Tag: Students
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30 students hospitalised as strange sickness ravages Government Girls College, Sokoto
No fewer than 30 students were discharged from hospital as result of uncertain sickness which hit the Government Girls College (GGC), Sokoto. Dr Abdurrahaman Dantsoho, the Director of Public Health in Sokoto state ministry of health, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Sokoto. Danstoho confirmed that the incident occurred from March 23 and the…
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Spate of abductions of students in Nigeria now funny – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has described as ‘funny’ the spate of abduction and release of schoolchildren by alleged kidnappers in the Northern part of Nigeria. Wike spoke during the visit of of Minister of State for Agriculture, and Rural Development, Mustapha Baba Shehuri to his office at Government House, Port Harcourt, on Monday.…
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Kidnap update: 180 rescued, 30 still missing – Kaduna Government
No fewer than 172 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been rescued. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. He said troops of the Nigerian Army in the early hours of today…
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NDLEA raids Ebonyi varsity hostel, arrests 10 drug dealing students
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Ebonyi State command has advocated robust public enlightenment to stamp out drug peddling as the agency arrested ten drug dealers with some substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa. The NDLEA Commandant in Ebonyi, Umar Isa Adoro, made the disclosure on Thursday while speaking to newsmen on efforts made…
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Police reveal number of students kidnapped in Zamfara College
Police in Zamfara has said that about three-hundred and seventeen (317) students were abducted from the Government Girls Science Secondary School Jangebe in Jangebe, Zamfara State. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the school which is located within the Talata-Mafara local government area of the state came under siege by some bandits at past midnight. In reaction…
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Safeguard education: Implement the safe schools declaration – Ozioma Onyenweaku
By Ozioma Onyenweaku The Safe Schools Declaration is an international commitment that advocates support for protection of students, teachers and schools during armed conflict. The Safe Schools Declaration emerged from The Third International Conference on Safe Schools hosted by the government of Spain with the support of governments of Argentina and Norway held in Oslo…
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JUST IN: Niger Governor denies release of abducted Kagara students, teachers
Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello has dispelled rumour that 27 students and three teachers abducted on Wednesday morning at Government Science College, Kagara have been released. He said the government was in last stage of negotiations with the bandits, promising the victims would be released soon. Details shortly…
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Strange sickness hits Benue school, nine students ‘paralyzed’
The Benue State Government has shut down a secondary school, Vaatia College in Makurdi, the state capital following the outbreak of a strange illness. At least nine students have been reported paralyzed following the outbreak of the strange illness and some have been hospitalised at Madonna Hospital, a private clinic in the state. The Commissioner…
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How we will secure abducted Niger school students, others – Defence Minister
Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi has assured that the school children kidnapped in Niger state by armed bandits will be rescued, saying the government will adopt the same strategy it used to rescue the school children earlier kidnapped in Katsina. Speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the screening of Service Chiefs by…
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Gunmen kidnap seven students, others on Delta highway
No fewer than seven persons have been reportedly kidnapped along the Sapele/Oghara axis of the East-West Road in Delta state. According to reports, the incident occurred on Tuesday while the victims were traveling to Warri. Some of the victims are said to be students of the Delta State Polytechnic, Oghara. Sources claim the suspected kidnappers…