Abductions, School Closures And Governors’ Inertia – By Zainab Suleiman Okino
IN the wake of renewed mass abductions of schoolchildren across Nigeria’s northern precincts, the governors of states within these high-risk zones have responded,.
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Kebbi Governor Confirms Release Of Abducted Schoolgirls, Says ‘No Ransom Was Paid’
GOVERNOR Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has confirmed the release of the 24 abducted schoolgirls of Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko-Wasagu Local.
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24 Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls Regain Freedom, Tinubu Confirms
THE 24 schoolgirls abducted in Maga, Kebbi State, have regained their freedom, the Presidency has disclosed. In a statement sent to News Point.
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Kebbi Governor Demands Answers After Troops Exit School Minutes Before Girls’ Abduction
KEBBI State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has raised serious concerns over the withdrawal of military personnel from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga,.
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Kebbi Abduction: We Have An Idea Where Schoolgirls Are – Senator Maidoki
THE lawmaker representing Kebbi South, Senator Garba Maidoki, is optimistic of an early return for schoolgirls abducted in the State. Maidoki spoke on.
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FULL LIST: Names Of Kebbi Abducted Schoolgirls Released As Govt Rejects US Claim Of Christian Enclave
THE Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Hussaini Aliyu, has dismissed claims by a U.S. lawmaker, Riley Moore, suggesting that.
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Kebbi Schoolgirls: Army Chief Visits Kebbi, Orders Troops To Intensify Rescue
THE Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has directed troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to intensify efforts to secure the.
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Kebbi Schoolgirls: How My Daughter Escaped After Bandits Killed My Husband – Vice Principal’s Wife
THE wife of the slain Vice Principal of Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, has narrated how her daughter escaped during the.
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Kebbi Schoolgirls: Police Deploy Special Forces, Launch Forest Search
THE police say they have deployed special operatives to the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, following the abduction of students from.
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Bandits Abduct 25 Schoolgirls, Kill Vice Principal In Deadly Kebbi Attack
THE Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, has been thrown into mourning after.
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Ondo Secondary Schoolgirls Fake Kidnap, Demand N100,000 Ransom From Mother
THE Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, has arrested no fewer than 28 people for their involvement in various crimes.
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Troops Rescue Two More Chibok Schoolgirls, One Delivers Baby Boy
THE Nigerian Army on Thursday said it had rescued two additional girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, nine years after their.
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Over 5,000 Iranian Schoolchildren Poisoned Since November – Lawmaker
MORE than 5,000 Iranian schoolchildren have been affected by a spate of poisonings that has targeted mainly female pupils since late November, according.