ABDUCTORS of the two students of Federal University, Wukari, in Taraba State are demanding a ransom of N50m in exchange for the freedom of the students. The Head of Information and Protocol Unit of the institution, Mrs Ashu Agbu, disclosed this in a telephone conversation with journalists on Sunday. “The abductors revealed that they came Read More
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Nigeria Immigration Service has placed former Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello on watchlist. The NIS called for Bello‘s arrest at any point of exit or entry into the country by security agencies. 2. President Bola Tinubu has approved system-wide policies to comprehensively overhaul the education sector to improve learning and skill development, increase enrolment, and ensure the academic security of the nation’s children....
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has confirmed the outbreak of a disease of unknown origin in Sokoto State. The director general of the agency, Dr Jide Idris, said so far, a total of 164 suspected cases have been identified in six wards of Isa local government area. 2. A Kano High Court has fixed April 17, 2024, as the date to arraign the immediate past Governor of the state, Abdullahi Umar...
Lydia Simon, recovered along with three children born in captivity, was one of 276 schoolgirls taken in 2014Nigerian troops have rescued a pregnant woman and her three children 10 years after she was abducted by Boko Haram militants when she was a schoolgirl in the town of Chibok.Lydia Simon was rescued in Gwoza council area, about 95 miles (150km) east of Chibok, from where 276 schoolgirls were seized in April 2014. As many as 82 are still missing a decade after the high-profile mass...
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KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — His weak body stood in the doorway, exhausted and covered in dirt. For two years, the boy had been among Nigeria’s ghosts, one of at least 1,500 schoolchildren and others seized by armed groups and held for ransom. But paying a ransom didn't work for 12-year-old Treasure, the only captive held []
The mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls a decade ago in Nigeria marked a new era of fear in Africa's most populous country