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Director, Government Relations, BUA Group and Coordinator ASR, Dr Idi Hong, disclosed the offer during a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aliyu Shugaba, on Wednesday, the statement said. The grant is part of the ASR Africa Tertiary Education grant scheme meant for the construction of a state-of-the-art Centre for Innovation and Product Development in UNIMAID. The identification of the centre for the grant by the university management is in line with the philosophy of the founder of BUA Group, which included self-employment and empowerment, Hong said. Dr Hong said ASR Africa gra...

Qatar: Godfather to prisoners exchange deals in Syria An opposition fighter looking at busses moving Kafriya and al-Fu’ah fighters - 19 July 2018 (Getty Images) Enab Baladi – Ali Darwish Over recent years, the State of Qatar has emerged as a regional power in the Middle East in terms of foreign policy, economy, and charity works. Its influence was very clear in Syria, particularly after the beginning of the Syrian revolution in 2011. One side of the Qatari influence in Syria was manifested by its mediation efforts, which played a significant role in solving many prisoners exchange deals i...

x The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning while the victims were holding midnight prayers, known as Tahajjud. Tahajjud is a special Islamic prayer mostly held during the Ramadan fast and is done after the last night prayer (Isha), and before the early morning prayer (Fajr). According to sources, the gunmen stormed the mosque in their numbers, armed with sophisticated weapons. One of the sources said a total of 47 persons, including women and children, were whisked away by the gunmen, ostensibly into the dreaded Rugu forest. ...

These figures were compiled using a review of newspaper reports, interviews with victims’ families, and in some cases, confirmation by public and security officials.

The hoodlums also abducted many travellers in the area, local sources said. A community leader in the area, Gide Suleiman, told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr Dankabo was shot dead in Kukar-Babangida in Jibia LGA where he lived, as he responded to a distress call from a female neighbour during a kidnap incident. The kidnappers later went away with the woman who is the mother of a traditional title holder in Niger Republic, the source added. Meanwhile, other residents said the attackers also abducted many travellers on the Katsina-Jibia road, most of whom are residents of Magamar Jibia. We are living i...