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Covid-19 Triggered Rapid Investment in Nigeria’s Health Security, Disease Control Boss Says
Exactly one year after Nigeria recorded its Covid-19 index case, Nigeria’s federal government on Friday stated that the pandemic had triggered a rapid investment in the Nigerian health sector. The
In Bid to Free Schoolgirls, Zamfara Governor Consults Mastermind of Kankara Abduction
In a desperate bid to secure freedom for the 317 female students abducted Friday morning at Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Governor Bello
Nigeria: President Buhari Accuses State Governors of Rewarding Bandits With Money, Vehicles
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has warned state governors on the dangers of rewarding armed bandits stating that such policies can be disastrous. President Buhari in a tweet on Friday said
Buhari Says Government Won’t Succumb to Blackmail after Bandits Abduct 300 Schoolgirls in Northwestern Zamfara
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will not succumb to blackmail by bandits who target innocent school students in the expectations of huge ransom payments. The Nigerian leader’s comment
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.
Cameroon Soldiers ‘Raped 20 Women in Revenge Attack’
Cameroonian soldiers on a revenge attack in a village nearly a year ago saw them rape at least 20 women, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it has documented evidence of
Eritrea Denies Tigray Massacre Accusations
Eritrea’s government has strongly rejected accusations that its troops fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region killed hundreds of people in the holy city of Aksum over two days in November.
Education in Northern Nigeria is Under Attack, Amnesty Says, Condemns Zamfara Schoolgirls Abductions
International rights group, Amnesty International (AI) says the abduction of over 300 schoolgirls in northwestern Zamfara state shows that “education is under attack in northern Nigeria”. ARISE News had reported
Hold Sheikh Gumi Responsible If Mishap Befalls Media Practitioners, Nigeria Journalists Tell International Community
The Nigeria Union of Journalists has called on authorities and the international community to hold Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi responsible for any bandit related mishap that may happen to
Insecurity: Nigerian Leaders Are AWOL, Celebrated Journalist Olojede Says
Celebrated journalist Dele Olojede says Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has been AWOL (Away Without Official Leave) amidst the serious crisis of violence and insecurity plaguing the country. Mr Olojede, a
