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Three UN Peacekeepers Killed in C.Africa Ahead of National Polls

26Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Africa, News, Security, Terrorism, Violence

Three UN Peacekeepers Killed in C.Africa Ahead of National Polls

Three UN peacekeepers have been killed by unidentified combatants in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said, as the country prepares for a general election and fighting continues between rebels and government forces. The news came after a rebel coalition called off a ceasefire and said it would resume its march on the capital, as well as the arrival of troops from Russia and Rwanda to shore up the government of the resource-rich country. “Three peacekeepers from Burundi were killed and two others were wounded,” the UN said in a statement on Friday following attacks on UN troops and Central African national defence and security forces. The assaults took place in Dekoa, central Kemo Prefecture, and in Bakouma, in the southern Mbomou Prefecture, it said, withou...

Kankara Abduction: Buhari Acted Smarter Than Jonathan – Femi Adesina

25Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism, Violence, Youths

Kankara Abduction: Buhari Acted Smarter Than Jonathan – Femi Adesina

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has lauded the administration of his principal for responding smartly to the Dapchi and Kanakara abductions while berating former President Goodluck Jonathan for delaying in his response to Chibok Abduction. This was contained in his weekly piece released on Friday titled, ‘Enemies of the country will lose las las’. Adesina compared the response of former President Jonathan and incumbent President Buhari to the three major abductions of students in the country. Armed men had abducted over 300 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State on December 11, 2020. The students were, however, released after six days in captivity. It followed similar experiences in the pas...

Enemies of the Country Will Lose Las Las – Femi Adesina

25Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Enemies of the Country Will Lose Las Las – Femi Adesina

Permit me to use the popular lingo now in town in the headline of this piece. I hear the younger generation talk of las las, when they speak of a final situation or position. If anyone is restive over a matter, and they want to say he will be fine at last, they just say: he will be fine las las. The same will happen to enemies of our country, who rejoice when negative things happen in the polity. They will lose las las, and then be gentle by force, as Nigeria is God’s project. It is bigger than anyone, and no matter the antagonism they have to government of the day, no matter the antipathy they have for the President, and for other people serving the country, they will lose las las. And become gentle. By force. This came out in bold relief last week, as the abduction saga of over 300...

20Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism

PDP Demands Buhari’s Resignation Over Insecurity

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign following the President’s own admission that his administration has failed to secure the nation. In a statement on Saturday, signed by his media adviser, Ike Abonyi, the party chairman said as Commander-In-Chief, the buck stops at the President’s table, adding that he should accept his failure and stop giving excuses. Secondus said rather than the President’s belated lamentations after 67 months in power that he has been unable to perform, he should do the honourable thing by resigning and giving way for fresh ideas and new vitality. The party chair recalled similar call to former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2013, asking Jonathan to vacate and gi...

Kankara: Buhari Shouldn’t be Congratulated – Ezekwesili

19Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism

Kankara: Buhari Shouldn’t be Congratulated – Ezekwesili

Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education has said President Muhammadu Buhari should not be congratulated for securing the release of the abducted students from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State, alleging that the President created the problem. Ezekwesili said President Buhari does not deserve commendation for ensuring the safe return of the schoolboys after six days in captivity. She said this during an interview with Channels Television monitored by African News Today. Ezekwesili who is a prominent campaigner of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign which pressured the government to rescue over 250 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok in Borno State, said the Buhari administration must tell Nigerians exactly what happened in Kankara when gunmen on motorcycles ...

Please Forgive Us, APC Begs Rescued Kankara Schoolboys

19Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism

Please Forgive Us, APC Begs Rescued Kankara Schoolboys

The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has appealed to the recently kidnapped and released schoolboys of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State, to forgive the party for the trauma there experienced during their time in captivity. The party promised the students that the government would intensify efforts to ensure that their learning environment is safe and secure to avert future invasion by armed men. The party disclosed this in a statement signed by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the APC, Mai Mala Buni, in Abuja on Sunday. Buni in the statement titled, ‘APC Welcomes Release, Commends Security Agents and Demands For Pre-Emptive Measures against Reoccurrence,’ said the party received with “joy and a glad heart” the release and return of the stu...

Kankara Kidnap, Ploy to Embarrass my Government – Buhari

19Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Kankara Kidnap, Ploy to Embarrass my Government – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has labelled the recent kidnap of over 300 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State, as ploy to embarrass his administration. He said this when he received the rescued students and representatives of their parents at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Katsina, News Agency of Nigeria reports. President Buhari who addressed them in Hausa, said it was not a coincidence that the abduction took place on the very day he visited his home town, Daura after several months. He disclosed that he intends to retire to Daura after completing his second term in office in May 2023, noting that he last visited home 18 months ago. The president promised to leave behind a stable and secure nation at the end of his administration. ...

Kankara Kidnap: Garba Shehu Apologises for Incorrectly Saying Only 10 Schoolboys were Abducted

18Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Kankara Kidnap: Garba Shehu Apologises for Incorrectly Saying Only 10 Schoolboys were Abducted

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has apologised to Nigerians for wrongly saying that only ten students were kidnapped at the Government Science School in Kankara, Katsina State. Heavily armed men invaded the school premises last Friday, kidnapping over 300 schoolboys after a gun battle with the police. Shehu after the attack said only 10 students were kidnapped. However, following the release of 344 students by the kidnappers on Thursday night contrary to Shehu’s claim, he has retracted his earlier statement. Shehu in a post on his verified Twitter handle on Friday said, "I apologise for the incorrect communication citing that only ten students were kidnapped at the science school, Kankara." "This communication o...

Breaking: Released Kankara Students Arrive Katsina

18Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Breaking News, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Breaking: Released Kankara Students Arrive Katsina

The abducted schoolboys of Government Science Secondary School released on Thursday night have arrived Katsina State, Punch reports. The schoolboys were led into the state capital by security operatives. The students, some of whom still wore school uniforms were received by Governor Aminu Masari in the Government House. Masari had on Thursday night confirmed the release of 344 abducted schoolboys, adding that the boys were at Tsafe, Zamfara State, and would be transported to Kankara today. According to the governor, the boys were released without payment of ransom. Masari added that the schoolboys would receive comprehensive medical attention before they are reunited with their families.

Kankara Abduction: Buhari Commends Masari, Army for Rescue Operation

18Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Boko Haram, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Kankara Abduction: Buhari Commends Masari, Army for Rescue Operation

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Nigerian Army for coordinating the rescue operation of hundreds of schoolboys kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. The President noted that his administration and the military have more work to do to curtail the insecurity in the country. This was contained in two-part videos posted on his official Twitter handle, @MBuhari, on Friday. He also lauded Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari for his positive contributions since the kidnap of the schoolboys. Buhari said, “I spoke with the governor. I congratulated him and congratulated the Army that organised the operation, the encirclement of the abductors, and getting the children. The military is well-trained. I think they are sufficiently motivated...