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The governor of Katsina state, Aminu Bello Masari has insisted that no ransom was paid to secure the release of the pupils abducted from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara. Hundreds of Boys were kidnapped after gunmen attacked their school on December 11. 334 students were released and handed over to security operatives on Thursday after the gunmen had earlier released a video to prove they have the boys in captivity. The release of the…
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Premier League Managers on Thursday voted for the third time against increasing the number of allowed substitutes from three to five despite the International Football Association Board (IFAB) also extending that rule on Wednesday. The league managers, however, agreed to permit permanent concussion substitutes from next month after football’s lawmakers authorized extensive trials using them. IFAB said the trials using concussion substitutes could begin in January, and the Premier League bosses decided they would be…
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Following rising insecurity in the country, The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, caucus in the House of Representatives has called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari. Kingsley Chinda, leader of the caucus, made the call on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja. He made the call in the company of members of the PDP House caucus. During the conference, Chinda said, “The president should be impeached over the growing insecurity in the country.” Last…
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A new video released by Boko Haram has shown some abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina state, begging the state governor to cancel any rescue attempt. Over 800 students were present when gunmen attacked the school last Friday. Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram, on Tuesday, claimed his group was responsible for the attack. Claims which the state government refuted saying the attack was carried out by bandits. In a new video…
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A Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has claimed that freezing #EndSARS protesters’ bank accounts by the court saved the Nigerian economy from collapsing and prevented dollars from exchanging above N500. Speaking during a special court session held to mark the commencement of its 2020/2021 legal year, the chief judge said, “Three months before the protest, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) kept bringing applications, almost in their hundreds, based on…