Gunmen kidnap university staff in Kano

A staff of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) in Jigawa State identified as Shehu Abdulhamid, has been kidnapped in Kano State. Spokesperson of the university, Abdullahi Bello, who confirmed the incident on Friday, October 23, said that Abdulhamid was abducted on Thursday, along Kano-Maiduguri highway in Gaya Local Government Area of Kano. Abdulhamid, a clinical…

Enough is enough! IGP blows hot, asks AIGs, CPs, SPU commanders to immediately restore order nationwide

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Muhammed Adamu, NPM, on Saturday October 24, ordered the immediate mobilization of all police operational assets and resources to bring an end to the wanton violence, killings, looting and destruction of public and private property, and reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters in some parts of…

Alpha Conde wins third term in office in controversial Guinean presidential election

President  Alpha Conde has secured a third term in office by winning Guinea’s controversial presidential election with 59.5 percent of the vote.  The electoral authority president Kabinet Cisse said Conde’s main opponent Cellou Dalein Diallo polled 33.5 percent of the vote. The announcement on Saturday October 24, came after days of deadly violence in the wake of the October 18 vote.…

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