Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Mohammed Munirat Nasir (Zamfara State Correspondent)
Muhammad Sani a dreaded bandit notoriously known as Zakwi, a son of the late bandit's commander, Buhari Daji today surrendered over 10 sophisticated weapons which include Rocket launcher, MAP machine, AK47 rifles, and 1041 live ammunitions to the Zamfara state government.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday, denied a report in a national newspaper (not Nigerian Newsleader Newspapers) that operatives of the Security Service attempted to arrest Mr. Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho) a self-acclaimed Yoruba activist and perceived ethnic bigot, at Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday.
By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)
Incensed by the current frequency of abduction of boarding school students and demand for ransom payment by bandits as a condition for their release, President Muhammadu Buhari has warned state governors to stop encouraging the kidnappers by paying for their ransom demands.
By Musa Inuwa (Niger State Correspondent)
At last, the kidnapped students and staff of Government Science College Kagara have been released by the armed bandits in Niger State.
By Mohammed Munirat Nasir (Zamfara State Correspondent)
Zamfara state governor, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has ordered the closure of all boarding schools in the state with immediate effect, following Friday's abduction of female students of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Jangebe in Talata Mafara local government area of the state.
By Mohammed Munirat Nasir (Zamfara State Correspondent)
In the aftermath of the abduction of 317 female students of Government Girls Science Secondary School (GGSSS) Jangebe, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state in the company of Sultan Sa'ad Abubakar have visited governor Matawalle to sympathize with the government and people of Zamfara state over the unfortunate event.
By Mohammed Munirat Nasir (Zamfara State Correspondent)
The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of 317 female students of Government Girls Science Secondary School, (GGSSS) Jangebe in Talata Mafara local government area of the state in the early hours of Friday.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
The Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, has re-affirmed the commitment of the Force to enhancing internal discipline and professionalism among its workforce, noting that personnel discipline and professionalism are key to national security.
It was a tragic Sunday, as a military Aircraft (a Beechcraft King Air 350i) reportedly lost control and crashed beside the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja this Sunday afternoon.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
A coalition of 68 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), on Sunday, condemned the rising spate of kidnappings, banditry and armed insurgency in the country, urging the federal and state governments to urgently rise to the challenge of providing adequate security in Nigeria for all her citizens.
Hope was initially raised yesterday on freedom for the abducted 27 students and 15 others at Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, but later dashed, with the bandits insisting on N500 million ransom before releasing the abductees and other people kidnaped in NSTA bus earlier in the week.
By Musa Inuwa (Niger State Correspondent)
As the Kaduna state based reknown Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi continue his mediation for the release of the abducted Kagara Science College staff and students and others kidnapped by armed bandits, Niger state government , on Friday, appealed to the bandits to lay their down their arms and embrace dialogue in addressing their grievances.
