[Niger State] GCS Kagara school kidnap update: Parents of kidnapped students say goment neva reach out to dem since bandits kidnap dia pikin
21 February 2021
Parents and families of some of di kidnapped victims of Government science College Kagara, Niger state don hala say since di kidnap happun. goment neva follow dem tok anything.
Dem claim say all di assurances dem get na from di pages of newspaper and social media.
Some of di parents wey follow BBC tok under anonymity say since di incident happun until now, di Kidnappers neva contact any of di families and di state goment neva meet wit dem officially, all di thing dem dey hear about di mata na on top social media and for news paper.
The summit was, however, held amidst low turnout. It was learnt that though all the South-West governors, except Governor Gboyega Oyetola who was represented, shunned the meeting.
Daily Trust reports that there has been a controversy over the summit following the decision of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, to opt-out of it.
Our correspondent learnt that some Yoruba leaders decided to shun the summit following suspicion that it was convened to champion Tinubu presidency and true to their suspicion, discussion at the summit centred on him with speakers and dignitaries making a case for him.
However, at the summit held at the International Conference Centre (ICC) of the University of Ibadan, most of the invited dignitaries and Yoruba leaders were absent.
From Yakubu Mustapha, Minna.
Kogi State House of Assembly members led by its speaker, Hon. Mathew Kolawole, have paid an advocacy visit to the Niger State House of Assembly to seek support for endorsement of Governor Yahaya Bello for the 2023 Presidential election. Kolawole said that the Kogi lawmakers were in Minna and the State Assembly to solicit for the support of Niger state in the aspiration of their governor, adding that their visit is an indication of a good working relationship between Niger and Kogi. He lamented that the North Central geo – political zone of the country, since the current democratic dispensation has not been able to have a shot at presidency, insisting that 2023 is the time for the zone to produce the president.
By Laleye Dipo
No fewer than nine members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed in Niger State have tested positive for COVID-19, investigations have revealed.
THISDAY learnt that the corps members were discovered to be positive through the tests carried out on them when they reported for the two-week orientation programme at the Paiko temporary orientation camp.
It was also learnt that those affected have already been placed in isolation in one of the government facilities in the state.
The development, it was gathered, stopped those concerned from passing out with others last Tuesday after the two-week orientation programme.
The Niger State House of Assembly has called on the Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in the state to fully cooperate with the various Standing Committees of the House, to ensure speedy consideration and early completion of the screening exercise of their organizations.
The House said the quick completion of the exercise will enable the Executive begin the early implementation of the provisions of the 2021 budget.
The Speaker of the House, Barr. Abdullahi Bawa Wuse, stated this at the screening of the House Committee on Religious Affairs when officials of the State Hajj Commission led by its Executive Secretary, Alh. Umar Maku Lapai and other relevant Agencies appeared before the Committee to defend their Budget Estimate, at the State House of Assembly Complex in Minna.