kidnappings
14 Mar
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, reiterated his directive to security agencies and the Ministry of Defence that on no account should ransom be paid by the government to kidnappers, bandits or criminal elements for release of abducted persons.
22 Feb
These are tough times for parents, teachers, and children in Abuja, as bandits take over the capital city, raising concerns over the safety of schools in FCT.
8 Feb
The Save Nigeria Movement (SNM) have staged a peaceful protest over the alleged involvement of a serving Senator in the spate of kidnapping and ransom taking in the north central and north west parts of the country.
16 Jan
For the umpteenth time, residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, are highly unsettled following widespread insecurity around the outskirts, characterized by frequent and indiscriminate kidnapping of persons.
4 Dec
Two landlords were kidnapped by suspected gunmen on Sunday in the Asokoro extension area in Abuja.
22 Nov
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, expressed deep concern over the spate of internal security breaches in various parts of the country, urging President Bola Tinubu and relevant security agencies to tackle the menace.
26 Sep 2023
The Ancient Kingdom of Nri, Anaocha Local Council of Anambra State, was agog at the weekend, following a peaceful celebration of “Ilo mmuo” (New Yam Festival) by warring camps, with stakeholders saying that unity would transcend to other communities ....
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Operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, stormed the residence of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in Abuja over alleged N84 billion fraud.
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Kano State High Court has granted an ex parte order restraining National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, from parading himself as member of the party.
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Speaker of the Kaduna House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, has warned Bello, son of the immediate past state governor, Nasir el-Rufai, to stop threatening the legislature for attempting to probe his father’s eight-year stewardship.
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Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has confirmed that the Gas Supply and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) to support the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Brass Methanol Project would be executed next month.
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Following the N2.6 trillion worth of economic loss to flooding in 2012, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and relevant stakeholders have engaged to check and mitigate impact of the disaster as the rainfalls begin.
44 mins ago
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved N1.3 billion scholarship for 997 nursing and midwifery students, who are indigenes of the state.
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At least 20 persons, mainly women, have been abducted by suspected terrorists in Na-Alma village, Malumfashi Local Council of Katsina State.
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Failure of the Kano State government to serve criminal charges on the embattled National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, yesterday, stalled the arraignment of the former governor at the Kano State High Court.
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Debt servicing may have been responsible for the dipping of Nigeria's foreign reserves from $34.45 billion to $32.61 billion within one month. Specifically, about $1.8 billion was spent from the foreign reserve within the period.
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Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved full scholarship to little Miss Happiness Nwafor, the Enugu-born minor, who was brutally abused by her Anambra-based guardian, Mrs Adachukwu Okafor.