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Amnesty Int’l faults Nigeria on insecurity as school abductions surge
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…
Read More »Several feared dead as gas explosion rocks Oyo community
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…
Read More »Otti reaffirms commitment to securing Nnamdi Kanu’s release after life sentence
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…
Read More »FG orders immediate closure of 41 unity schools over escalating security threats
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…
Read More »Kebbi governor questions troop withdrawal before school abduction
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…
Read More »Boko Haram ambush, kills 10 in Borno, U.S. calls for action
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…
Read More »NDLEA seizes 20kg cocaine on Brazil-bound vessel in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 20 kilograms of cocaine concealed aboard a Brazil-bound vessel, MV Nord Bosporus, at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. The ship, its master and 19 Filipino crew members were detained after the Agency secured a court order authorising their custody. According to…
Read More »Kwara Church Attack: Bandits demand N3.8bn ransom for 38 kidnapped worshippers
Bandits who abducted 38 worshippers from Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have demanded a ransom of N3.8 billion for their release. The attackers reportedly contacted families of the victims on Thursday, insisting on N100 million per abductee. A community leader and Olori…
Read More »Police nab cleaner who posed as doctor to defraud, sexually exploit woman
By Deborah Nnamdi The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 28-year-old Victor Cletus, a serial impostor who defrauded and sexually exploited a young woman by pretending to be a medical doctor. Police Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent Omolola Odutola, said the arrest followed a distress report from the victim, who…
Read More »Bandits attack Niger school, abduct students in early-morning raid
By Deborah Nnamdi Armed bandits in the early hours of Friday attacked St Mary’s Girls’ School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting an unconfirmed number of students. The incident occurred just four days after a similar assault on Girls’ Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State. A…
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