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By Rita Iliya The abducted students of Government Science College, Kagara in Rafi Loval Government Area of Niger, have regained freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that 42 persons were abducted by suspected bandits on Feb. 17. NAN reports that the students who arrived Minna amidst tight securityContinue Reading

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By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 600 new cases of the Coronavirus （COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 155, 076. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday. The agency also registered 11 COVID-19 deaths, raisingContinue Reading

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The United States on Friday slapped a visa ban on 76 Saudi individuals in what it calls the “Khashoggi Ban”. This followed a U.S. intelligence report accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving the 2018 gruesome murder of exiled journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who announcedContinue Reading

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By Chijioke Okoronkwo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is need to develop a robust regulatory regime that is thoughtful and knowledge-based for cryptocurrency. Osinbajo said that rather than adopt a policy that prohibited cryptocurrency operations in the country, regulators must act with knowledge and not fear. Osinbajo’s spokesman, LaoluContinue Reading

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By Monday Ijeh The Police say they have started a coordinated search-and-rescue operation for the 300 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara, abducted by gunmen on Friday. The Force Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, made the statement on Friday in Abuja. Mba said the search-and-rescue operation, involvingContinue Reading