Some gunmen have kidnapped five Catholic nuns in Delta state. The nuns belong to the Order of the Missionary of Martha and Mary in Agbor. PUNCH reports that they were returning from a burial ceremony in the south-east when the gunmen kidnapped them at Railway Line near Agbor, Ika South local government area of Delta. The […]
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Senator representing Kogi-west, Dino Melaye, did not appear at a magistrate court in Lokoja, Kogi state, where he is facing a gun-running trial. Earlier on Thursday, Ben Murray-Bruce, senator representing Bayelsa east, tweeted that Melaye had been kidnapped. According to Bruce, his colleague was abducted on his way to court for the trial. Musa Shuaibu, […]
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Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe state has blamed the abduction of the Dapchi schoolgirls on the withdrawal of security personnel from communities in the state. Gaidam, who spoke with newsmen on Saturday alleged that security check points were withdrawn from Dapchi and other communities, few days before the attack, a development which he believes gave room […]
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