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Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, travels to the US for medical check-up, hands over to Deputy
Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule, has notified the State House of Assembly that he is travelling to the United States of America (USA) for medical check-up from Dec. 13 to Dec. 29. The Speaker of the assembly, Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, disclosed this today Monday, December 14, while reading the Governor’s letter to the house, titled, “Notification to Travel to the United States of America.” The letter in part reads ”I wish to inform the Rt. Hon speaker, I shall be travelling to the United States of America for medical check-up from Sunday, 13th to Saturday 29th December, 2020.Accordingly, in my absence, the Deputy Governor…
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Abductors of Students have contacted us – Masari tells Buhari
Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State on Monday told President Muhammadu Buhari that the abductors of the students in Kankara Local Government Area of the state have contacted them. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu after Masari’s visit, he said; “The Governor, who was accompanied by the Deputy Governor of the state, Manir Yakubu, said the kidnappers had made contact and discussions were already on pertaining to safety and return of the students to their homes,” He explained that security agencies had located the position of the children and expressed optimism that…
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UN calls for immediate, unconditional release of abducted Katsina Pupils
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reacted to the abduction that took place at Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State on Friday. Mr Guterres’ reaction in a statement by UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Monday in New York called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of over 300 male students, that were abducted from the school. “The secretary-general strongly condemns the December 11 attack on a secondary school in Katsina State, Nigeria and the reported abduction of hundreds of boys by suspected armed bandits,” the statement said. “He calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the abducted children…
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Katsina abduction: Student recounts how he escaped from the bandits
A 17-year-old student of the Government secondary school Kankara, Katsina State that was abducted by gunmen has recounted how he escaped from the bandits after he and his colleagues were dragged into the bush. In an interview with BBC Hausa on Monday morning, December 14, The student’s father refused his name to be shared during the interview. According to the student, there were 550 abducted pupils. “It was on Friday night around 9:30pm after we came back from our classes for night reading when we heard gunshots. Initially, we thought it was not in our school but later we began…
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All missing Katsina students will return home in few hours- Defence Minister, Bashir Magashi assures
The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd), has assured that the abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina state, will return home in few hours. Magashi said this when he led a delegation of the Federal Government and the service chiefs to Katsina state to sympathize with the parents and teachers of the victims, as well as the state government. “Today, we are here also to sympathise with you over the recent abduction of secondary school students which is more or less a ruthless exercise conducted to tamper with the…
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I have decided to quit politics in 2023 to give way for the youths – T.A Orji
Former Abia State Governor, T.A Orji says he has since decided to quit politics in 2023 to give way for the youths. He said this at a traditional wedding in Umuajatta Olokoro, Umuahia South Local Government Area. According to him, if he doesn’t quit there won’t be space for the upcoming generation to take over. He said; “Your future as Abians is bright. I have since decided to quit politics in 2023 to give way for you all. “If I don’t quit, there won’t be space for you. But I have to quit so that you can take over. I’ll…
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”May he lead Nigeria till eternity” Nigerian man prays for President Buhari after his brother was abducted in Katsina school attack.
A staunch Buhari supporter, Najeeb Magaji, who claims his brother is part of the students abducted by bandits at the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara local government area of Katsina state has prayed that President Buhari continues to lead till eternity. Najeeb shared this in a tweet this morning after he was reminded of his diehard support for the Buhari administration hours after he came online to cry out about the abduction of his brother and called on Nigerians to help pray for his rescue. Nigerian twitter users had dug up his old tweets where he showed support for…
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Man loses left eye after he was shot by bandits during an attempted kidnap
A man in Kaduna has lost one of his eyes after armed bandits shot him during an attempted kidnap. According to Dr. Auwal Mustapha Imam, who visited the victim on Sunday, December 13, the bandits attempted to abduct his friend at Kwanar Farakwai along Kaduna-Zaria road but he resisted. The gunmen fired several bullets and one hit his left eye. “We have today visited our friend that was shot at one of his eyes by bandits terrorising Kaduna-Zaria villages. “The bandits attempted to abduct him at Kwanar Farakwai, but he resisted them. As a result, they fired several bullets and…
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Katsina abduction: “Only 10 students are missing’- Presidency faults Masari’s claim
The Presidency has claimed that only ten students were abducted from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Contrary to the statement of Governor Masari of Katsina state, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu was quoted by BBC Hausa Service, in a bulletin on Sunday, as saying only ten boys are with the bandits. The BBC said “The Government of Nigeria has said its security forces have surrounded the location where gunmen have kept schoolchildren abducted from a secondary school in Katsina State. “Spokesman for the President, Mallam Garba Shehu told…
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Katsina abduction: “We are still searching for 333 students” – Gov Masari
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has confirmed that they are still in search of over 300 students following the abduction at Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina on Friday night. Governor Masari said this when he received a Federal Government delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno on Sunday, December 13. He said; “Based on the available record we have, we are still searching for 333 students through either the forest or their parents to ascertain the actual number that have been kidnapped. ” We are still counting because more are coming out from the forest and we…
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Parents of students abducted in Katsina stage protest, demand quick rescue of their kids
Parents of the abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Kastina State staged a protest on Sunday, December 13 calling on the Federal government to promptly find ways of rescuing their their children from their abductors. Some of the parents were seen carrying placards with the inscription ‘Government must speak out’, ‘We want our children back’ and ‘We want security in Kankara’. It was reported that Armed bandits stormed the school in the early hours of Saturday, December 12 and abducted the children. Unconfirmed reports claim 600 of the students are yet to be accounted for.
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‘You will marry next year’- Pastor Adeboye prays for single men who are of age but wasting time (video)
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Adeboye, has decreed that all single men who are of marriageable age but are wasting time to settle down will get married in 2021. He offered the prayers when he was preaching in his church on Friday, December 11. Watch the video below
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