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Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, under Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a wanted kidnapping suspect in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The operation, carried out as part of the newly launched OPERATION ZAFIN WUTA, followed credible intelligence that led to the apprehension of Umar Musa Geyi at Jandei-Kulamu in Wukari. According to a statement by the Brigade’s Public Relations Officer, Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, Geyi has long been on the radar of security agencies and is believed to be a key member of a notorious kidnapping syndicate responsible for terrorising several communities in…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has withdrawn a corps member, Oyaje Daniel, from his Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) at Judeen International School, Annex Section, Mando, Kaduna State, after a controversial comment he made about teenage female students went viral online. Daniel, serving in Igabi Local Government Area, was immediately summoned by the NYSC State Disciplinary Committee, where he appeared alongside his CDS President. He was later accompanied to the NYSC Headquarters by the Alumni President of his college, Comrade Philip Ayuba Bobai, and activist John Adesogan, who both noted that he appeared “sober and remorseful,” visibly shaken by…

By Dina Aboughazala I just came back from Nigeria and it was an eye-opener! As someone who works in the media and who launched a media venture to challenge stereotypes and counter dominant narratives, I didn’t think I would be affected by all the negative talk that preceded my trip. But, sadly, I did. The moment my friends and family learnt I was travelling to Abuja, I was bombarded by advice to “be careful”, “don’t walk on your own”, “avoid strangers”, etc. These phrases would have been ok, had they been the same ones I would hear when announcing I…

By Deborah Nnamdi Amnesty International has decried the rising wave of violent attacks and mass abductions targeting schools across northern Nigeria, accusing the government of failing to protect vulnerable children. The organisation’s statement followed confirmation by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) that 315 students and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger State were abducted. Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said more than 230 children were abducted this week alone in two major attacks, prompting the shutdown of hundreds of schools in Katsina, Plateau, and several other…

File photo : unrelated photo of an explosion By Deborah Nnamdi Several people were killed on Friday night when a gas explosion tore through the Bioku-Alaadun area of Ibadan, in the Ona Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State. The blast occurred as a tanker was discharging gas into a retail outlet. Among the casualties were the shop owner and others who were nearby when the explosion happened. General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed the incident, saying emergency responders were already on the ground working to contain the situation. He noted that while fatalities…

By Deborah Nnamdi Abia State Governor Alex Otti has vowed to intensify efforts toward securing the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, following the life imprisonment sentence handed down by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 20, 2025. In a statement on Saturday, Otti revealed that a strategy earlier initiated during Kanu’s trial had been reactivated in response to the judgment. He assured the public that the plan—developed in consultation with federal authorities—remains on track. “While Mazi Nnamdi Kanu can appeal his conviction, I want to assure the public that I have activated and…

President Bola Tinubu has received a security briefing from the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, following a surge in school abductions and attacks across the northern region. The meeting, disclosed on Saturday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, took place late Friday at the Presidential Villa. Photographs released showed the DSS chief with President Tinubu in his office. Although details of the discussions were not revealed, officials confirmed the briefing centred on the country’s worsening security situation. In response to the escalating crisis, the Federal Government has set up a…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has ordered the immediate shutdown of 41 Federal Unity Colleges following heightened security concerns across several parts of the country. The directive was contained in a circular issued on November 21, 2025, by the Federal Ministry of Education. According to the document, Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, approved the closure in response to “recent security challenges” and the need to forestall possible breaches. “Sequel to the recent security challenges in some parts of the country and the need to prevent any security breaches, the Honourable Minister of Education has approved the immediate closure of…

Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has raised serious concerns over the withdrawal of military personnel from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, shortly before bandits abducted several students. Speaking in Birnin Kebbi on Friday while receiving Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero, who visited to commiserate with the state, Idris described the development as deeply troubling. He said the state had earlier received intelligence about a possible attack and immediately convened a security meeting. “As a responsive government, when we received intelligence on a possible attack, we summoned a security meeting. The security agencies assured us that all…

Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nine local security volunteers and a farmer in an ambush in northeastern Nigeria, according to security volunteers and police authorities on Friday. The attack targeted members of the state-backed Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), a vigilante group composed of local recruits trained to support the military in combating jihadist insurgents in Borno State. The volunteers were ambushed on Thursday after responding to the killing of a farmer near Warabe in Gwoza district, close to the Cameroon border. “I personally counted seven bodies belonging to our CJTF members and one farmer,” a senior militia commander…