President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the release of 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, last Monday, urging security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue other students still in captivity. The girls were kidnapped at dawn on November 17, shortly after a military detachment had left the school premises. The

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Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites, took to the streets of Katsina city on Tuesday to demand urgent government intervention amid escalating kidnappings and school abductions across northern Nigeria. The demonstration followed recent mass abductions in Kebbi and Niger states, which have intensified public fear and outrage. Protesters gathered

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Twenty-four students kidnapped from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State have reportedly been rescued. According to TheCable, security sources confirmed the development on Tuesday, though details of the operation remain unclear at the time of filing this report. The abduction had triggered nationwide outrage and renewed fears over the safety of students in

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The Lagos State chapter of the Take It Back (TIB) Movement has strongly condemned the ongoing demolition of buildings in Oworonshoki by the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, describing the operation as “a crime against the people” and a direct assault on the dignity of long-standing residents. In a statement released on Tuesday and signed

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Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has come under criticism after a video captured him verbally insulting his Director of Protocol, Abdullahi Yarima, during a security council meeting at the Government House in Minna. The incident, which occurred over the weekend, was recorded on video obtained by SaharaReporters. In the clip, Governor Bago, speaking in

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The Federal Ministry of Education has launched a nationwide digital learning initiative, Inspire Live(s), aimed at delivering real-time online classes to millions of Nigerian students amid ongoing school closures caused by insecurity. In a statement released on Tuesday and signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Folasade Boriowo, the ministry described the programme

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Two young girls were left homeless, frightened, and in tears after their family house was reportedly set ablaze during a demolition operation in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos State. The burning was allegedly carried out by police officers and local vigilantes known as Madanwo, acting on the orders of the Oloworo of Oworonshoki, Oba Saliu

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At least eight residents of Biresawa village in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State have been abducted after suspected bandits launched a late-night attack, despite community members reportedly notifying security operatives beforehand. According to Daily Trust, the gunmen stormed the area between 11pm and midnight on Monday. Multiple sources confirmed that the assailants moved

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The Nigeria Police Force has directed the immediate withdrawal of all Police Mobile Force (PMF) officers attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) across the country. The directive, issued by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Mobile Police (AIG MOPOL), was communicated through a signal sent from the Force Headquarters in Abuja to

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Cihan Digital Academy, in collaboration with the SuccessGate Foundation, has trained 130 members of the Youth Fellowship of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Surulere District Headquarters, in Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills during a two-day bootcamp. The intensive sessions, held on November 15 and 22, saw participants build over 50 AI solutions and engage in

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