Benue closes boarding schools over Kankara schoolboys kidnap

Following the abduction of students at Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, Gov. Samuel Ortom has ordered the closure of all boarding schools in Benue State. Ortom, who announced…

APC govs to Buhari: We’re confident you’ll tackle insecurity

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari will lead Nigeria out of its current security challenges. This was contained in…

PDP Reps caucus demand Buhari’s impeachment, heads for court to challenge Malami’s position

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP caucus in the House of Representatives has said it is heading for the courts to challenge the position of the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF,…

BREAKING: Amidst security concerns, Lagos orders public, private schools to vacate Friday

The Lagos State Government has asked public and private schools in the state to vacate on Friday, The Punch reports. This was contained in a statement , on Thursday, titled…

BREAKING: Governor Masari Refuses To Comment On Why Buhari Has Not Visited Kankara

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, on Wednesday declined to comment on why President Muhammadu Buhari has not visited Kankara since the abduction of over 300 students from Government Science Secondary…

Sokoto closes 16 boarding schools, borders

Sokoto State has joined the number of Northern states that have announced the closure of their schools following the abduction of secondary school students in Kankara, Katsina State. However, in…

Plateau Monarch: We’ve Lost Over 600,000 People To Herdsmen’s Attacks

Paramount ruler of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, Bra Nggwe Rigwe, His Royal Highness Rev. Ronku Aka, said he lost over 600,000 of his subjects in the last…

Kankara abduction: Boko Haram recruited three local gangs to kidnap schoolboys ― Sources

Boko Haram recruited three local gangs in northwest Nigeria to kidnap hundreds of schoolboys on its behalf, security and local sources said Wednesday. The jihadist group has claimed responsibility for…

Sen. Musa: Over 5000 Homeless, 30 Abducted In Niger East

About 5000 people are said to be homeless while 30 others have been abducted and two killed in the last one week in Niger East Senatorial District. The event, according…

Farmers Union Threatens Protest Over Killing Of Members

The Nigeria Union of Agriculture and Allied Employees (NUAAE), has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to intensify efforts in flushing out the insurgents in the North East to stop…

Shehu Sani: Kidnappers recapturing citizens captured via NIN, BVN

Shehu Sani, a former senator, has faulted the federal government for “failing to effectively manage” a central database linking information of all Nigerians. Sani said while the government is asking…

Insecurity: Shut Down NASS Now In Protest, Bishop Onuoha Tells Lawmakers

The President, Vision Africa International and Co-Chair Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace, Bishop Dr. Sunday Ndukwo Onuoha, has advised the National Assembly to shutdown proceedings in protest of the deteriorating…

Gunmen Kill 3 In Benue Town

Gunmen on Tuesday night killed three people in Agboughul community of Makurdi metropolis in Benue state. Daily Trust reports that the decessed are; Barrister Moses Udam, his wife, Nkechi and…

Katsina Schoolboys: Military is not part of negotiation with abductors ― DHQ

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Wednesday declared that the Military was not part of the purported onging negotiation with the abductors of the Students of the Governmenent Science Secondary School…

Abduction: Zamfara shuts down boarding schools

Zamfara State Government has closed down 10 boarding schools in the state to prevent possible abduction of students by bandits . Speaking to journalists in a press conference on Tuesday,…