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UPDATED: 50 St. Mary’s pupils escape mass abduction, 253 remain in bandits’ captivity in Niger State Map of Niger State

UPDATED: 50 St. Mary’s pupils escape mass abduction, 253 remain in bandits’ captivity in Niger State

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- November 24, 2025
A wave of relief swept through Papiri community in Niger State over the weekend as 50 children earlier seized during a violent raid on St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools found their way back home and into the arms of their anxious families. The Thursday night attack,...
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Tinubu orders withdrawal of policemen guarding VIPs for core police duties Tinubu meets IGP and service chiefs

Tinubu orders withdrawal of policemen guarding VIPs for core police duties

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- November 24, 2025
 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons in the country. Henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties. The presidential directive was issued at the security meeting President Tinubu held on Sunday with the police,...
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Governor Otti pushes fresh diplomatic deal as hope rises for Nnamdi Kanu’s release Nigeria Govt secretly transfers Nnamdi Kanu to Sokoto – Sowore alleges

Governor Otti pushes fresh diplomatic deal as hope rises for Nnamdi Kanu’s release

By BARBARA KALU, Enugu November 23, 2025
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has again signalled that the long-running case of the convicted IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is edging toward a political resolution — one he insists is rooted in diplomacy, dialogue and a carefully negotiated plan already in motion. In a statement released in Umuahia by...
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FHC debunks “assassination attempt” report on Justice Omotosho days after sentencing Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment Justice James Kolawole Omotosho

FHC debunks “assassination attempt” report on Justice Omotosho days after sentencing Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment

By JOY ADARA, Abuja November 23, 2025
Federal High Court (FHC) has dismissed as outright falsehood a viral claim that Justice James Omotosho narrowly escaped an assassination attempt days after sentencing Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment. The rumour, pushed out by a Facebook blogger on Saturday, alleged that the judge was attacked in the early hours...
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Troops identify location of abducted Kebbi schoolgirls as Matawalle gives fresh update Minister of State for Defence and former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle

Troops identify location of abducted Kebbi schoolgirls as Matawalle gives fresh update

Tom Chiahemen November 23, 2025
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has said security forces are closing in on the bandits who kidnapped students of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State. Twenty-five students were taken during the attack on the school in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area on Monday, though...
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Defence HQ debunks cloned footage of CDS Oluyede, denies forced recruitment claim CDS Olufemi Oluyede

Defence HQ debunks cloned footage of CDS Oluyede, denies forced recruitment claim

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- November 22, 2025
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked a viral video circulating online that falsely portrays the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, making a shocking claim about plans to forcefully recruit Nigerians aged 18 and above into the military. Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Samaila Uba, in a statement...
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G20 summit: Tinubu demands equity in global mineral trade, AI governance G20 summit: Tinubu demands equity in global mineral trade, AI governance

G20 summit: Tinubu demands equity in global mineral trade, AI governance

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- November 22, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for a global framework that benefits communities hosting critical minerals in Nigeria and Africa, ensuring value addition at the source. This is coming just as Nigeria also backed the creation of global ethical standards for Artificial Intelligence (AI), aimed at accelerating development across...
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Tinubu holds security meeting with DSS DG amid rising terrorists’ attacks, school abductions Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Tosin Adeola Ajayi, briefing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the security situation on Friday night.

Tinubu holds security meeting with DSS DG amid rising terrorists’ attacks, school abductions

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- November 22, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a late-night meeting with the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, as part of his intensified review of the nation’s worsening security situation. A photograph released by the Presidency on Friday night confirmed the closed-door session at the State House,...
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FG shuts down 47 unity colleges nationwide over rising insecurity Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa

FG shuts down 47 unity colleges nationwide over rising insecurity

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- November 22, 2025
Federal Government has ordered the temporary shutdown of 47 Federal Unity Colleges across the country in a swift response to escalating insecurity, including the recent abduction of students in Maga, Kebbi State, and parts of Niger State. The directive was issued through a circular with reference number FME/DSSE/GM/S.160/CII, signed...
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Kebbi school abductions: Governor demands probe as soldiers exit post 1-hour before bandit attack Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris

Kebbi school abductions: Governor demands probe as soldiers exit post 1-hour before bandit attack

