Nda-Isaiah, a Massive Fish Gone Out of Media Ocean, Says Buhari Jonathan, Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Tinubu, governors, NPAN, IPI, others mourn late media mogul Omololu Ogunmade, Chuks Okocha, Onyebuchi Ezigbo, Udora Orizu in Abuja, Seriki Adinoyi in Jos, Igbawase Ukumba in Lafia, George Okoh in Makurdi
As tributes continue to pour in for the late Publisher of Leadership Newspapers, Sam Nda-Isaiah, who passed away Friday, President Muhammadu
Buhari, yesterday, described Nda-Isaiah’s demise as a big fish gone out of the media ocean. Describing him as “a friend and ally”, the president said, “The country has lost a
man of conviction, a resolute and dogged believer in a better Nigeria.” A statement by the president's spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, said Buhari
condoled with the media fraternity, the Nda-Isaiah family, friends and associates of the deceased. "He will be sorely missed. This is a massive fish gone
out of the media ocean," the statement stated, noting that the pharmacist turnedpublisher was a renowned Continued on page 8
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ARISE Fashion Week 2020 Stuns Global Industry Players Anna Wintour, others commend stellar showing Say initiative will attract young talents from Africa and beyond Vanessa Obioha The THISDAY/ARISE Fashion Week 2020 continued into the
early hours this morning with renowned global industry players impressed with the showing they variously
described as stellar. But beyond the glitz and blitz that naturally typify the annual event, a majority of
the industry players also contended that with the success of this year’s edition, the initiative is certain to attract
young design talents from Africa and beyond to the fore of strong global competitions. Leading the charge was
United States Artistic Director and Global Content Adviser of Continued on page 9
Katsina School Abduction: We Have Located Attackers’ Hideout, Says Buhari Security forces engage bandits in fierce gun battle State Police Command: 200 students rescued, efforts ongoing to rescue others Masari shuts down boarding facilities IG deploys additional rescue assets PDP alleges 600 students abducted, chides FG Atiku demands state of emergency Omololu Ogunmade, Chuks Okocha in Abuja and Francis Sardauna in Katsina President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said the federal government had located the bandits who attacked a Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, and allegedly kidnapped no fewer than 54 students. This came a few hours after the president gave a marching order to the Army and the police to go after the bandits and rescue the abducted students and ensure no student was missing. But the State Police Command claimed it had rescued 200 students of the school and that efforts were ongoing to rescue the remaining students.
As at the time of filing this report, combined teams of the security forces, according to the president, had engaged the bandits in a fierce gun battle in their hideout with a view to rescuing the students, who were, reportedly, kidnapped from their hostels. But in response to the abduction, Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari ordered the immediate closure of all boarding secondary schools in the state. Masari pronounced the closure shortly after visiting the affected school. However, to complement the current effort to rescue the students, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu Continued on page 5
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