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Malawi National Council of Sports says it is concerned with the growing number of dormant associations and is engaging them to appreciate their challenges. Sports Council spokesperson Edgar Ntulumbwa, in an interview on Thursday, said there are about eight inactive associations registered with the sports governing body. He also said out of its 31 registered
12/23/2020 * Security experts sceptical Islamist militants directly involved * Northwest Nigeria riven by banditry and cattle rustling By Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The kidnap of 344 schoolboys in northwest Nigeria had the appearance of an Islamist militant attack. There was even a video purporting to show some of the boys with members of Boko Haram, the extremists behind the 2014 kidnapping of more than 270 schoolgirls in the northeast. But four government and security officials familiar with negotiations that secured the boys’ release told Reuters the attack was a result ...
(Refiles to fix reporting credits, no change to text)* Nigerian authorities say 344 boys freed after six days* Security experts sceptical Islamist militants directly involved* Northwest Nigeria riven by banditry and cattle rustlingBy Alexis AkwagyiramLAGOS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The kidnap of 344 schoolboys in northwest Nigeria had the appearance of an Islamist militant attack. There was even a video purporting to show some of the boys with members of Boko Haram, the extremists behind the 2014 kidnapping of more than 270 schoolgirls in the northeast.
TODAY December 24, 2020 The kidnap of 344 schoolboys in northwest Nigeria had the appearance of an Islamist militant attack. There was even a video purporting to show some of the boys with members of Boko Haram, the extremists behind the 2014 kidnapping of more than 270 schoolgirls in the northeast. But four government and security officials familiar with negotiations that secured the boys’ release told Reuters the attack was a result of inter-communal feuding over cattle theft, grazing rights and water access – not spreading extremism. The mass abduction of children in Katsina state wo...
Nigeria school abductions sparked by cattle feuds, officials say 24 Dec 2020 Topics Fast News Boko Haram reportedly claimed the kidnappings but parents are less concerned about who was behind the abductions as they reconsider sending their children back to school. Habubakar Liti (L), Bello Ibrahim (C) and Isah Nasir, recently released students, arrive back home carrying boxes containing their school belongings in Ketare, Nigeria. December 19, 2020. (AP Archive) The abduction of 344 schoolboys in northwest Nig...