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How to end insecurity in northern Nigeria - Nuhu Ribadu
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Quick Glance: Enhancing Security in Northern Nigeria - Nuhu Ribadu
- National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu emphasized the need for a comprehensive and cohesive response to effectively address the issue of insecurity in northern Nigeria.
- Ribadu provided a detailed analysis of insecurity in northern Nigeria and highlighted the strategy of President Bola Tinubu's administration for addressing national security challenges in general.
- He identified various factors driving insecurity in the region such as land use disputes, climate change, security sector challenges, corruption, and regional spillover.
- To address these issues, Ribadu stressed the need for a comprehensive and cohesive response that combines military, political, and socio-economic strategies with strong cross-border cooperation and deep community engagement.
Tinubu a proactive president -- Nuhu Ribadu
Mr Ribadu assured Nigerians that the Tinubu-led administration’s holistic framework addresses both insecurity and ... Show more www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/687254-tinubu-a-proactive-president-nuhu-ribadu.html
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia declares Wednesday Eid-el-Fitr, says fasting continues: The Saudi Arabia, on Monday, said the crescent of Shawwal has not been sighted ...
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Sokoto cleric defies Sultan, conducts Eid prayer Tuesday: The cleric, however, challenged any scholar with a contrary view to a public debate.
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Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan asks Muslims to look out for new moon Monday
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar, has called on Muslims across the nation to look out ... Show more punchng.com/eid-el-fitr-sultan-asks-muslims-to-look-out-for-new-moon-monday/
Police arrest two suspects over Sokoto market clashes: The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested two suspects involved in the clash between bandits and ...
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NCDC holds emergency meeting as unknown disease spreads to Sokoto, Zamfara: The NCDC DG, Dr. Jide Idris, held an emergency meeting to unravel the cause and ...
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Global Rights ranks North West highest in mass atrocities: International human rights organisation, Global Rights, says the Northwestern region of Nigeria has ...
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Ohanaeze plans talks with Lagos monarch, others for Kanu’s release: The pan-Igbo socio-political group said it aims to advocate for forgiveness and cooperation ...
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UPDATED: Residents of Abuja, Kano, others at high risk of heat stroke — NiMET: NiMet in a "Weather Warning for Heat Stress" released on Friday ...
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Tambuwal’s claim of stolen victory delusional – Sokoto govt: The Sokoto State Government has slammed the immediate-past governor of the state ...
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NCDC investigates mysterious illness affecting 164 children in Sokoto - Healthwise
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Defend Nigeria, support leaders, Tinubu, Buhari urge citizens: Tinubu, who was present at the Dodan Barracks in Ikoyi, Lagos, to observe the Eid prayer ...
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GAVI hails Tinubu on local vaccine production - Healthwise: The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation has commended President Bola Tinubu for his ...
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Sultan lauds Sokoto Ramadan feeding: THE Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has commended Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu ...
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Katsina NSCDC repels bandits’ attack on FG’s silo: the NSCDC had detailed more personnel to the location and increased the firepower of the operatives to prevent ...
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International organisation laments impact of insecurity on education: International Organisation for Peace Building and Social Justice called for investment in ...
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Nigeria’s worrisome teacher shortage: The gross lack of basic infrastructure in rural areas has spiked rural-urban migration in the country ...
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622,000 persons displaced by insecurity in N’West – IOM chief: Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration in Nigeria ...
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Kukah delivers CLEEN Foundation lecture: The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, will on Friday, April 12, 2024, deliver the memorial lecture of ...
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Reconstitute UDUS Governing Council, ASUU begs FG: The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto chapter ...
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Council suspends Yoruba monarch in Sokoto: The Yoruba Community Council in Sokoto State has suspended the community’s traditional ruler, the Sarikin Yorubawa ...
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PDP demands probe over Wamakko house stampede
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ICIR Announces 20 New Fellows for Open Contract Reporting Project: We achieve this by building the Investigative/Data Journalism capacity for journalists in ...
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Nigerian army rescues 17 students kidnapped in northwest Sokoto: Nigeria's army has rescued 17 students and a woman who were kidnapped in a dawn raid by armed ...
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After weeks in captivity, some of nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren are freed
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Gombe, One of Nigeria’s Poorest States, Wants to Build N15b House for Governor: This complements the states' IGR and makes up their budgets for the year ...
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More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian students released: Government spokesman: Kidnapping in Kaduna on March 7 was one of the biggest such attacks in years and ...
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Zamfara Poly Student Bleeds After Highway Encounter With Power-Drunk Policeman: Victoria Alo, a student at Abdu Gusau Polytechnic in Zamfara State ...
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Nigerian leaders like men in ‘drunken stupor’ – Kukah: The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, on Sunday, said for over 60 years ...
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JUST IN: Ramadan begins on Monday for Nigerian Muslims: Ramadan is the ninth of the 12 Islamic months during which Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk ...
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Tinubu welcomes release of abducted Kaduna schoolchildren: The pupils were released after 17 days in captivity and a day after another group of 17 pupils ...
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Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria: Police in Nigeria say armed men have broken into a school in northwestern Nigeria ...
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Quick Glance: Armed Group Abducts 300 Students in Nigeria
- Rashidat Hamza despairs as almost all her six children are abducted.
- Over 100 children aged 12 or younger were among the kidnapped students.
- The mass kidnapping in Kuriga highlights Nigeria's security crisis.
- Schools are not the only targets; the government faces armed gangs and extremists.
Healthy eating expensive, major concern for Nigerians, states NBS report - Healthwise
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Soldiers rescue 16 abducted Sokoto children, woman: The Defence Headquarters said troops of Operation Hadrin Daji have rescued 16 Almajiris and a woman abducted ...
