Tag: Students
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Number of students kidnapped in Kebbi school unknown – Police
The Police Command in Kebbi says it is yet to ascertain the number of students kidnapped from Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Ngaski Local Government Area on Thursday. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, said in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Friday that reports making the rounds that 50 students were kidnapped form…
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JUST IN: Gunmen invade Kebbi school, kidnap several students
Gunmen have abducted several female students of Federal Government Girls College Yawuri in Kebbi State. The bandits broke into the school premises on Thursday afternoon in police mufti, The Nation learnt. “They pointed a gun at the school guards and asked them for the girls’ hostels. “Before you know what was happening the bandits invaded…
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Kano varsity management warns students against protests as vehicle crushes 200level student to death
Bayero University Kano (BUK), has warned its students against protesting the death of a 200-level student, who was crushed by a moving vehicle. The Secretary, Information and Publication of the University, Malam Lamara Garba, issued the warning in a statement on Sunday. He said that the deceased, Kamaluddeen Moshood of the department of accounting, died…
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Buhari issues order on abduction of students from Niger school
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the nation’s security and intelligence agencies to expedite efforts towards the recovery of the 200 children kidnapped from an Islamic school in Niger State. DAILY POST had reported that bandits attacked Islamiyya School at Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State at the weekend and kidnapped about 200…
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BREAKING: 14 abducted Greenfield University students released
Some 14 abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State have been released. According to a report by Channels Television, the students were released on Saturday afternoon at a location along the Kaduna- Abuja highway. The Chairman of the Parents Forum, Markus Zarmai and few others were expected to receive the students at the drop-off…
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EFCC arrests 30 suspected Yahoo-Yahoo students in Kwara
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 30 suspected internet fraudsters, also known as Yahoo-Yahoo boys, in Ilorin. The arrest of the suspect who were mostly students picked from different locations within Ilorin followed “actionable intelligence received on their criminal activities”, the commission said. Items recovered…
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US announces priority visa appointments for Nigerian students
The United States authorities have announced “priority visa appointments” for Nigerian students who will resume studies during the Fall. In a statement on Friday, Susan Tuller, U.S Mission Country Consular Coordinator, said the two visa processing centres in Nigeria – the U.S Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General office in Lagos – will assist…
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Insecurity: End abduction of students, staffers now, ASSU tells FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi (FUAM) on Thursday called on the Federal Government to urgently save educational institutions from the grips of criminal elements. Chairperson of ASUU-FUAM, Dr Simon Ejembi, said the call became necessary following the spate of insecurity in the country which continues to deteriorate…
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Gunmen kidnap mission school students in Plateau State
Gunmen suspected to be bandits in the early of Thursday (today) kidnapped four students of Capro Secondary Mission School located at Gana Ropp in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to a report by Channels Television, three of the students have escaped, while one is still in captivity. The school is an…
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Names of 5 Kaduna students rescued from kidnappers revealed
Troops of I Division FCC Nigerian Army have revealed the names of the five students of the College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna rescued from the hands of their kidnappers. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the five students were among 39 others kidnapped by bandits on March 11. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed…