Tag: Yobe
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[Photos]: Buhari meets Yobe leaders, vows to ensure release of all abducted girls
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assured leaders in Yobe state that he will not rest until all the girls abducted in Dapchi area of the State are released. Buhari made the remark during a town hall meeting with traditional, community leaders and other stakeholders in the State. “There will be no rest till the last…
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Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting as Buhari visits Yobe
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting as President Muhammadu Buhari embarked on visit to Yobe in continuation of his tour of troubled areas in the country. The President, who left the Presidential Villa for Damaturu, Yobe, at about 9.10a.m., is expected to meet and address traditional rulers and…
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Abduction: Heavy security as Buhari meets Dapchi girls’ parents in Yobe today
President Muhammadu Buhari wil today meet with parents of the 110 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram on February 19 in Dapchi, Yobe State. Recall that the President had earlier visited Taraba, Plateau and Benue states, where killings by herdsmen took place. He is also due to visit Niger State Thursday. The Yobe State government officials…
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Dapchi abduction: Parents welcome negotiation option to rescue school girls
Parents of abducted Dapchi schoolgirls in Yobe, on Tuesday, lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for considering the option of negotiation against use of military force to rescue the girls. The parents, who spoke separately to News Agency of Nigeria in Damaturu, said the option gave them hope for safe return of the girls. Alhaji Bashir Manzo,…
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Sukuk fund yields expected results in Yobe – Works Controller
Mr Olusegun Akinmade, the Federal Controller of Works in Yobe State says the injection of Sukuk fund into the Federal Government ongoing road project in the state is yielding expected results. Akinmade said this on Sunday in Potiskum during an inspection of the ongoing federal government road projects in the Northeast. Sukuk are Islamic bonds,…
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Dapchi Girls’ abduction: NAF denies deploying 100 aircraft to Yobe
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday denied sending 100 aircraft to Yobe State in search of the abducted girls in Dapchi. Recall that there were reports in some sections of the media of the deployment of 100 aircraft in an intensified approach to finding the girls. This was revealed in a statement signed and…
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UN outraged by Dapchi schoolgirls abduction – Guterres
The UN has expressed outrage at the abduction of 110 schoolgirls of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The Secretary-General, Mr Antonio Guterres, said in a statement by his Spokesperson, Mr Stephane Dujarric that he “strongly condemns the abduction and attack”. Guterres said he was gravely concerned over the situation…
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FG sets up committee to probe abduction of Dapchi girls
The Federal Government has set up a 12-member committee to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday said the committee was convened by…
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#DapchiGirls: Comprehensive list of missing girls
The Federal Government has released the names and other details of the 110 girls who have yet to be accounted for, following the attack on the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, on 19 Feb. 2018. See the full list of the missing girls:
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Dapchi update: FG releases names of missing girls, gives breakdown
The Federal Government has released the names and other details of the 110 girls who have yet to be accounted for, following the attack on the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, on 19 Feb. 2018. The list was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister…