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Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state By Fri May 07 2021 Indigenes of Offa LGA of Kwara State on Thursday threw their weight behind the second term bid of Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq. This is coming a week after the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II, publicly endorsed the governor and months after a similar one by some stakeholders in Kaiama, Kwara North According to the indigenes who expressed full support for the monarch’s action, the new endorsement was hinged on...

Nigerian official: More than 300 abducted schoolboys freed By CARLEY PETESCH and HARUNA UMARDecember 18, 2020 GMT MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, a government official said Thursday. In an announcement on Nigerian state TV, NTA, Katsina State Gov. Aminu Bello Masari said the 344 boarding school students were turned over to security officials and were being brought to the state capital, where they will...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, a government official said Thursday. In an announcement on Nigerian state TV, NTA, Katsina State Gov. Aminu Bello Masari said the 344 boarding school students were turned over to security officials and were being brought to the state capital, where they will get physical examinations before being reunited with their families. "I think we can say ... we have recovered mo...

More Than 300 Abducted Schoolboys Freed, Nigerian Official Says Boko Haram claimed responsibility for last Friday’s abduction of the students from the all-boys school in the Katsina State village of Kankara. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, a government official said Thursday. In an announcement on Nigerian state TV, NTA, Katsina State Gov. Aminu Bello Masari said the 344 boarding school students were...