No girl was rescued in Chibok - Parents and school principal

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Yesterday evening all of us heard the happy news that over 100 secondary school girls abducted on Monday evening at Government Girls Secondary School Chibok have been freed by the military. But unfortunately these details isn't true.

Parents of the missing girls, the principal of the institution and Borno state governor told reporters today that the military lied concerning the rescue operation as girls were still missing.

Below is what the principal of the institution, Mrs Asabe Kwambura, told Premium Times today:

15 people died as Fulani Herdsmen launch fresh attacks in Taraba state

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Based on a breaking news report on Channels TV, suspected Fulani herdsmen are still attacking Wukari village in Taraba state. Eyewitness reports has it that about 15 people have already been killed but police officials say its only 7 which are reported dead. Reports also say several houses have already been destroyed.  

Pics: APC Governors visit Nyanya bomb blast victims.

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 APC Governors including Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, Babatunde Fashola of Lagos, Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara and Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, today April 16th paid a stop by at Monday morning Nyanya blast victims at the Asokoro General Hospital in Abuja. 

They sympathized with the patients and condemned the incessant attacks going on in the country. During a brief press statement that followed their visit, the governors asked the federal Government to step up in its responsibilities as regards security of every citizen.

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Putin rules out "iron curtain" in Russia-West relations

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Russia is not going to pull down an iron curtain on the West, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

"The iron curtain was an invention of the Soviet times. This was an internal event. We are not going to close our country and our people, our public from anyone. No," Putin said during a hotline on Thursday.