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Several girls said their abductors professed love to them and promised to contact them over the phone to find out if they had accepted the marriage proposal. Jangebe schoolgirls’ abductors gave out their phone numbers to their victims and promised to visit their parents to seek their hands in marriage. Several girls who spoke with…

A suspected motorcycle thief has been burnt to death at Garin Da’u town of Warawa local government area, Kano state. Kano state commandant of Security Vigilante group Muhammad Kabir Alhaji told journalists on Tuesday that the suspect was killed on Monday after the mob saw him stole a motorcycle at Zenith bank Wudil branch. He…

Zamfara State Government has confirmed the release of the 317 female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government Area, LGA last week. A government official confirmed the release of the girls to Channels Television on Sunday. As at the time of fliing this reports, briefing is about to…

A video of an unidentified man disclosing how he transfers people’s money using their SIM cards to get their bank details have been making rounds on social media. According to the fraudster, the new transfer strategy is called SIM transaction. He stated that he uses a SIM card that receives bank alert to transfer funds….

There was fear in Abuja in the early hours of Friday when gunmen invaded the residence of a man identified as Peter at Gbazango extension, Kubwa, Abuja and kidnapped him with his brother-in-law. According to an eyewitness, the five gang armed men also shot three vigilante members who attempted to disrupt their operation. A neighbour…

The governor of Jigawa State, Muhammad Badaru, has signed the Violence Against Person Prohibition VAPP, Bill, into law to eliminate gender-based violence in the state. DAILY NIGERIAN reports that the law states that anyone found guilty of committing a rape offence shall be sentenced to death or life imprisonment. The Public Relations Officer of the state…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday downplayed the possibility of the Federal Government granting amnesty to criminals and bandits. Buhari warned that his government would deal decisively with all forms of criminality in the country. He spoke while declaring open a joint security meeting of the Northern State Governors’ Forum, Northern Traditional Rulers Council and delegation…

Gunmen have kidnapped over 300 schoolgirls in Zamfara State. The abduction took place in the early hours of Friday, according to available report. The BBC Hausa Service is reporting that the school, Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, was attacked by several gunmen in the early hours of…

Abductors of the 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State have threatened to starve them to death if the ransom they are demanding is not paid on time, The PUNCH is reporting. One of the abductors stated this in an audio recording obtained by The PUNCH on Wednesday from a…