INEC issues certificates of return to ex-Kaduna Speaker, Dahiru Liman, 3 others — Nigeria

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Nigeria coronavirus: 8000+ cases, Africa’s 4th most impacted

Total confirmed cases = 8,068 (new cases

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Nigeria: 140 Students Abducted in Northwestern Nigeria

[VOA] Armed kidnappers have taken 140 students from their boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, local officials announced Monday.

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COVID-19: Nigeria records one death, 828 infections last day 2021

The infection toll from the virus in Nigeria has increased to 242,341 while the death toll now stands at 3,031 cases. The post COVID-19: Nigeria records one death, 828 infections last day 2021 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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Nigeria coronavirus: 4,641 cases, Bauchi lockdown, Madagascar syrup

May 12: Cases hit 4641, Bauchi lockdown, Madagascar donation

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Nigeria: Why We Abandoned Negotiation With Kidnappers of Students - Govt

[Daily Trust] The Minister of State for Education, Chief Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has opened up on the reasons why the Federal Government abandoned the option of negotiations with kidnappers of students.

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Nigeria’s SARS: A brief history of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad | News24

How a police unit established to combat armed robbery became synonymous with unlawful killings, torture and extortion.

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Somalia - Dozens Killed, Half a Million Displaced By Floods

[DW] Heavy rains have caused flash floods in Somalia, displacing half a million people and killing more than 30. The combined effects of two climatic phenomena, El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole, exacerbated the situation.

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Nigeria steps up hunt for 39 kidnapped students | Africanews

Nigerian security forces say they have stepped up efforts Saturday to rescue dozens of abducted college students, Their statement comes after gunmen abducted 39 students from their hostels in northwestern Kaduna state late Thursday, the latest in a series of such attacks.

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Nigeria: Secession, Restructuring Clamours Won't Create Better Life for Nigerians - Sowore

[Leadership] Abuja -- The African Action Congress (AAC) has said the clamour for restructuring, power rotation and secession by various groups in the country would not meet the long-term aspirations of Nigerians.

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Nigeria: UNICEF Urges More Protection for Children, Schools, Says 950 Abducted

[This Day] The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over growing attacks on schoolchildren, as well as child abductions in Nigeria, with a call on authorities in the country to do more to ensure that children can safely live and go to school or fetch water without fear of

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Nigeria: Kaduna Prison Mandates Families of Slain Inmates to Sign Undertaking Before Releasing Bodies

Officials at the Kaduna custodial centre have demanded that relatives of inmates who died during the April 1 violent protest at the centre must sign an undertaking absolving the authorities of being responsible for the

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Nigeria coronavirus: 15,181 cases; Egypt, India evacuees arrive

Confirmed cases = 15,181

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Sexual Assault Rate Climbs during Nigeria Covid-19 Lockdowns —and Police Are Helpless to Intervene – The Wilmington Journal

Covid-19 isn't the only plague hitting Nigeria. Sexual assaults are on the rise as lockdowns freeze men out of work and keep women and children trapped indoors. Nigerian police reported a total of 717 rape [...]

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Nigeria: Farmers-Herders Crisis - More Than 300,000 Nigerians Displaced in Four States - Research

[Premium Times] The researchers say crisis in Nigeria's Benue valley has led to deaths, loss of livelihoods, displacements and disruption of states' economy within the area.

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Nigeria: Democracy Day - NAS Demands Electoral Reforms, Condemns Suppression of Protests

[Vanguard] The NAS Capoon, Mr Abiola Owoaje in a statement: "22 Years of Unbroken Democracy: Whither Nigeria" also lamented the continued repression of dissenting voices and suppression of protests in the country.

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Nigeria: Special Report - More Nigerians Live in Fear As Kidnap-for-Ransom Worsens (II)

[Premium Times] In 2020, 937 people were kidnapped in Kaduna State alone, according to a government report documenting only reported cases. And in the first quarter of 2021, 949 persons were kidnapped, again as reported by the government.

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Nigeria coronavirus: 24,567 cases, eased lockdown phase II extended

Confirmed cases = 24,567

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Twitter deletes Buhari's 'war' tweet prompting govt outrage | Africanews

Nigerians reported the tweet saying the language amounted to a declaration of war

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NIGERIA KILLING ITS OWN CITIZENS - African Voice Newspaper

The world is watching, as Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria unleash armed Soldiers on young peaceful protesters, calling for an end to police brutality, at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State. The number of causalities are increasing as the young protesters remain defiant, demanding an end to

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Nigeria: Why We Stopped Negotiations With Bandits - Govt

[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Federal Government, today, said it stopped negotiations with bandits because the kidnappers used the money from ransom to equip and rearm themselves.

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Nigeria: Almajiris Are 'Victims' of Northern Muslim Elite - Kukah

The almajiris in Northern Nigeria have been "sinned against" and denied opportunities for social progress by the region's Muslim elite, Catholic cleric, Hassan Kukah, has

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Nigeria Deploys Troops in Mali for Peacekeeping

[Daily Trust] SUB: A contingent of 62 troops of the Martin Luther Agwai International leadership and peacekeeping center (MLAILPKC) has been deployed in Mali for the multi-Dimensional...

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Nigeria: INEC Removes Polling Units From Shrines, Worship Centers

[Daily Trust] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has removed 749 polling units (PUs) from inappropriate facilities, with nine of them from shrines and several others from religious houses, royal palaces and private properties.

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Nigeria: Kaduna - Labour Suspends Strike After Govt's Invitation

[Leadership] The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday night announced the suspension of its strike in Kaduna State, following the intervention of the federal government.

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Nigeria: Taxation, Not Oil Revenue, Can Save Nigeria's Economy - El-Rufai

[Daily Trust] Kaduna -- The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has said that taxation, not oil revenue, can save Nigeria's economy.

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Nigeria: Security Forces Intensify Rescue Operations for 39 Kaduna Students

[Leadership] Security forces comprising operatives of the Army, Air Force, DSS and Police have stepped up efforts to rescue dozens of students abducted from their hostels in Kaduna State in the latest attack on schools.

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Nigeria: A' Court President Seeks Support for Girl-Child Education

[This Day] The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has called on Nigerians to support the education of the girl-child to ensure even development in the country.

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Nigeria: Shrinking Nigeria's Civic Space - USAID Steps in

[Premium Times] ... Open and safe civic spaces serve as unique havens for citizens from diverse backgrounds to build required competences to participate in conversations around nation building.

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Kaduna records 716 fire outbreaks, 30 deaths in 2021 - Official

Kaduna State Fire Service says it rescued 44 persons alive and recorded 110 injured and 30 persons dead in fire outbreaks in Kaduna, Zaria and Kafanchan. The post Kaduna records 716 fire outbreaks, 30 deaths in 2021 - Official appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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