The Presidency has called on Nigerians to be thankful that bombings no longer take place in the country daily. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme on Sunday. Adesina, who is the President’s most senior media... Read more
Some of the abducted 344 students of Government Science Secondary School who regained freedom on Thursday night from their abductors, have vowed not to return to school until adequate security measures are put in place by the state government. The students, who spoke in an exclusive interview with THISDAY... Read more
Bandits have attacked the convoy of the Emir of Kaura Namoda, HRH Sanusi Muhammad Asha, along Zaria-Funtua road, killing three policemen and five others. Relatives of the Emir told Channels Television on Friday that the incident happened on Thursday night when the monarch was on his way back to... Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, today, Friday Dec. 18, 2020, met with the released students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State. This comes about an hour after the Personal Assistant on New Media to the President, Bashir Ahmad, made the announcement in a tweet. The President who received... Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged security agencies to investigate an intelligence report linking a North-West governor to banditry, abductions and other violent crimes in the zone. Mr Yekini Nabena, APC Acting Deputy National Publicity Secretary gave the charge in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Nabena who... Read more
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike says if universities must improve on the quality of graduates they turn out, teachers who do not possess the right qualification and problem-solving research capability should not be retained by universities.He has also suggested that universities curriculum must begin to address the issues of... Read more
Hours after a video surfaced of the students abducted by armed bandits at the Kankara Secondary School in Katsina State, the gunmen have released the boys. According to reports from the area, the released boys are currently in Shafe, a border community between Zamfara and Katsina States. A source... Read more
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned recent attacks by Boko Haram in Niger and northwest Nigeria, as well as threats by the group against Christians in the run up to the Christmas holiday. “Boko Haram continues to commit gross violations of... Read more
The following piece is from an interview granted by Dr Abubakar Siddique Mohammed, the Director, Centre for Democratic Development Research and Training, Zango Shanu, Zaria, whose centre carried out a research on banditry, kidnapping and killings in Zamfara and Katsina states. He speaks on the findings of their research.... Read more
Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed it was behind the abduction of hundreds of students in northwestern Nigeria, in what appears to be a major expansion of the jihadist group’s activities into new areas. At least 333 students are still missing since the attack late Friday on the all-boys Government... Read more
