Tag: State of Emergency
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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clash
Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency for 10 days to rein in the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the Indian Ocean island’s central district of Kandy. Tension has been growing between the two communities in Sri Lanka over the past…
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Dapchi girls’ abduction: Declare state of emergency in North East, Clark advises Buhari
Prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to declare full state of emergency in the North East. Clark said this would enable the security agencies to finish the fight against Boko Haram terrorists unhindered. Speaking on the recent adoption of over 100 students from Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi,…
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We’ll declare state of emergency in education sector in April – FG
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Monday, said the Federal Government would declare a state of emergency in the education sector in April. He made this disclosure when he received Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger and some members of his cabinet at the Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters in Abuja. Adamu requested the…
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ASUU crisis: Declare state of emergency in education sector, MURIC tells FG
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector to save it from imminent collapse. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the call is sequel to the recent strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over the non-implementation of agreements…
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South Sudan President, Salva Kiir declares state of emergency in 4 states
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan has declared a three-month state of emergency in four of the country’s states. According to an order read on the state-run radio station on Tuesday, the State of Emergency covers Gorial and parts of Wau, Tonj and Aweil East states. It remains unclear what prompted the declaration of the…
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Malala advocates declaration of state of emergency in Nigeria’s education sector
Nobel Peace Prize winner and Pakistani rights activist for girl-child education Malala Yousafzai on Monday during a state visit to Nigeria advocated for the declaration of state of emergency in the nation’s education sector. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the 20-year-old Malala, who was accompanied by her father Yousafzai and other members of the Malala Foundation, arrived…
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Dogara raises alarm, says Nigeria now in state of emergency
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Monday raised the alarm over the deployment of military personnel in over 28 states in the country. Dogara said the development was an indication that Nigeria was already in a state of emergency in peacetime. The Speaker expressed shock over the growing trend of…
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Workers’ salary: Ortom declares ‘state of emergency’
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Friday declared what he tagged as ‘state of emergency’ on salary payment. Governor Ortom made the announcement at a meeting with labour leaders at the New Banquet Hall of the Benue Peoples House in Makurdi. He also set up a committee to work out details of its implementation.…