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October 22, 2021

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 IFMNEWS

President Buhari Orders Service Chiefs To Ensure Nothing Stop Anambra Guber Election From Holding

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military top-shots to ensure that nothing is allowed to stop the November 6 Anambra governorship election from holding.

The president said this when he presided over a meeting with the service chiefs at the presidential villa in Abuja.

The meeting was attended by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha, minister of defense, Bashir Magashi, and chief of defense staff, Lucky Irabor among others.

National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno said President Buhari gave the order in response to the heightened security challenges in Anambra.

Monguno and the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, spoke to newsmen after the meeting.

Monguno also said another leader of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), Malam Bako, has been killed.

According to him, Bako was killed two days ago.

October 22, 2021

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 IFMNEWS

30 Students Abducted From Kebbi School Regain Freedom After Four Months

Thirty students abducted from the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State have regained freedom.

This comes four months after bandits stormed the school and kidnapped an unspecified number of students and four teachers in June.

Mr. Yahaya Sarki, who is the Special Adviser on Media to Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, confirmed the release of the students in a statement.

He said efforts are still continuing to secure the release of the remaining students.

October 21, 2021

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 IFMNEWS

Nigeria Records 167 COVID Cases

Nigeria has confirmed 167 fresh COVID infections.

The NCDC said the cases were reported in nine states.

According to data, Taraba recorded 109 cases — 65 percent — of the total confirmed cases on Wednesday.

Other states with new cases are Lagos (17), Plateau (16), Bauchi (11), Rivers (6), Delta (3), Akwa Ibom (2), Imo (2) and Bayelsa (1).

The NCDC said the 109 cases reported from Taraba state include data from 7th (22), 8th (2), 11th (5), 12th (5), 13th (14), 14th (27), 15th (14), and 20th (20) of October.

Also, 178 patients were discharged on Wednesday after they recovered from the infection.

Two persons were said to have died of COVID complications.

To date, Nigeria has confirmed a total of 209,713 cases, 197,724 recoveries and 2,840 deaths across the country.

October 21, 2021

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 IFMNEWS

Travellers Abducted By Gunmen In Niger State

The Niger police command has confirmed the abduction of 13 travelers by gunmen at Konar Barau village in Rafi LGA of the state.

Niger commissioner of police, Monday Kuryas in an interview in Minna, the state capital said that one Mubarak Idris of Kwanawa village, Sokoto state, reported the matter to the police, was the driver of the bus conveying 18 passengers from Yauri in Kebbi state, when the incident occurred.

The travelers, mostly fishermen, were said to be on their way to Yenagoa in Bayelsa state, when they were attacked.

According to IDRIS, on getting to a sharp bend at Konar Barau along the Tegina-Minna road, some suspected bandits in military uniform attacked the vehicle and took away 13 passengers and his “motor boy”.

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President Buhari Orders Service Chiefs To Ensure Nothing Stop Anambra Guber Election From Holding

30 Students Abducted From Kebbi School Regain Freedom After Four Months

Nigeria Records 167 COVID Cases

Travellers Abducted By Gunmen In Niger State

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