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The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.), on Tuesday said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the declaration of Zamfara State a “no fly zone” as part of efforts to tackle the security challenges being witnessed in the state. He said the President also approved the recommendation that mining activities in the state should stop immediately. Monguno disclosed these in an interview with State House correspondents at the end of a meeting of the National Security Council held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said, “The President has approved, based on our recommendations, the imposition…

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, held a reception ceremony after the arrival of COVID-19 vaccine doses in the country. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Health,  Dr Osagie Ehanire; the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu and  Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, who organised the ceremony. Earlier, the CEO of NPHCDA , a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Health, had said, “There is going to be a small ceremony chaired by the Chairman of the PTF on COVID-19 to receive the vaccine at…

The Ekiti State Government has directed all public office holders from Grade Level two to 12 to resume work on Monday, March 8, 2021. The workers had been working from home following a directive from the government as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Head of Service, Peju Babafemi, directed the workers to resume fully, adding that they are to maintain the COVID-19 protection protocols. The statement read, “To curtail the spread of COVID-19 Pandemic, the State Government in January 2021 directed that only officers on Grade…

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said his administration had begun the construction of fences in public schools across the state as part of the proactive ways to forestall the abduction of students. Fayemi said work on the fences, which had since begun, would be intensified to ensure maximum security in schools in the state in addition to deployment of more security personnel across strategic locations in the state to enhance the security of lives and property. The governor, who spoke on Tuesday, in a radio and television programme tagged ‘Media chat’, said, “The government of Ekiti State, in efforts…

President Muhammadu Buhari is excited over the Tuesday morning release of the recently abducted female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, in Zamfara state. He has also called on police and the military to step up action towards arresting those who kidnapped the school girls with a view to bringing them to justice. The President, while reacting to the development in a release on Tuesday by his Media Assistant, Garba Shehu, expressed “overwhelming joy” over release of abducted female students in Zamfara State. He said “I join the families and people of Zamfara State in welcoming and celebrating the…

Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has revealed how the abducted 279 female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, were released from captivity. “Alhamdulillah! It gladdens my heart to announce the release of the abducted students of GGSS Jangebe from captivity. This follows the scaling of several hurdles laid against our efforts. I enjoin all well-meaning Nigerians to rejoice with us as our daughters are now safe,”, Mutawalle tweeted to announce the release of the schoolgirls Tuesday morning. Commenting on how the schoolgirls were freed, the governor, who received the students at…

One of the victims of last Friday’s Zamfara Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, abduction, Hafsat Anka, said the captives threatened to kill, fry and eat them if they misbehaved. Hafsat, while narrating her ordeal to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Government House, Gusau, shortly after regaining freedom, said they trekked over a long distance from the school, had a stopover for some hours before they reached their destination. “There was no clean water or good food, and we felt we had already spent years even though it was our first day and the bandits kept firing into…

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo will pick dates on which they will be vaccinated publicly, with the first batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which is about four million doses, expected to arrive in Nigeria on Tuesday. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 briefing on Monday in Abuja. Shuaib said that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and chairman of the PTF on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, would liaise with other key strategic persons to fix the date for the public…

Thomas Tuchel has urged Tammy Abraham to fight for his Chelsea place after leaving the England striker out of Sunday’s squad to face Manchester United. New boss Tuchel revealed Abraham, 23, was omitted solely on selection grounds, with the Blues grinding out a goalless draw against the Red Devils at Stamford Bridge. The result left Chelsea fifth in the Premier League table, a point behind West Ham and six adrift of second-placed United. Veteran striker Olivier Giroud was trusted to lead the line against United, with Tuchel calling on Abraham to accept there is fierce competition for places and work…

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic could miss the up-coming European showdown against his old club Manchester United after a check-up Monday confirmed he had a groin strain, according to reports in Italian media. Further tests are due in around 10 days, the reports said, noting that this could rule Ibrahimovic out of the first leg of the Europa League clash between Milan and United on March 11. The Swede was substituted during Sunday’s match against rivals Roma, watching the end of game with an ice pack on his left thigh. Ibrahimovic won the 2017 edition of the Europa League with…