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Kankara Boys: Buhari commended, gets goodwill message from international human rights group

President Muhammadu Buhari has received commendation from an international human rights group for securing the release of hundreds of kidnapped Kankara schoolboys in Katsina State.  In a goodwill message by the International Human Rights Protection Forum (IHRPF) on Sunday, the group said President Buhari has made good of his promise to ensure that Nigeria remains a […]

EU group Commends Buhari on release of abducted students

The European Union Human Rights Forum (EUHRF) has commended President Mohammadu Buharinfor the release and safe return of the 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. The European Union in a statement by Joseph Cullen, Special Rapporteur, Lake Chad, West Africa, said the release of the students is a deserving relief to […]

Kankara Boys: Diaspora group hails PMB, security agencies

The Association of Nigerian Professionals in Europe (ANPE) has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari and the country’s security agencies for the release of hundreds of Kankara schoolboys in Katsina State.  The group made this known in a communique signed by its President, Dr. Agwu Onyeke alongside 13 country heads, issued at the end of an online consultative meeting on […]

Abduction: Shekau, Salkida, and the rest of us

By Idoko Ainoko As a tenet of its false constituted ideology and business model, the insurgents had taken thousands of young Nigerians, many of whom were raped or conscripted as fighters. Most of these abductions went unnoticed, and it took the security forces unaware. For long, this name has always send shivers down everyone’s spine, […]

Release Of abducted students justified Nigerians’ confidence in Buhari – NDMG

The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG), UK Chapter, says President Muhammadu Buhari has repaid the confidence of Nigerians by securing the release of abducted Kankara students in Katsina State.  The NDMG made this known in a statement signed by its President, Cosmas Collins, on Friday, after an emergency meeting on Monday over the security situation back home […]

Nigerian military tackling terrorism within best international standard, RoE- Furnad

The Nigerian military is prosecuting the war against terrorism, banditry and other criminal vices in the country in accordance with its operational code of conduct and international best practices, an American conflict resolution expert, Daniel Furnad has said.  According to Furnad, the troops have so far dealt with these armed groups using minimum or no […]

CATE hails release of abducted Kankara students on Buhari’s birthday

The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has described the release of the abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara Katsina State as heartwarming and cheering.    CATE noted that the freedom of the schoolboys shows President Muhammadu Buhari’s versatility in leadership, expertise in security matters  and seriousness in achieving his promise of […]

Abducted Kankara Students: Northern group lauds Buhari over release

The Coalition of Arewa Patriots said it is elated at the news that the abducted boys of Kankara school in Katisina state have regained their freedom and are about now reuniting with their families. Comrade Aminu Kadiri, the President of the Coalition in a statement made available to journalists said the rescue of the boys […]

‘Mentor young Nigerians to emulate Abba Kyari’, Customs CG, Zulum, others advise

The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd), has tasked friends and family of Abba Kyari to mentor the next generation of Nigerians to uphold the values of the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu.  Col. Ali gave the charge at a book presentation in Kyari’s honour on Thursday at the NAF Conference Centre, […]