Kuje prison: 64 Boko Haram suspects escape after attack

•ISWAP claims responsibility •I’m disappointed in intelligence system, says Buhari •‘Abba Kyari, Dariye, Nyame, others safe’ All 64 suspected Boko Haram commanders and men were among the 416 inmates that escaped from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja following the Tuesday night attack. Four inmates and an operative of the …

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FAAN to shut Lagos airport runway for three months

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the complete closure of the domestic runway of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos  for three months to enable some repairs and installation of Air Field Lighting to be done. The development means that international and local airlines will use the international runway …

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Gunmen kill sons, abduct teenage daughter of Adamawa clergy

Gunmen have invaded the residence of Reverend Daniel Umaru of the EYN Church Njairi, Mubi Local Government Area of Adamawa State, killing his sons and abducting his 13-year-old daughter. The incident happened hours after the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari’s advance team to Daura in Katsina State was attacked, Kuje …

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