The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the successful rescue of the 344 abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State. Prof Ishaq Akintola, MURIC Director in a statement on Saturday, said the rescue was made possible by the President’s promotion action to secure their release. “344 boys were kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State on Dec. 11, and rescued on Dec. 18, exactly one week after their abduction,” Akintola noted. “The successful rescue operation adds another feather to President Muhammadu Buhari’s hat. “We note with every seriousness that the…
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Gunmen on Saturday night abducted students of Islamiyya schools in Mahuta town, Dandume LGA, Katsina state, The Cable reports. But they have now been rescued, according to the police. This is coming two days after the release of 344 students of Government Secondary School in Kankara LGA of the state. The Islamic students were on their way back home after they attended a maulid procession at Unguwar Al-Kasim, a nearby village. Maulud Nabiyyi is Prophet Mohammad’s birthday. The students, numbering about 80, were rescued by a combined team of policemen and local vigilante group in the area, according to the…
The all Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has endorsed Governor Kayode Fayemi for the presidency contest in 2023. The state APC vowed to force Governor Fayemi to contest the presidential election in 2023 even if he refuses to willingly join the race. Paul Omotoso, the APC Caretaker Chairman, stated this in Ayede Ekiti, Oye Local government on Saturday during a Christmas programme organised by a chieftain of the party, Dr Olusegun Osinkolu for 1,000 APC members in Ekiti North Senatorial District. Omotoso was represented at the event by the APC Caretaker Publicity Secretary, Hon Ade Ajayi. “We can say boldly…
Security is everybody’s business. It is a flawed assumption that issues of security must remain strictly within the orbit of agencies with the lawed responsibility. Even security agencies cannot function without citizens’ alliance and community help. Simply, they cannot operate in vacancy of citizens’ collaboration and the support of stakeholders and other institutions – both formal and informal. The most fundamental ingredient to addressing crime is intelligence. And intelligence does not jump out from the coloured screen of a computer; it comes from people – of all shades and appliances. It is the reason I believe our traditional institutions and…
The United States (US) has suggested that the process to find a new director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) needs to be reopened, BBC reports. Robert Lighthizer, US trade representative, during an interview on Wednesday, said the WTO needs “someone with real experience in trade, not someone from the World Bank or a development person.” Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, former Nigerian minister of finance and former managing director (MD) of the World Bank, had got the support of 110 out of 164 member countries but the US opposed her candidacy. The trade organisation operates based on consensus, that is, if one country opposes,…
Some unknown gunmen have reportedly attacked the convoy of Sanusi Muhammad, Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara state, killing eight people on his entourage. Channels TV reports the attack occurred on Thursday night while the Emir was on his way back from Abuja. Three of his police escort were said to be shot dead as well as five other people. More details soon.
The Nigeria Military has dismissed audio of Boko Haram terrorists leader, Abubakar Shekau claiming responsibility for the abduction of over 333 schoolboys in the Kankara area of Katsina State. Speaking on Arise Television’s The Morning Show, on Wednesday, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, Defence Spokesperson, revealed that Shekau was not a person but a “brand and all that needs to be done is somebody using his voice.” “On the basis of the characteristics of terrorists all over the world from the time of Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Al-Shabaab, all of them, wherever they will boost their ego or show relevance, that is what…
Ahead of 2023 presidential election, supporters of Bola Tinubu, Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reportedly set up a presidential campaign council on his behalf. According to a report by The Cable, this comes 24 hours after loyalists of the APC national leader led by Dayo Adeyeye, former minister of state for works, visited Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, on Monday. The group said they were at the palace to seek support for the 2023 presidential ambition of Tinubu. They were said to have moved ahead to set up a presidential campaign council on Tuesday in Ibadan, Oyo…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the corruption allegations levelled against him could have sent him into political oblivion but God did not allow that happen, The Cable reports. Speaking at a book presentation in Abuja on Tuesday, Jonathan said officials of the current administration tagged him and some members of his former cabinet as corrupt. Jonathan was in charge of the country between 2010 and 2015. President Muhammadu Buhari defeated him in the 2015 election and he conceded even before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made a final pronouncement on the exercise. In his remarks at the presentation of…
Tank Muhammad, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has tested positive for coronavirus. According to Vanguard, the CJN is presently in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, receiving treatment. A member of the Supreme Court, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa disclosed this at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. More details soon.
Inflation rate in Nigeria has increased to 14.89 per cent; highest in 32 months. This is according to the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday. Food inflation, according to the report, hit 18.30 percent; up 0.92 percentage points from the 17.38 percent recorded in October. NBS explained that increase in the prices of bread and cereals, potatoes, yam and other tubers, meat, fish, fruits, vegetables and oils and fats were behind the rise in the food index. “The urban inflation rate increased by 15.47 percent (year-on-year) in November 2020 from 14.81 percent recorded in…
The World Bank has finally approved Nigeria’s request for a $1.5 billion loan. The loan facility is a five-year country partnership framework (CPF) that would last from 2021 to 2024. Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said the loan would focus on four areas of engagement namely, investing in human capital, promoting jobs and economic transformation and diversification, enhancing resilience and strengthening the foundations of the public sector. “This country partnership framework will guide our engagement for the next five years in supporting the government of Nigeria’s strategic priorities by taking…