President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, called on state governors to set aside political differences and collaborate with the federal government to build the nation.
Tinubu made the call during the breaking of Ramadan fast with governors at the State House in Abuja, he also emphasized the importance of transitioning from politics to governance, noting the need for unity and cooperation among all stakeholders and expressed optimism about the future of Nigeris, stating that ‘things are getting brighter’ The terrorists who kidnapped over 250 students in Kaduna State have demanded N1Bn Naira for their release.
A spokesperson for the community Jubril Aminu said he received a call from the kidnappers on Tuesday, March 12th demanding the ransom.
The Defence Headquarters on the other hand on Thursday, attributed the delay in the rescue of abducted school children in Kaduna and Sokoto States to a late report of the incident to the response team in the affected communities.
The director of defense, Media & Operations, Major General Edward Buba made this known while briefing journalists on Thursday. He also noted that the hostages are being held in locations that are difficult to get to and described the Terrorists as cowards.
The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani on Thursday, said that the kidnapped children from Kaduna were moved to neighboring states, he was was speaking to state house correspondents after breaking the Ramadan fast with President Tinubu. Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmed Gumi who was on our nightly news program Newsnight, on Thursday, called on the federal government to use Non-Kinetic measures to negotiate with the terrorists, insisting that the government knows who the terrorists are.
The First Lady of Nigeria senator Oluremi Tinubu has likened the spate of kidnappings in Nigeria to a war. Remi Tinubu was speaking during a visit by Senators representing the three senatorial districts of Lagos to the presidential villa on Thursday. She also reiterated her call for capital punishment on kidnappers.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has reacted to a recent threat by an Islamic cleric from Bauchi State, who in a viral video said that the First Lady deserved to die for her Christian faith, while describing the Muslim/Muslim ticket that brought President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to power as a scam.
The First Lady spoke during a courtesy visit to the Emir of Bauchi, Rilwan Adamu before commissioning some projects in the State. Remi Tinubu during the visit thanked the Governor of the state, Bala Mohammed, for assuring her safety and dismissed the clerics threat saying that she is not afraid to die: She was quoted as saying.
The Governor of the State, Bala Mohammed, apologized to the First Lady and condemned the death threat by cleric labelling it a national embarrassment.
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