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No fewer than three persons lost their lives and 3,600 other displaced in a fire incident in an Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camp in Customs Area of Maiduguri. Yabawa Kolo, the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, made this known to news men in Maiduguri on Wednesday. Ms Kolo said said that…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has Urged the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to convert existing Voting Points and Voting Point Settlements into Polling Units(PUs). This the forum expressed the believe would be practical and immediate measures to decongesting and expanding voter access to Polling Units.The Secretary-General of the ACF, Murtala Aliyu gave the indication while…
Niger State government has released names of the students and teachers of Government Science College, Kagara abducted by gunmen. THEANALYSTNG reported that no fewer than 27 students of Government Science College Kagara, 3 teachers, two non teaching staff and 9 family members of the staff staying in the quarters were kidnapped on Wednesday morning. The…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said unless the country stops rewarding criminality, it will keep increasing. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 presidential election said this in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday following the abduction of students, staff and relatives of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, Niger State….
The Nigerian Army says its troops have been mobilised in pursuit of abductors of kidnapped members of staff and students of Government Science School, Kagara, Niger State. About 27 students, three staff and 12 family members were abducted by the gunmen from the school. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, in a statement on Wednesday…
Members of the Reconciliation and Strategy Committee of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, are currently meeting with former Governors elected on the platform of the party. The meeting is being held behind closed-doors at the Legacy House Maitama Abuja. Saraki, the Chairman of the Reconciliation Committee, made this known via a tweet on his official…
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Yekini Nabena, has described the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed as a total failure in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Nabena also said time has left the Minister behind in the scheme of things in APC, adding that he (Mohammed) can no…
The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency over escalating insecurity across the nation. It made the call following kidnap of students and teachers of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, Niger State by gunmen on Wednesday morning. The lawmakers further called on the President Buhari led administration to implementation…
As part of efforts to reconcile members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and reshape the party ahead of the 2023 general elections, the party’s Reconciliation and Strategy Committee, led by former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday met with former President Goodluck Jonathan, in Abuja. The meeting came amid speculations that the ruling All…
The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command have gunned down two suspected armed robbers at Gwarimpa, Abuja. A statement by the FCT police spokesman, Mariam Yusuf, said the suspects were gunned down while robbing their victims at 7th Avenue, Gwarimpa, in the early hours of Tuesday. Mrs Yusuf added that the deceased…
