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Grant ‘blanket amnesty’ to bandits, Gumi tells FG
Renowned Islamic scholar Sheikh Abubakar Gumi on Friday urged the Federal Government to give “blanket amnesty” to bandits willing to make peace.
“The Federal Government should give…
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My leg might be amputated if I don’t get bail, Maina tells court
Former chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team Abdulrasheed Maina on Friday told the Federal High Court, Abuja that his leg might be amputated if not granted bail to have…
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AK-47 for Fulani herdsmen is figure of speech – Bala Mohammed
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed says his use of AK-47 as weapon herdsmen should carry about for protection is a figure of speech.
Speaking on Friday on Channels Television’s…
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Senate seeks to prohibit casual jobs, says ‘banks turn marketers into sex slaves’
The Senate has started considering a bill seeking to stop employers in the private and public sectors from engaging employable Nigerian graduates as casual workers.
The bill, tagged,…
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Kagara: Arewa youths urge Niger Governor, Senators to face realities in curtailing insecurities
Niger State Governor, Sani Bello, as well as three senators representing the state at the National Assembly, have been urged to wake up from their slumber and face the realities on the…
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Ex-Customs CG, Dikko, dies at 60
The immediate past Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko, has died.
Dikko, an indigene of Katsina State led the NCS from 2009 to 2015. He died in Abuja…
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Peace of Niger Republic matters to Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, said the peace of Niger Republic must matter to Nigeria, being “our very close neighbour.”
He commended the country’s outgoing President…
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Gunmen abduct 10 in fresh Niger attack
Barely 24 hours after the abduction of students, teachers, and others from Government Science College, Kagara, gunmen have attacked some communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of…
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Negotiate with bandits, Matawalle tells Gov Bello
The Zamfara Governor, Bello Matawalle has told his Niger State counterpart, Abubakar Bello, to negotiate with bandits in order to secure the release of students and teachers that were…
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NIGER: Names of abducted Kagara students, teachers revealed
The Niger state government has released the names of the abducted students and teachers of Government Science College, Kagara.
Recall that bandits had invaded the school on Wednesday…
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