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February 27, 2021 Abducted Kagara School Boys Released

Abducted Kagara School Boys Released

Armed bandits have released the twenty-seven schoolboys and fourteen others that were abducted from Government Science Secondary School Kagara, in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State.

A government official who confirmed the development to ARISE News said they are on their way to Minna, the Niger state capital.

It is expected that the children will be received by Governor Abubakar Bello at the state Government House in Minna.

The source said the children were released from a location close to where the fifty-three travelers that were abducted were released a week ago.

 

February 27, 2021 Tonto Dikeh Reacts As NCPC Denies Appointing Her As Peace Ambassador

Tonto Dikeh Reacts As NCPC Denies Appointing Her As Peace Ambassador

Tonto Dikeh says she won't be challenging the commission's sudden change of stance on her appointment.

Nigerian actress Tonto Dikeh has reacted to the statement released by the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission denying the report that she was made an ambassador.

The actress claimed she was appointed an ambassador by the commission.

In a post shared via her Instagram page on Saturday, February 27, 2021, the movie star said she did not lie about the appointment.

"My name is King Tonto Dikeh. Best believe I will never lie on any human being talk more of a commission of the federation. I can only simply say this is life and we all know what can go wrong in 1 sec," she wrote.

"Coming from a place of leadership and peace, I won't fight this. But I will walk away with my head held high and grow above it, thanks."

The movie star's response came after the commission came out to deny appointing her as an ambassador.

The statement released by the commission debunking Tonto Dikeh's appointment
The statement released by the commission debunking Tonto Dikeh's appointment

"The Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission NCPC wishes to state in categorical terms that King Tonto Dikeh paid an official courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission Rev Yakubu Pam on 25th February 2021 at the corporate headquarters of the Commission in Abuja," part of the statement read.

"As the founder of Tonto Dikeh Foundation, she expressed her willingness and interest in partnering with the Commission in the area of peacebuilding. She equally cashed in on the visit to commend the NCPC boss for his positive and relentless peace initiatives across the country.

 

 
February 26, 2021 Gunmen Abduct Hundreds Of Girls From A Boarding School In The Early Hours Of Today In Zamfara State

Gunmen Abduct Hundreds Of Girls From A Boarding School In The Early Hours Of Today In Zamfara State

Gunmen have abducted hundreds of girls from a boarding secondary school in the early hours of today in the town of Jangebe, Zamfara state.

A parent and a teacher who was at the Government Girls secondary school during the attack told the BBC that more than 300 students are believed to have been kidnapped.

This comes as the state Governor BELLO MATAWALLE received another set of repentant bandits.

He urged Nigerians to appreciate his administration’s peace and dialogue initiative in the quest to curb banditry and insecurity. 

Governor BELLO MATAWALLE believes his reconciliation and dialogue initiative is for the benefit of the country and not Zamfara State alone. 

Some of the weapons and ammunition surrendered by the repentant bandits include seven AK-47, two general-purpose machine guns, one rocket-propelled grenade launcher, several live ammunitions and anti-craft ammunitions.

 

February 26, 2021 NLC Fumes As Some State Governments Support Bill Seeking To Decentralize Negotiation On Minimum Wage

NLC Fumes As Some State Governments Support Bill Seeking To Decentralize Negotiation On Minimum Wage

Oyo, Delta, Gombe, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states have supported a bill seeking to decentralise the negotiation on the minimum wage in the country.

Officials of the states, in separate interviews said centralized minimum wage negotiation negated the principle of true federalism.

But the state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress expressed anger over the bill, saying it was against interests of workers.

Recall that the bill seeking to remove the negotiation on minimum wage from the exclusive list to the concurrent list passed the second reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

According to the sponsor, GARBA DATTI MOHAMMED, the bill is to allow both the federal and state governments to freely negotiate minimum wage “with their workers in line with our federalism.”

 

 

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