‘FG‘must not pay ransom for abducted Dapchi schoolgirls’

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 27th February 2018

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and faith-based organisations have asked the federal government not pay ransom to the Boko Haram sect for the release of 110 students abducted from Government Girls’ Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state.…

Edwin Clark, Adebanjo, others urge Buhari to probe Daura’s allegation on herdmen’s arms

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 25th February 2018

SOUTHERN and Middle Belt Leaders Forum have called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to institute a probe into the statement made by the Director-General, State Security Service (SSS), Lawal Musa Daura, that most of…

NAF deploys more jets in search of Dapchi school girls

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 25th February 2018

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF), has deployed additional air assets, including Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms to the North East Zone to intensify efforts at locating the missing Dapchi girls in Yobe. The NAF…

FG confirms 110 Dapchi schoolgirls missing

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 25th February 2018

The Federal Government has confirmed that 110 students of the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State, are so far unaccounted for, after insurgents believed to be from a faction of Boko Haram…

Boko Haram attacked Dapchi a week after troops were withdrawn – Yobe Gov

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 25th February 2018

YOBE State governor,Ibrahim Gaidam, has revealed that the withdrawal of troops from Dapchi paved way for an attack on the Government Girls’ Science Technical College in the town. The governor said soldiers were withdrawn from…

My dream for Nigeria – Buhari

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 24th February 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to make Nigeria one of the easiest, safest and attractive places to do business in the world. He also promised to make Nigeria among the most safest and attractive investment…

Troops kill Boko Haram commander and five militants

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 24th February 2018

Nigerian troops in Borno have killed five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a top commander of the group in the ongoing operation in Sambisa Forest and the Lake Chad basin. Col. Onyeama Nwachukwu, Deputy Director,…

Resign if you can’t pay workers, TUC tells governors

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 24th February 2018

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Saturday advised state governors who could not address workers’ problems to resign. The TUC President, Mr Bobboi Kaigama, said in Lagos that workers could no longer vouch…

‘Africa’s agriculture sector will be worth $1trn by 2030’

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 24th February 2018

Africa’s agriculture market is expected to rise to a valuation of $1 trillion by 2030, says Akinwumi Adesina, president of African Development Bank (AfDB). Adesina said this on Thursday during a keynote address at the…

FULL LIST: The 105 missing Dapchi girls

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 24th February 2018

The chairman, Forum of parents of missing Dapchi girls, Bashir Manzo on Saturday said 105 students were abducted from Government Girls’ Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state. Here’s the full list obtained by The Nation.…