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Over 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s northwest are rescued after weeks in captivity
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The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar ... Show more #ramadankareem
Why Nigerian bandits target school children for kidnapping: Recently, armed attackers abducted 286 students and teachers at the LEA Primary School Kuriga.
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Gunmen kidnap 15 students in dawn raid on Nigerian school: Gunmen kidnapped at least 15 students from a school in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto state in a dawn ...
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Sokoto varsity VC urges students to be good ambassadors : He stated this on Thursday when administering oath on the 3,195 newly admitted students for the ...
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Two weeks after abduction, Sokoto school children freed: The Sokoto State government says the abducted children were rescued by the Nigerian Army in ...
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Kidnappers demand nearly £500k for release of 286 school hostages in Nigeria : At least 100 of the missing are aged 12 or younger. Gunmen have said the ransom ...
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PDP condoles with victims of Sokoto market fire: The Peoples Democratic Party has extended condolences to traders affected by the fire that engulfed the Sokoto ...
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Terrorist posing as policeman killed in Sokoto – Army: Soldiers, in collaboration with vigilantes, have killed a terrorist leader masquerading as a police ...
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Set deadline on war against terror – Kukah: The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, on Sunday, expressed concern about what he described as the ...
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Reign of terror: 165 farmers killed March, farms deserted as bandits demand N3bn: No fewer than 165 farmers have lost their lives to attacks by bandits ...
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FG’s grains arrive eight states, distribution continues: Some portions of the 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains provided by the Federal Government to help ...
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States must move fast on state police: NIGERIANS might still have a long wait to experience effective policing. In a note after its monthly meeting of March,
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Armed men have kidnapped 15 pupils from a school in northwestern Nigeria days after more than 280 students were abducted from another school with the army ... Show more aje.io/iyiccd
Abductors of 15 Sokoto students demand N20m ransom: The bandits that kidnapped 15 Qur'anic students in Sokoto State have established contact with their ...
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Nigeria’s constitution, not people’s document – Tunji Abayomi: “The problem we have in Nigeria today is that we don’t have a constitution of the people ...
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Customs release 15 trucks of seized food items : The Nigeria Customs Service, Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, has released 15 seized trucks of grains in its command ...
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Nigeria Customs returns seized food items to markets in North-west: President Tinubu has directed that food items confiscated around border communities should be ...
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ACF felicitates with Muslims, asks for more prayers for Nigeria: The northern Nigerian group also asked Muslims to pray for security agents in the country as ...
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“The smugglers pay bribes directly or through agents designated accounts of the NCS officials,” the source said, adding that most of the officers detained ... Show more www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/672132-exclusive-top-nigeria-customs-officers-enmeshed-in-multi-billion-naira-corruption-scandal.html
REPORT: Half of Nigeria’s 36 States Didn’t Attract Foreign Investment in 3 Years: During the same period, the states with the highest amount of foreign ...
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Mass abductions and diminishing effects of negotiations: It will seem as if the northern part of the country has remained under a perpetual and unbreakable siege ...
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Sokoto police confirm abduction of 15 pupils, woman
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 15 Islamic education pupils and a woman in ... Show more punchng.com/sokoto-police-confirm-abduction-of-15-pupils-woman/
Bandits abduct 15 students in Sokoto: Bandits have reportedly kidnapped no fewer than 15 Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso area of Gada Local Government Area in ...
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Sokoto unveils state community guard corps : Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, on Saturday, unveiled the newly established Sokoto State Community Guards Corps ...
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Police Recruitment: Sokoto command fixes Wednesday for CBT exercise: "The CBT for applicants in Sokoto State will take place on Wednesday at designated ...
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Economic hardship: Listen to Nigerians’ cries, Tambuwal urges Tinubu: Former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has urged President Bola Tinubu to listen to ...
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2,814 schools registered for NSCDC security arrangement – Commander: No fewer than 2,814 primary and secondary schools have registered for the Safe School ...
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Aliyu hands over vehicles to Sokoto drivers for transportation: Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has handed over vehicles to the respective drivers for use ...
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44 out of 100 newborns die in Sokoto – FG: The Federal Government has raised the alarm over maternal and infant mortality in Sokoto State ...
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Customs boss inspects Illela border ahead of re-opening: The comptroller paid a working visit to Illela Border Station on Tuesday to ensure all was set in ...
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Disco workers’ strike causes blackout in four northern states: Workers of the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company have embarked on an industrial action ...
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Education policy leads to increased girls enrollment, reduced child marriage in north-west Nigeria — Report
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Sokoto man has retracted statement calling for killing of Tinubu’s wife – MURIC: Mr Abubakar said the comment was made during the 2023 presidential campaigns and ...
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Update from @MayeniJones Local sources have told @bbchausa that 15 students and 4 women were abducted from the area of Gada in the northern state of Sokoto in the early ... Show more
Sokoto, Kaduna school abductions, attack on right to education -Reps: House of Representatives has condemned the recent abduction of citizens ...
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Troops engage Zamfara bandits in shootout, kill one: “On March 5, 2024, the troops engaged the bandits in a heavy gunfight, forcing them to withdraw in disarray ...
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So This Happened (238) Let's Provide You With An Overview Of The Events That Have Captured The Public's Attention And Sparked Conversations Across Various ... Show more
Mass abduction: Bandits rubbish FG threats, kidnap 15 students in fresh attack: Bandits kidnapped 15 pupils of an Islamiya school in Sokoto State were kidnapped ...
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EU empowers 273 Nigerian CSOs in five years: The European Union has in the past five years empowered no fewer than 273 Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria ...
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Works minister visits Zamfara, hails Gov Lawal’s urban renewal project: The minister visited Zamfara on Friday as part of his inspection tour of federal road ...
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