Parents and guardians of the missing schoolgirls in Government Girls Technical College Dapchi, Yobe, broke into tears when Ibrahim Gaidam visited them without saying a word on the whereabouts of the girls. The military had reported earlier that some of the girls had been rescued from their captives, insurgent group Boko Haram. A resident of the town, Abdullahi Dapchi, who spoke…
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Former aviation minister, Femi Fani Kayode has also spoken out about the conflicting reports concerning the abducted school girls in Yobe State and he called the President a liar again! In his words, ‘First you deny that 94 girls were abducted by Boko Haram from their school in Yobe. Ur were exposed and forced to admit that u were…
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Yobe state governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, has faulted claims that the Nigerian military has rescued 48 out of the 94 girls that have been declared missing from Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state. The girls went missing after an attack on their school by Boko Haram members on Monday February 19th. There were reports that 48…
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Popular public speaker and consulting guru, Fela Durotoye, has stated that he will be running for President in 2019 under the platform of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN). “In line with our Values one of which is to ‘be a role model worthy of emulation’, I had to decide to get involved in the…
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Sani Usman, a Brigadier-General, has been replaced as spokesman of the Nigerian Army. In his stead, Jude Chukwu, also a Brigadier-General, has been appointed with a formal handover ceremony slated for Monday. Usman is currently attending a senior executive course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, while Chukwu is…
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Boko Haram jihadists have killed five civilians and wounded five others in Northern Cameroon on Tuesday night after crossing the border from Nigeria. “A group of Boko Haram fighters made an incursion during the night in Assigashia,” a source close to administrative authorities in the area said told AFP on Thursday asking not be named.…
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Former presidents and all 36 state governors are expected to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari over the state of insecurity in the country, Punch reports. The president is expected to preside over the meeting of the Council of State, which includes all former living presidents and Heads of Governments, and governors of all the states in the country. This…
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Kaduna Senator Shehu Sani has revealed the circumstances leading to the removal of the Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum, Abdullahi Adamu. Sani explained that N70 Million which belonged to the group was claimed to have been carted away by monkeys in a farm house. The letter announcing Adamu’s removal was read by presiding officer, Ike Ekweremadu during a plenary session…
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended the head of Security at the Akure Airport, Ondo state. The suspension follows a runway incursion by cows on Saturday which prevented an Air Peace aircraft from landing for more than 15 minutes. The cows had wandered from surrounding fields and bushes where they were foraging…
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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has adjourned until March 22 for the continuation of hearing in the case involving former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Col Sambo Dasuki, pending the outcome of the judgment of the Supreme Court on his appeal. The judge, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf, adjourned the case after Dasuki’s counsel Mr…
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