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Prominent Islamic cleric and former military officer, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has renewed his call for the federal government to go into negotiations with bandits in a bid to secure the release of abducted Nigerians. During the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, tried convincing the government to dialogue with bandits. In a statement, the cleric said he was willing to ...
Education
March, 2024
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12 March
Alakija, estrange hubby keep mum, insiders’ reveal issues
Nigeria’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija, and her husband of 30 years, Modupe Alakija, are handling matters with expected maturity. They are not splashing of il feelings on social media over the news of their parting ways. Nothing for the media to feast on, from the two sides. The news making the rounds is that the mother of four and the ...
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9 March
Kaduna Under kidnappers’ Siege, Again, Mosque attacked
In the last few weeks, the Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone has witnessed escalation of tension . Terrorists’ attacks, killings and abduction had become one, too many. In several communities in the Kajuru, Chikun, Birnin-Gwari, Giwa and Igabi local government councils, abduction has teared them to pieces. The situation in many villages and town is highly tense even before the kidnapping ...
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9 March
80-yr-old commits suicide by hanging in Lagos
80-year-old Isiaka Ayinde, reportedly committed suicide at the Watch Tower in the Araromi Imota area of Lagos State, around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. According to a tenant in the compound, the deceased hung himself with a rope in the kitchen. “He heard his children shouting that he should come and see Baba in the kitchen. “When he ran into the ...
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9 March
Govt negotiates release of kidnapped 287 Kuriga pupils
There are indications that negotiations for the release of no fewer than 287 abducted pupils has began That also include the teachers of the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School, Kuriga 1, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Anonymous sources in the Kaduna State Government House, who is close to the negotiations saidthat the state government ...
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8 March
Account of Teacher who escaped, as 289 Pupils Kidnap
A teacher in Government Secondary School Kuriga, Sani Abdullahi, narrated how the attack took place, adding that about 280 pupils and teachers were whisked away by the hoodlums. This was just as the state Governor, Senator Uba Sani led senior government officials and heads of security agencies in the state to the scene of the attack on Thursday evening. The ...
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8 March
Chibok girls tragedy reoccurs, 289 pupils from Kuriga school kidnap !
In what appears like a reenactment of Chibok girls kidnap, Over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA primary school at Kuriga, Kaduna State were abducted by bandits on Thursday. Curiously, Kuriga was the same village where a school principal, Idris Sufyan, was killed and his wife kidnapped over a month ago! The bandits YOUNEWS learnt, invaded ...
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6 March
Tinubu orders Customs to Auction seized food items immediately
The Nigeria Customs Service has commenced the sale of seized food items to vulnerable Nigerians to address hunger across the country, the Comptroller General of the Service, Adewale Adeniyi, has said. The Customs boss stated this on Tuesday on the floor of the House of Representatives during the sectoral debate series which also had in attendance the Minister of Agriculture ...
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6 March
Dangote gives way to tears, names street after Wigwe
An emotional Aliko Dangote struggled to hold back the tears when the funeral rites for the late Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings Herbert Wigwe began in Lagos State on Monday. Dressed in black attire, the Chairman of the Dangote Group broke into tears as he paid tributes to Wigwe whom he described as brother and friend. The ...
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6 March
Behold Africa Prudential’s first female CEO
Africa Prudential Plc, the pioneering registrar listed on the Nigerian Exchange, has appointed its first female chief executive officer, Catherine Nwosu. According to a statement from the firm, the appointment took effect on March 1. “Having served in various capacities within Africa Prudential since its inception in 2006, she is well-versed in the company’s operations and deeply invested in its ...
