Insecurity: Katsina shuts all public schools
The Katsina State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public schools across the state following escalating security threats and banditry attacks reported in several communities. Commissioner for…
Police warn against protest over abduction of Kebbi schoolgirls
Kebbi State Police Command said on Friday that it received credible information that some non-governmental organisations are planning protests in the state over the abduction of schoolgirls in Maga.…
Identify Who Ordered Soldiers’ Withdrawal Before Kebbi Schoolgirls’ Abduction, Gov Idris Tells Military
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has queried the withdrawal of military personnel from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, shortly before the abduction of students by bandits. Idris…
US lawmaker condemns Niger Catholic school attack, kidnapping
US Congressman Riley Moore has condemned the abduction of students and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. The lawmaker described…
How some Niger schoolgirls escaped when kidnappers’ car broke down – Eyewitness
An eyewitness has narrated how some students of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State escaped from their abductors. Recall that armed…
Police speak on abduction rumour in Nasarawa school
The Nasarawa State Police Command has denied reports claiming that two pupils of St Peter’s Academy, Rukubi, in Doma Local Government Area, were abducted during school activities, describing the…
Intelligence links school abductions to killing of terror commander in Niger airstrikes – Sources
Fresh intelligence has linked the recent abduction of schoolchildren in parts of Kebbi and Niger States to the killing of a notorious terror commander, Babangida, during Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrikes in Niger.
Kidnapping: Niger blames school for reopening despite closure order
The Niger State Government on Friday condemned the kidnapping of pupils from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, saying the incident occurred after the school reopened…
BREAKING: Bandits Attack Catholic School In Niger State, Abduct Students
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped an undisclosed number of students during an attack on St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, Niger State. It was learnt that the attackers…
Tinubu directs Matawalle to relocate to Kebbi to oversee rescue of abducted schoolgirls
President Bola Tinubu has directed Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence, to relocate to Kebbi over the abduction of schoolgirls in the state. Twenty-five students were abducted…
Bandits kill Sokoto residents, abduct mothers, babies
Suspected bandits have attacked Kurawa village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing two residents and abducting 15 others, including four nursing mothers and their babies.…
Gunmen Abduct Four In Fresh Attack On Kwara Community
Suspected bandits have launched another attack in Kwara State, abducting four rice farmers in Bokungi Village, Edu Local Government Area. This came barely 24 hours after gunmen attacked…
BREAKING: Court hands Nnamdi Kanu life imprisonment
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment. Justice James Omotosho, the presiding judge, found Kanu…
How Bandits Attacked Kwara Church, Abducted 35 Persons — Pastor
The pastor of the Kwara church attacked by bandits, Abiodun Bamidele, has narrated how the gunmen stormed the worship centre. Pastor Bamidele, who spoke to journalist in the…
Kebbi LG chairman releases names of 25 abducted schoolgirls
Hussaini Aliyu, chairman of Danko/Wasagu LGA in Kebbi, has released names of the 25 schoolgirls abducted by bandits from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga. The list of…



















