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Nigeria’s Most Important Assets Are its People says Minister of State for Health Pate

Former Minister of State for Health, Dr. Muhammad Pate, a public policy expert and a strategic member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) agenda committee, has a passion about improving lives and Nigeria’s public health system. He spoke with Paul Obi about his vision for a better Nigeria, education and how government intervention can be effective. Excerpts:

Since you left office a couple of years ago, there is a foundation which has been linked to you…can you take us through it and your other engagements so far?

Multiple Blast: Suicide Bombers kill 100 in Northeastern Nigeria

The Boko Haram Suicide bombers killed at least 100 people in multiple blasts in the northeastern towns of Gombe and Damaturu, officials said Friday.

Nigerian Army have confirmed that 50 people lost their lives in two bomb explosions that rocked Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, on Friday.

Hours earlier two bombs killed 50 people buying goods for the holiday at the market in Gombe, according to National Emergency Management Agency spokesman Sani Datti. Another 75 wounded are being treated in two hospitals there, he said.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Friday that 43 persons died in the first explosion which occurred at 7.40am and seven others in the second explosion. Several other people were also said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries from the two explosions.

Brazil 2014; World Unite Against Boko Haram (photo)

Fans display banner against Boko Haram at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Boko Haram sects had claimed responsibility for an attacked on football viewing center in Damaturu, Yobe State in Nigeria during Brazil vs Mexico world cup match. No less than 20 people killed.

More than 30 die in latest Boko Haram Terror attack

At least 30 people including Nigerian troops and policemen from a Nigerian military base and police barracks in Buni Yadi died when Boko Haram militants launched yet another attack on Tuesday.

Reports has that Boko Haram terrorists, Tuesday, killed more than 30 persons comprising soldiers, policemen and civilians in separate attacks in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State and Chinene village in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.

The Divisional Police Officer of Bunu Yadi Division, Superintendent Hassan Thlama, was among the policemen killed, while many others sustained gunshot injuries.

Boko Haram kills commuters and motorists along Maiduguri- Beneshiek- Damaturu road, Bono state.

The Suspected Boko Haram terrorists, on Thursday, slaughtered more than 10 commuters  and  motorists along Maiduguri- Beneshiek- Damaturu road, while about 7 vehicles abandoned by their occupants were seized.

In recent time, Maiduguri- Beneshiek – Damaturu road has remained a death trap with series of ambushes by the Islamist insurgents, particularly last year during which over 50 passengers and motorists were killed  with over 20 vehicles set ablaze  in a single ambush by terrorists.

Reliable sources confirmed that the gunmen suspected to have been from Sambisa Forest enroute a new destination attempted to cross over the busy road Thursday evening, and on sighting vehicular movement,  ordered  drivers of  two vehicles to stop, and when the drivers refused, they opened fire on the vehicles.

Boko Haram slaughter 3, kidnapped 5 women in Yobe in a fresh attacks

Islamists terrorists called Boko Haram  on Friday in Yobe state,  slaughtered three Civil servants and kidnapped another 5 women in Gujba local government area of the state

The reports has it that the terrorist carried their rampage attacks at the eveninig hours of Friday at about 6pm. Adding that the victims were civil servants who had travelled to Damaturu the state capital to withdraw their monthly salary since there was no functional bank nor ATM in Gujba town due to the activities of Boko Haram which had paralaysed economic activities in the area.

Preiviously the local government has come under several and severe attack by the Islamist insurgents in recent time  in which many students at the College of Agriculture Gujba were killed, and also that of  federal Government college. since then the local government has been a ghost of itself.

Scores of people have also been slaughtered on the road linking Gujba to Borno state.

The military joint task force in the area are yet to officially confirm the Friday attacks of the insurgents.

Over 43 Sleeping Students Killed in Yobe by Boko Haram Islamists

Dozens of Nigerian secondary school pupils have been killed by suspected Boko Haram Islamists as they slept in student housing.

Suspected Boko Haram Islamists killed 43 people today when they attacked secondary school students as they slept in the latest school massacre to hit Nigeria's troubled northeast. The raid at 2:00 am (0630 IST) targeted the Federal Government College in the town of Buni Yadi in Yobe state and bore the hallmarks of a similar attack last September in which 40 died.

In the attack on the Federal Government College in the town of Buni Yadi in Yobe state, explosives were thrown into accommodation and rooms sprayed with gunfire. The attackers reportedly hurled explosives into student residential buildings, sprayed gunfire into rooms and hacked a number students to death.