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Fear has gripped the people of Zamfara State in Nigeria as 317 girls were abducted by unknown gunmen early Friday, February 26, Zamfara Police Command has confirmed. The girls were abducted from Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe in Jangebe, Zamfara State in Nigeria. Straightnews had earlier reported Friday that more than 200 school girls were abducted by the suspected gunmen. Zamfara State Police Commissioner, Abutu Yaro  said a joint search and rescue operation is already underway with a view to rescuing the 317 students kidnapped by the gunmen. The team comprises the Force Commander of Operations, Hadarin Daji; Major-General…

Nigeria, one of the populous African countries, is said to be on its knees due some challenges facing her. Ray Ekpu, a one-time Chief Executive Officer/Editor-In-Chief of Newswatch magazine, stated this at a book launch, Village Boy written by Anietie Usen in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Friday, said some people have ganged up to bring the country to its knees. Ekpu, a frontline journalist and a one-time world-acclaimed editor, lamented that some leaders especially politicians have brought hoodoo on Nigeria. ”Politicians have brought down Nigeria. The country was not like this. I was born at a time the country…

Courage Mbon Roll the drums people, because on this day, about 21,900 days ago, Aniekpeno  Mkpanang was born. So, raise a glass. Join me and celebrate a man whose 720 months on earth are worth a million light years in space. Celebrate with me, a man whose 3,120 weeks on Earth have been dedicated to excellent service. I remember him from the late 90s, before the glitz and glamour, before his culture of excellence conferred immortality on his works, and by extension, him, I remember vividly. I remember his velvet voice filtering through our four battery radio and filling up…

More than 200 female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area in Zamfara State have been reportedly abducted by gunmen Thursday night, the BBC HAUSA Service has reported. This is barely nine days after abduction of 27 students and some staffers of Government Science College, Kagara in Niger State. Zamfara government and police authorities are yet to react to the development. However, the BBC HAUSA report monitored on Friday morning, said a teacher in the affected school and one of the parents of a student in the Zamfara school had confirmed the development. The first major…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases keep on swinging from February 23-25 this year, daily reports by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control have shown. The latest report by NCDC shows that Nigeria recorded 634 COIVD-19 confirmed cases and six deaths on Thursday. This was as the country recorded 655 cases on Wednesday, February 24 and 571 on Tuesday, February 23. Despite reported variant of the pandemic in the country, COVID-19 cases keep on moving forward and taking a backward slide within three days. NCDC tweeted on Thursday ”On the 25th of February 2021, 634 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in…

Nigerian Afro pop maestro, Davido, said his billionaire father has been his inspiration. Adedeji Adeleke, Davido’s father, is a business magnate, founder and president of Adeleke University of Adeleke University in Osun State as well as the CEO of Pacific Holdings Limited. The talented singer stated this while speaking about his biggest inspiration during a performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk, a video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music in Washington. “The inspiration for me has been my father, a Nigerian-American like me. He studied in the States. I studied there myself. I went to HBCU (Historically Black Colleges…

After a three-week-old industrial strike, the national leadership of JAC non-teaching staff comprises the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of the Universities (NASU) has announced suspension strike with effect from midnight of February 26. Speaking through NASU General-Secretary, Peters Adeyemi, the union  said its demands have been harmonized to the satisfaction of both parties, just as he stressed that they will continue to monitor the agreements that have been reached with timeline, to ensure that FG implement its own side of the bargain. “We had 8 items which we negotiated and which form the…

As the price for premium motor spirit (petrol) rose to 12.88 per cent, Nigerians paid more for it in January 2021, National Bureau of Statistics, NBS says. In its monthly report released on its website, the Bureau revealed that the average price paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol) increased by 12.88% year-on-year and decreased month-on-month by -0.97% to N164.09 in January 2021 from N165.70 in December 2020. States with the highest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) were Abia (N173.75), Adamawa (N166.25) and Gombe (N165.83). States with the lowest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) were…

Amidst tears, the remains of seven Nigerian Air Force officers were, Thursday, interred at the National Cemetery, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja. The officers died Sunday in the Beechcraft King Air B350i which crashed a short distance from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after reporting engine failure. The deceased included the Captain, Fl Lt. Haruna Gadzama; Fl. Lt. Henry Piyo (Co-Pilot); Flying Officer Michael Okpara (Airborne Tactical Observation System Specialist); and Warrant Officer Bassey Etim (ATOS Specialist). Others were Fl. Sgt. Olasunkanmi Olawunmi (ATOS Specialist); Sgt. Ugochukwu Oluka (ATOS Specialist) and Aircraftman Adewale Johnson (Onboard Technician). At the funeral service…

Runaway driver has been arrested and detained for allegedly killing four female hawkers in Anambra State. The truck driver was said to be running from revenue collectors in the area when he suddenly lost control and crushed the four at Upper Iweka flyover in Onitsha, the commercial hub of the state, on Wednesday, February 24. Confirming the incident to journalists, Andrew Kumapayi, the Sector Commander Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said his command has handed over driver of the vehicle to the police for further investigation. According to him, the bodies of the deceased persons have been deposited in the morgue.…