The two were abducted on February 8 while delivering assistance in Jawzjan province, in the north of the country, on the border with Turkmenistan
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Speaking on Tuesday at a media parley held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa to commemorate the Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness Month, the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem said out of the total number, there were 564 domestic violence cases, 60 defilement cases, 30 rape cases, 11 attempted rape, 123 child neglect and abuse cases, and 84 other cases.
President Buhari, who received the President of Niger, Alhaji Mahamadou Issoufou, at his country home in Daura, told newsmen that he was “very happy’’ to hear the country was finally out of recession, adding that the real gain should be improved conditions for Nigerians.
The Executive Director of CISLAC, Auwal Musa, told newsmen in Abuja that the call became imperative considering the harm the substance had on the health of smokers and passive smokers.
Speaking during a Sallah homage paid on him by traditional rulers from Kwara North Senatorial District at the Government House, Ilorin on Tuesday, Ahmed said the Ilorin-Old Jebba Road is currently undergoing rehabilitation, while Tsaragi-Shonga Road is on the front burner.
Jose-Antonio Canhandula, UNHCR’s Country Representative to Nigeria, said in a statement in Abuja that victims of the incident were returnees, who arrived from the Minawawo Camp, Cameroon.
Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose, who sounded the note of warning during a meeting on Monday, at his Afao Ekiti residence with aspirants and leaders from Ikole, Ijero and Ise/Orun LGAs on Monday, said he had nothing against the aspirations of those eyeing the Ekiti top seat.
He said that his prompt response to the plight of the displaced persons was to let them know that he, his family and friends were solidly behind them.
The presidential chopper conveying the Nigerien President and his entourage landed at Daura heliport around 12:03 p.m.
In a statement signed by Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, its spokesperson and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, the Senate emphasized that it was truly commendable that after five consecutive quarters of contraction, the Nigerian economy grew by 0.55% in the second quarter of 2017.
He disclosed that the commission currently lacked modern working equipment and personnel for effective field monitoring, adding that majority of miners in the country were engaged in illegal mining and sabotaging government of millions of naira.
A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent, who went round some offices, observed that they were all locked as the workers complied with the directive by the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress to stay away from offices.
Ambode said this when he received both the new State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohinmi, and the outgoing commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, at the Lagos House, Ikeja.
Professor Adewole who has been monitoring and coordinating the Health Ministry’s intervention noted that the Federal Medical Center in Makurdi has been on ground deploying medical personnel involved in surveillance and follow-up activities to those affected by the flood.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Donatus Oyibe was found dead inside a well at his premises in Abakaliki, while people insinuated that he committed suicide on learning of his posting to Maiduguri.
Statistician-General, Pali Lehohla, said in Pretoria that the economy expanded 2.5 per cent in the three-months to the end of June after contracting by 0.6 per cent in the first quarter and by 0.3 per cent in the final quarter of 2016.
Ezenwa explained that this was part of the airline’s efforts towards contributing to the growth and development of the Nigerian aviation industry.
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Professor Adewole, who gave assurance of the Federal Government’s commitment to address all the issues in contention, said the government needed a little more time to address the issues.
Professor Adewole assured all Nigerians that the Federal Government Health Facilities will be open and render services to the people while the government continues to dialogue with the resident doctors to return to work. Arrangements are also on to make use of Armed forces, Police and Federal Road Safety Health Facilities.