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Here is Monday, March 25th’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. A safer school environment will be provided to prevent kidnapping of pupils and abduction of teachers, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised on Sunday. Reacting to the release of the abducted Kaduna schoolchildren, Tinubu said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, that a conscious effort would be made to prevent a repeat of the sad scenario.
2. Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, yesterday ended their seven-day warning strike. In a circular to the branch chairmen of public universities across the country, SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim directed members of the union and those of NASU to resume work today, Monday.
3. Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, has died after a prolonged illness, at the age of 62. This was disclosed by a social commentator, Morris Monye, via his X handle, on Sunday.
4. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who will turn 72 on Friday, March 29, 2024, has said he wants a quiet celebration. In a statement which Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, issued on his behalf, Tinubu said the day will be another important milestone in his life as a leader and a statesman.
5. The Police Service Commission, PSC, has demanded sanctions against the Commissioners of Police in Imo and Delta States over killings of some police officers. The commission specifically said the killings in some states had become worrisome while calling on the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to take another look at the capacity of CPs in state commands.
6. Monarchs, retired security officers, clerics, and activists in the Niger Delta, on Sunday, urged the Federal Government to direct the Army to withdraw its siege to the embattled Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State to avert losses of more lives and douse tension in the oil region.
7. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have in a special operation, weekend, disrupted criminal activities of a cocaine syndicate in Abuja, with the arrest of three leaders of the group. Nnajiofor Kenechukwu, 41 and Okoro Christian, 35, were arrested on March 22, at Paint House Hotel while Umar Garba was arrested at Benna Street, 21 Road, First Avenue, Gwarinpa Abuja with 718 grams of cocaine.
8. A yet-to-be-identified nurse in Oke-Owa in the Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State is currently on the run after allegedly carrying out an abortion on one Deborah Sokoya. According to a police source, the said abortion failed, leading to serious bleeding and the subsequent hospitalisation of the victim.
9. Several people have reportedly been killed and houses burnt following a clash between rival youths in Mikang Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was learnt that many people were also injured during the clash said to have started on Saturday night between Taroh and Motola youths in the locality and lasted until the early hours of Sunday.
10. No fewer than four people were reportedly trampled to death on Sunday during an attempt to participate in an almsgiving exercise at Shafa Holdings Company Plc on Jos Road in Bauchi, Bauchi State. It was gathered that the incident happened at about 10:20 am when the company was holding its annual Zakat exercise, otherwise known as almsgiving, to help the less privileged in the state.
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