government has disclosed that it will receive the first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from India on Tuesday March 2 provided that there is no change of plan.
Nigeria: Kano Governor Ganduje Sacks Aide Who Criticised President Buhari
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has sacked Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, his spokesman, for his comments that was deemed to have been critical of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. The state commissioner for
UN Says 317 Schoolgirls Abducted in Nigeria’s Northwestern Zamfara State Must Be Released Unconditionally
The United Nations of Friday described the abduction of schoolgirls from a Government Secondary School in Jangbe, Zamfara State by bandits as a “heinous violation of human rights”. The global
