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Stop paying ransom to bandits, Buhari tells governors

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the latest abduction of hundreds of students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Zamfara State as inhumane and totally unacceptable, sending out a strong warning to bandits and their sponsors. Reacting to the incident on Friday, President Buhari said that “this administration will not …

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Bawa, others were long due for promotion but Magu denied them – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Sunday faulted a claim that its Chairman-designate, Abdulrasheed Bawa, was illegally promoted to Chief Detective Superintendent (CDS) on Grade Level 14 without regard for public service rules. It described the allegation, promoted by an online news medium, as “extremely prejudicial, libelous and untrue”. President Muhammadu Buhari, …

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Kagara students yet to be released, says Niger govt

The 42 persons kidnapped by bandits from the Government Science College Kagara, Niger State, were yet to be released Sunday night, Chief Press Secretary to the Niger governor, Mary Noel-Berje, has said. Noel-Berge however disclosed that efforts were still on to get the abducted students and staff from the kidnappers’ …

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