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Nationwide Alarm: Government Closes 41 Unity Schools After Wave of Attacks

The Federal Government has ordered the closure of 41 Federal Government Colleges nationwide following recent abductions of schoolchildren in Maga, Kebbi State, and parts of Niger State. The directive is contained in a circular referenced FME/DSSE/GM/S.160/CII, signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education, Hajiya Binta Abdulkadir, and addressed to all principals of Federal Unity […]

Niger Abduction Toll Rises to 315 as CAN Confirms Updated Figures

The number of victims abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in the Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger State has risen to 315, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The figure represents a sharp increase from the 227 earlier reported. The Chairman of CAN in Niger State and Catholic […]

Fresh Concerns After Court Orders Kanu’s Relocation to Sokoto

The Department of State Services (DSS) has transferred the convicted leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, to the Nigerian Custodial Centre in Sokoto, in compliance with a judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja. A senior security source confirmed that the relocation followed Kanu’s conviction and sentencing for […]

Terror Strikes Again: Over 100 Feared Kidnapped as Bandits Hit Catholic School in Niger

Suspected terrorists have abducted students and members of staff of St. Mary’s School in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident occurred three days after the Kebbi State Government confirmed the abduction of 25 female students of Maga Comprehensive Girls’ Secondary School, during which the school’s vice principal was killed by […]

Tinubu Sends Matawalle to Kebbi as Hunt Intensifies for Abducted Schoolgirls

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Mr. Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi State following the abduction of 24 schoolgirls. The directive was contained in a statement by Presidential Spokesperson Mr. Bayo Onanuga on Thursday in Abuja. Mr. Matawalle, a former governor of Zamfara State, has been instructed to remain […]

Kanu’s Lawyer to Appeal Life Sentence, Condemns Judgment as ‘Travesty’

Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed to challenge the life sentence handed to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday. Justice James Omotosho sentenced Mr. Kanu to life imprisonment on Counts One, Four, Five and Six, instead of imposing the death penalty. He further […]

US Lawmakers Split Over Nigeria’s Insecurity as Huizenga Trump’s Military Threat is Debated

A sharp divide emerged in Washington on Thursday as US lawmakers debated Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, with Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga accusing President Bola Tinubu’s administration of “sitting back” while violence escalates. However, Democratic Congresswoman Sara Jacobs condemning President Donald Trump’s threat of military intervention as “reckless”. Both legislators spoke during a hearing of the US […]

Four Years After Controversial Arrest, Kanu Faces Life Term as FG Pushes for Death Sentence

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment after finding him guilty on all seven terrorism charges brought by the Federal Government. The judgment came four years after Kanu was arrested in Kenya under contentious circumstances […]

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