Ninety children of the Salihu Tanko Islamic School, Tegina, recently released from their abductors, have been received by the Niger state Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, and reunited with their families. This came barely 24 hours after the governor returned from a security tour to boost the morale of joint security operatives.The Advocate
A member representing Nasarawa Central in the state House of Assembly, Hon. Ismail Danbaba, has been abducted by suspected kidnappers. The Lawmaker who was reportedly kidnapped yesterday evening in Sanga Local government of Kaduna State is said to have been on his way to Jos, Plateau state for a Legislative workshop.The Advocate
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has said that Nigeria could have been on the right path but for past constitutional amendment proposals that were botched. He said that present challenges of insecurity and poor state of the economy could have been successfully navigated by the solutions.The Advocate
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The Federal Government has said that two million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been reserved for the second dose in the first phase of vaccination,
It explained with 1,748,242 Nigerians vaccinated as of May 12, 2021, the percentage targeted with the first jab is 86.9 percent.
Noting the vaccination with the second dose of the vaccine has started, it urged persons who have received their first dose of the vaccine to ensure they check their vaccination cards to know when they are due for their second jab.
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, made these known during a virtual briefing organised by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) on covid-19 response on Thursday.
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The Government Secondary School, Illuke, in the Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State has been razed by yet-to-be identified arsonists.
It was reliably gathered that the school was invaded around 3pm on Wednesday.
Sources revealed that students resumed on Thursday to discover that blocks of classrooms on the school premises had been set ablaze.
The source said one of the suspects, identified as a Fulani herder, was arrested and handed over to the Kabba/Bunu Divisional Police Officer.
The Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Edeh, who confirmed the incident, however, said, “No suspect has been handed over to the police.”