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Month: February 2021

10 Abducted In Renewed Bandits Raid In Niger State

Ten people have been kidnapped in Kagara and Katcha communities in Niger state. The bandits were said to have kidnapped the Director of Kongeama Table Water, Alhaji Aminu and six others in Kagara. The NATION learnt the bandits first went…

Cows Are Bound To Eat Grass, So No Way Farmers And Herders Won’t Clash — Seriki Fulani

The Seriki Fulani of Igangan, Oyo State, Salihu Abdulkadir, who was evicted from his base some weeks ago has said there is no way farmers and herders will not clash as cows must eat grass. He, however, said there should…

Insecurity: Five Health Institutions Shut In Kano To Prevent Kidnapping

The Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has authorised the closure of five health training institutions in the state with immediate effect. The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Hadiza Mustapha Namadi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday….

Insecurity: We’re Very Close To Accepting An Unacceptable Culture

SOYINKA made the comment in reaction to the series of kidnappings of schoolchildren in several northern states. In the latest on such abductions, 317 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata-Mafara local government area of Zamfara, were abducted…

Fear Grips Abuja Parents Over School Abductions

FEAR grips parents over persistent kidnapping of students in some parts of the north and worsening insecurity across the country which has heightened anxiety among parents with kids in public boarding schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Though no…

Insecurity: Cult Clash In Bayelsa lead To Member’s Dead over girlfriend

A leader of the notorious Icelander cult group in Bayelsa State, identified simply as Uzorma, yesterday shot dead one of his members at a close range because of rivalry over a girlfriend. The incident occurred in Azikoro town in Yenagoa…

Tongues Wag As Davido Steps Out With American IG Model, Mya Yafai

TONGUES were set waging early Sunday after music star Davido and an American Instagram model Mya Yafai were spotted together on vacation. From his social media snaps, Davido has been vacationing in Sint Maarten, a country in the Caribbean. The…

Tanko-Yakasai Beyond Expression Of Opinion – DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) says the arrest of Mallam Salihu Tanko-Yakassai, the sacked Media Aide to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State followed issues beyond the expression of opinion in social media. The Public Relations Officer of the…

Insecurity: Govt Confirms Release Of Abducted Zamfara Schoolgirls

Zamfara has confirmed the release of abducted female students of Government Secondary School in Jangebe. A government official confirmed this to Channels Television on Sunday as monitored by The Nation. Details shortly…

I Did Not Receive Salary For Eight Years As Governor — Aregbesola

Our attention has been drawn to a report in an online blog, Daily Post, titled ‘Aregbesola allegedly received 96-month salary arrears in secret, claims he did not’ written by Sikiru Obarayese. The author falsely claims that the Minister of Interior…