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Kano Shuts 10 Boarding Schools Over Insecurity

Commissioner for Education, Muhammad Sunusi Kiru
Kano State Government has shut down 10 boarding schools in the outskirts of the metropolis. The state Commissioner for Education, Muhammad Sunusi Kiru, disclosed this in a short audio messageRead More

Niger: FG Not Doing Enough For Kagara Schoolboys’ Release

Governor Sani Bello, while playing host to Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu
The Niger State Government yesterday accused the Federal Government of not doing enough to assist the state in rescuing the 27 pupils of Government Science College, Kagara and 15 others,Read More

No Legal Basis for Dialogue With Bandits, Senior Lawyers Insist

Prof. Epiphany Azinge (SAN)
Say banditry is a crime, negotiators trading in criminality Let’s understand outlaws, Gumi urges Nigerians Raises hope for Kagara schoolboys’ freedom Senior lawyers yesterday cautioned against the ongoing appeasement ofRead More

Bandits Kill 18 In Fresh Invasion Of Kaduna Communities

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At least 18 people lost their lives and many others abducted following attacks by bandits on communities in Igabi and Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. The state CommissionerRead More

ACF, CAN Berate Gumi Over Divisive Comments On Banditry

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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), yesterday lashed out at an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, over inciting commentsRead More

Niger State Holds Direct Negotiation With Kagara Schoolboys’ Abductors

Niger State
Says no timeline for captives’ freedom The Niger State government yesterday clarified that it is negotiating directly with the abductors of 27 students of the Government Science College, Kagara, theirRead More

Niger Bandits Hold On To Kagara Schoolboys, As Scores Are Released

State govt says no demand for ransom yet, continues dialogue Fifty-three abducted persons were set free yesterday by bandits operating in Niger State, even as the outlaws held on toRead More

Bandits Kidnap 91-Year-Old Monarch In Katsina, Kill 3 In Kaduna

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Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the 91-year-old Village Head of Kunduru, Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed, in Kankia Local Government Area, Katsina State. Likewise, bandits, who were reportedly aided byRead More

Governor Rejects N500m Ransom Demand As Bandits Cling To Kagara Schoolboys

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello
Sheikh Gumi meets with outlaws in Dutsen-Magaji forest, demands amnesty for them Hope was initially raised yesterday on freedom for the abducted 27 students and 15 others at Government ScienceRead More

Obaseki Accuses APC Of Taking Advantage Of Farmers/Herders Crisis

Governor Godwin Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has accused members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) of trying to take advantage of the ongoing farmers/herders crisis through media sponsored messages toRead More