Today's Headlines: Thousands Rally In Niger Seeking Withdrawal Of French Troops; UNICAL Students Flee Campus
Thousands Rally In Niger Seeking Withdrawal Of French Troops
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Thousands rallied Saturday in Niger’s capital Niamey to demand that former colonial ruler France withdraw its troops as sought by a junta which seized power in July.
The protesters gathered near a base housing French soldiers following a call by several civic organisations hostile to the French military presence in the West African country. They held up banners proclaiming “French army leave our country”.
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UNICAL Students Flee Campus
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Many University of Calabar students reportedly fled the campus following attacks by masked gunmen on the Malabor Republic hostels on Saturday night.
Many reportedly left on Sunday as they feared the gunmen would return.
The armed invasion happened around 9 p.m. on Friday and lasted over 30 minutes without campus security intervention.
FG Will Rejig N-Power Scheme, Pay Beneficiaries- Betta Edu
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The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alletion, Dr Betta Edu, says plans are underway to rejig the N-Power scheme to accommodate more people and ensure prompt payment of beneficiaries’ stipends.
Edu disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by her Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr Rasheed Zubair, in Abuja.
The statement reported the Minister as saying that the challenges faced by N-Power beneficiaries in terms of delay in payment of their stipends would soon be addressed.
KDSG Directs Security Agencies To Hunt Down Perpetrators Of Ikara Mosque Killing
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Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has described as wicked and barbaric the reported killing of worshippers in a Mosque in Ikara Local Government Area by bandits.
This is contained in a statement by Gov Sani’s Chief Press Secretary, Muhammad Shehu, made available on Sunday in Kaduna.
According to the statement, the governor has directed security agencies to thoroughly investigate the incident and go after the perpetrators.
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