Chekwas Okorie Appeals To Ndigbo In Sokoto To Rally Round Nnamdi Kanu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsChekwas Okorie Appeals To Ndigbo In Sokoto To Rally Round Nnamdi Kanu

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 23, 2025

The founder and pioneer national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has appealed to Igbo residents in Sokoto State to rally around Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who is currently in a prison in the North West. Okorie, who described sending the IPOB leader to Sokoto as provocative, stated that the incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu and sending him to Sokoto prison is ominous. The Convener/National...

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Labour Party Condemns Abduction Of Niger Pupils

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLabour Party Condemns Abduction Of Niger Pupils

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 23, 2025

The Labour Party has condemned the abduction of more than 300 pupils of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger State. The party also sought decisive action against rising insecurity in the country, stressing that Nigerians cannot continue to watch helplessly while its citizens are attacked with reckless abandon. In a press statement on Sunday, the Interim National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, expressed...

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President Tinubu Announces Rescue of 38 Christians Kidnapped in Kwara

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu Announces Rescue of 38 Christians Kidnapped in Kwara

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 23, 2025

…Confirms the freedom of Nigerian pupils President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confirmed the successful rescue of abducted citizens in Kwara and Niger States, following coordinated security operations by Nigeria’s security forces. In a statement addressed to the nation, the President said he had cancelled his planned trip to the G20 summit in South Africa to personally oversee security efforts at home. “Thanks to the efforts of our security forces over the last few days, all...

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50 Children Kidnapped in Niger State Break Free from Terrorists

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria50 Children Kidnapped in Niger State Break Free from Terrorists

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 23, 2025

Fifty of the schoolchildren abducted from St Mary’s co-educational school in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have escaped and have reunited with their families, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday. “We have received some good news as fifty pupils escaped and have reunited with their parents,” CAN stated, adding that the students regained freedom between Friday and Saturday. The mass abduction, carried out by gunmen on Friday, involved 303...

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President Tinubu Says 38 Worshippers Abducted In Kwara Have Been Rescued

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu Says 38 Worshippers Abducted In Kwara Have Been Rescued

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 23, 2025

Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confirmed that all the 38 worshippers of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) at Oke Isegun in the Eruku community, a boundary town with Kogi in the Ekiti LGA of Kwara state abducted by bandits have been rescued. The president further said 51 abducted pupils in Niger state have also been recovered. In a statement posted on X, on Sunday, Tinubu said that the country and its people will be protected...

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Yobe Shutdown Boarding Schools, Adamawa Deboard Boarding Schools 

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsYobe Shutdown Boarding Schools, Adamawa Deboard Boarding Schools 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 23, 2025

Yobe state government has directed the closure of all boarding Secondary Schools in the state as a proactive measure to safeguard students in the schools. The decision followed a security meeting between the Governor, Mai Mala Buni, and Security chiefs in the state, which reviewed security incidents in schools in some parts of the country. A notice signed by Dr. Bukar Aji Bukar, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, directed the immediate...

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Federal Ministry of Education Debunks Closure Of Unity Schools

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Ministry of Education Debunks Closure Of Unity Schools

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 23, 2025

The Federal Ministry of Education has debunked a message currently circulating on the closure of 47 Unity Schools due to the security situation in some parts of the country. According to a statement signed by Boriowo Folasade, Director, Press and Public Relations of the ministry, the message was described as false, misleading, and did not originate from the Federal Government or the Federal Ministry of Education. “The Federal Ministry of Education hereby informs the general...

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Insecurity: Federal Government Shutdown 47 Unity Schools 

National SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: Federal Government Shutdown 47 Unity Schools 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 22, 2025

The Federal Government on Friday directed the immediate temporary closure of 47 unity schools across the country over the rising cases of abduction. The announcement was made in a circular issued by Binta Abdulkadir, Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Federal Ministry of Education. The circular reads in part: “Sequel to the recent security challenges in some parts of the country and the need to prevent any security breaches, the Honourable Minister of Education...

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Nnamdi Kanu Transferred to Sokoto Prison to Serve Life Sentence

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNnamdi Kanu Transferred to Sokoto Prison to Serve Life Sentence

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2025

…Family and Supporters Protest Judgment The Department of State Services (DSS) has relocated Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from its Abuja facility to a correctional centre in Sokoto State. The move comes a day after his conviction and sentencing for terrorism. Kanu’s legal consultant, Aloy Ejimakor, announced the transfer in a social media post, saying: “MAZI NNAMDI KANU has just been moved from DSS Abuja to the correctional facility...

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Over 200 Pupils, Teachers Abducted in Niger State Catholic School

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOver 200 Pupils, Teachers Abducted in Niger State Catholic School

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2025

Armed bandits have abducted more than 200 pupils and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. The attack took place in the early hours of Friday morning, between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., according to statements from local authorities and church officials. The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) initially reported that “227 persons, including teachers and students,” had been abducted in...

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