Tom Chiahemen November 22, 2025
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris has called for a full-scale investigation into why soldiers guarding Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, pulled out barely an hour before armed bandits stormed the premises and abducted 25 students. Idris made the demand on Friday while receiving the Minister of State for...
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Nigeria Govt transfers Nnamdi Kanu to Sokoto prison – Sowore alleges Nigeria Govt secretly transfers Nnamdi Kanu to Sokoto – Sowore alleges

Nigeria Govt transfers Nnamdi Kanu to Sokoto prison – Sowore alleges

By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja November 21, 2025
Human-rights activist and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has raised alarm over an alleged covert transfer of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to a correctional facility in Sokoto State. Sowore made the claim on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday, warning that the...
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Niger State Govt begins probe as bandits kidnap students despite security alerts by DSS Niger State Governor, Umar Bago

Niger State Govt begins probe as bandits kidnap students despite security alerts by DSS

Tom Chiahemen November 21, 2025
Niger State government has begun investigating why the principal of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Agwara, flouted its security directive that, in view of security concerns, all boarding schools in the northern senatorial district of the state remain shut. The probe was launched few hours after gunmen stormed the school...
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NDLEA intercepts cocaine shipment from Brazil, detains ship, 20 Filipino crew members NDLEA intercepts cocaine shipment from Brazil, detains ship, 20 Filipino crew members

NDLEA intercepts cocaine shipment from Brazil, detains ship, 20 Filipino crew members

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- November 21, 2025
Barely six months after 10 Thai sailors and their ship were convicted and fined $4.3million for bringing 32.9kg cocaine into Nigeria, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have again intercepted another commodity laden vessel- MV Nord Bosporus marked 9760110 from the port of Santos in Brazil...
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NAF airstrike eliminates notorious bandit’s commander in Shiroro, Niger State NAF airstrike eliminates terrorists

NAF airstrike eliminates notorious bandit’s commander in Shiroro, Niger State

Tom Chiahemen November 21, 2025
A major Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operation in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State has claimed the life of Babangida, a feared bandits’ sub-commander and one of the closest aides of notorious kingpin Dogo Gideh. Security sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Babangida succumbed to...
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Police launch massive manhunt after bandits kidnap students in Niger State Nigerian Police Force?

Police launch massive manhunt after bandits kidnap students in Niger State

By MARY RONKE, Minna November 21, 2025
Niger State Police Command on Friday said a special tactical squad has been dispatched to track down armed bandits who stormed St. Mary’s Private Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, and abducted several students in the early hours of Friday. According to locals, the school sits roughly...
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Bandits storm Catholic school in Niger State, abduct scores of students in revenge for NAF airstrikes Bandits

Bandits storm Catholic school in Niger State, abduct scores of students in revenge for NAF airstrikes

Tom Chiahemen November 21, 2025
A wave of tension rippled through Niger State on Tuesday after armed bandits reportedly stormed a secondary school in the Shiroro–Borgu corridor, abducting an unspecified number of students in what security sources describe as a reprisal attack for recent Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrikes. According to PRNigeria, the raid...
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Tinubu directs Minister of State for Defence Matawalle to relocate to Kebbi over abduction of schoolgirls Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle

Tinubu directs Minister of State for Defence Matawalle to relocate to Kebbi over abduction of schoolgirls

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- November 21, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi State over the abduction of 24 schoolgirls in the state. Matawalle, who was formerly governor of Zamfara State, was asked to remain in the state to monitor security efforts to secure the...
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You’re a guardian of democracy” – Tinubu hails Jonathan at foundation’s 10th anniversary At the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation's 10th anniversary event in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima @officialSKSM , joined former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife and former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, alongside other high-profile dignitaries to celebrate the foundation's achievements in promoting democracy . Photo credit: State House

You’re a guardian of democracy” – Tinubu hails Jonathan at foundation’s 10th anniversary

DAVID IORJA, Abuja November 21, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised former President Goodluck Jonathan as a guardian of democracy whose legacy extends far beyond his time in office. The President described Jonathan as a profound lesson on life after public service, who preserved Nigeria’s democracy at a moment when it mattered most. Speaking...
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