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• Bauchi Gov Commences Supervision, Revokes Zaki Palace February 28, 2021
  Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir has revoked a N75 millin, contract awarded for the renovation of Zaki District Head’s Palace which was burnt down to ashes during the previous administrations. Governor Mohammed who commences a 3 day inspection tour across the 3 senatorial zones of the State expressed disappointment with the inability of the […]
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• ​Kidnapping: Nigerians Have Lost Faith In Government — Northern Elders February 27, 2021
  The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) has said that with the continued kidnapping and banditry especially in the northern part of the country, the citizens have lost faith in the ability of government to defend them. The Northern Elders also said the unabated abduction of students in the region poses threat to education in the region, […]
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• Boko Haram attacks travellers, abducts bride, escorts February 27, 2021
  Boko Haram insurgents have again struck Maiduguri-Damaturu highway and kidnapped a bride and her entourage less than two days after they kidnapped travellers near Auno, a suburb of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Sources say the dastardly act took place in the late hours of Friday afternoon. The bride who is a graduate of […]
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• ​UNICEF worries over another attack on Jangebe Girls Secondary School February 26, 2021
  The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, on Friday expressed worry over reports of an overnight attack at the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, north-west Nigeria, where an unconfirmed number of schoolgirls were kidnapped. In a Press Statement, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, said: “UNICEF is […]
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• EFCC Chair: AYCF hails Buhari, tasks Bawa on performance February 26, 2021
  The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum(AYCF) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing a young man in the person of Bawa to head the EFCC. In a media statement signed by its National President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, the group said the appointment of Bawa was an indication that time was ripe for “a shift from the […]
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• Covid-19 Response: Women Coalition Gets Traditional Rulers Support in Kaduna February 26, 2021
  By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna The Coalition of women for Covid 19 Response in Kaduna State, on Thursday got the nod of traditional rulers in Kaduna State as they plan to respond to the second wave of Covid-19. The group on Monday met with the Bunu Zazzau, Hakimi Doka, Alhaji Muhammad Tijhani, who assured them of […]
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• Insecurity: Northern Governors’ to Partner Traditional Rulers, Religious Leaders, Others February 26, 2021
  By Habila Victor, Kaduna The Northern States Governors Forum has disclosed its plans to  partner with the traditional institutions, religious leaders and all relevant stakeholders in the entrenchment of communal harmony, peace and security of the region and the country at large. Chairman of the forum, Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State disclosed this […]
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• ​PIB will change economic fortune of Nigeria – Lawan February 25, 2021
  The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has assured Nigerians that the Petroleum Industry Bill(PIB) which is before the National Assembly will change the fortune of the country by the time it becomes law. “The PIB is going to be a piece of legislation that in our estimation will change the economic fortune of Nigeria […]
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• ​Kagara kidnapping: Niger Governor accuses FG of abandonment February 25, 2021
  Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has accused the Federal Government of abandoning it to its faith in its bid to rescue the abducted 27 students and others of the government science college Kagara. The Governor who made this lamentation when Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu paid him a sympathy visit at Government House […]
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• ​Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB must listen to us – Ohanaeze Ndigbo February 25, 2021
  The President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor, yesterday, reiterated that Ndigbo are not at war with Nigeria, stressing that Ndigbo would continue their efforts to seek justice, peace and fairness in all their dealings with everybody in Nigeria. Obiozor who spoke at a grand reception in his honour […]
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