Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Friday 26th February 2021
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Insecurity: You can’t win this war, Iwuanyanwu tells FG
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri Elder statesman, chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has told the Federal Government that the battle against insecurity challenges in the country can never be won the way it is being currently handled. Iwuanyanwu who spoke to Saturday Sun in Owerri yesterday pointed out that except the government change its tactics, it can never
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Kano government raises committee on metro transport master plan
From Desmond Mgboh, Kano Kano State government has approved the constiution of a committee to design a Strategic Metropolitan Transport Master Plan aimed at regulating transport system in the metropolis. The decision is coming barely a few days after a showdown between the state government and the tri cyclists over the introduction of a N100
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Orlu: South-East elders carpet IPOB activities
From Okwe Obi, Abuja South-East elders under the aegis of Conference of Concerned Igbo Elders for Peace and National Unity (COEPENA), have accused the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), of constituting nuisance following its alleged recent attack on security operatives in Orlu, Imo State and the burning of Abayi police station in Aba, Osisioma Ngwa
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Military, Police launch search for kidnapped girls
From Mohammed Munirat Nasir, Gusau. The Zamfara state Police Command has Command has confirmed the kidnapping of 317 female students of Government Girls Science Secondary School, (GGSSS) Jangebe in Talata Mafara local government area of the state in the early hours of Friday. A statement by the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), SP Shehu
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57 died of COVID 19 in Ondo
From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure No fewer than 57 people have died of Corona virus between last year and this year in Ondo State, the state Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has disclosed. Besides, Akeredolu disclosed that 2,993 cases of COVID 19 we’re recorded in the state in the last one year that the disease was discovered
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Amnesty office adopts South-East business model for beneficiaries
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has integrated the South-East business model in its training and empowerment of ex-agitators to reduce beneficiaries’ over-dependence on monthly stipends. The Interim Administrator, PAP, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (retd), explained that the new model would transform delegates into skilled entrepreneurs and employable citizens. Dikio
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Niger Insecurity; Bandits kill Five , Abduct eight Others In Latest Attack On Niger Communities
From John Adams, Minna As the Government and People of Niger state await the release of the 27 students of Government Science Collage Kagara, abducted over a week ago, no fewer than five people have been killed, among them a graduate of the Federal College of Education Kontagora when bandits numbered over 100 invaded
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Cross River: PDP stakeholders hail Supreme Court ruling on northern senatorial by-election
From Judex Okoro, Calabar Cross River PDP stakeholders have hailed the Supreme Court ruling declaring Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe the PDP candidate and winner of December 5, 2021 by-election for northern senatorial district. The stakeholders including member of the state House of Assembly, former party national officer and councillors described Jarigbe’s victory at both Appeal and
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UNICEF condemns, demands safe return of kidnapped Zamfara school girls
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has condemed the action of some bandits in Zamfara State which culminated in the kidnap of unconfirmed number of school girls from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, in a statement
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Ortom demands probe of failed Ruga contracts
From Rose Ejembi Makurdi Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has reiterated his call on the Federal Government to institute a probe into contracts awarded for the establishment of Ruga settlements in parts of the country. The Governor made the call while declaring open, the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting and General Assembly of the
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JUST IN: Only 54 girls not taken away by gunmen as Zamfara confirms abduction of schoolgirls
The Zamfara State government has confirmed the abduction of female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of the state. The confirmation was made by the Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Dauran, in a brief interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau
NAF, Mbanima land tussle: Court fixes March 5 for ruling
Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi A Makurdi High Court, presided over by Justice Sampson Itodo, has fixed March 5, 2021, for its ruling on an interlocutory application seeking to restrain the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Makurdi from erecting a perimetre fence round the disputed land between Poor Community, Mbanima, Ugondu district of Makurdi lLocal Government Area
PAP adopts S’East business model to reduce dependence on stipends
Pauline Onyibe, Yenagoa The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has integrated the South-East business model in its training and empowerment of ex-agitators to reduce beneficiaries’ over-dependence on monthly stipends. The Interim Administrator, PAP, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), explained that the new model would transform delegates into skilled entrepreneurs and employable citizens. Dikio in a
Sheikh Gumi speaks on Zamfara schoolgirls’ abduction
Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi has said, he will update the media, once he gets any update on the girls kidnapped from the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Friday morning. Speaking with BBC pigin on Friday, the cleric, who has been the news in
UPDATE: Mass abduction of schoolgirls in Zamfara
As many as 300 girls reportedly involved Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped some students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Reports have it that the incident, which happened around 2 a.m. on Friday, may have seen roughly 300 female students being abducted. It is the fourth of
JUST IN: Gunmen storm Zamfara school, abduct female students
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped some students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Reports have it that the incident happened in the early hours of Friday. More details later…
Kia shares rise after report says still scope for Apple partnership
Shares in Kia Corp rose as much as 8.1% on Friday after a South Korean online news site said there was still potential for the automaker to form a partnership with Apple Inc. Shares in Hyundai Motor Co and its affiliate Kia were roiled earlier this year after Hyundai initially confirmed early stage talks
Dollar firms after US yield spike; yen continues march lower
The U.S. dollar held gains Thursday after rebounding overnight from three-year lows following a spike in U.S. bond yields. The yen, which tends to weaken when U.S. yields rise, slid to a fresh six-month low versus the greenback, reports Reuters. Government bonds, and particularly U.S. Treasuries, have become the focal point of markets globally,
US launches airstrike against Iranian-backed forces in Syria
President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, in a calibrated response to rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq. The strikes, which were first reported by Reuters, appeared to be limited in scope, potentially lowering the risk
Igbo Conference of Elders calls for maximum action against IPOB
Our Reporter Prominent Igbo elders have charged relevant authorities of government to deal decisively with members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), saying the current level of force being deployed might not be enough to curb their violent excesses. The elders reasoned that decisive force was required at this time, considering recent events,
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