Month: November 2025

Punch Newspaper Parents, school owners and teachers in the country have expressed worry over increasing abductions of schoolchildren and the fate of the 327 pupils kidnapped in Kebbi and Niger states. They note that with the current trend, no one is certain of the next educational institution that may be attacked. Schools in the North…

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has faulted U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy American forces to Nigeria. Soyinka spoke after meeting Governor Hyacinth Alia in Makurdi on Friday. The nonagenarian warned that Trump’s comments showed a “pre-set mindset” and ignored Nigeria’s complex security challenges. “You don’t just open your mouth and say, ‘I’m coming to…

An eyewitness has described how some students of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, managed to escape after armed bandits abducted them early Monday morning. The attackers, who arrived on motorcycles around 2 a.m., fired repeatedly upon entering the school premises, forcing students and staff into panic as…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment for terrorism. Justice James Omotosho said he sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment on counts one, four, five, and six, instead of a death sentence. He also sentenced the IPOB leader to 20…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on counts one and two of the terrorism charges brought against him, ruling that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. Justice James Omotosho held that Kanu’s declaration of a “sit-at-home” order across the…

Celebrity footballer, Achraf Hakimi has won the CAF 2025 African Footballer of the Year award, following an outstanding season with both club and country. The 27-year-old Moroccan beat Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah and Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen to the prestigious honour, cementing his status as one of Africa’s top football talents. In other award categories,…

One of the 25 schoolgirls abducted in northwestern Nigeria has escaped and is now safe, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, as local hunters and security forces intensify efforts to locate the remaining missing students, according to AP News. The girls were seized in the early hours of Monday when armed men stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive…

A fierce fight broke out among security officers at the Peoples Democratic Party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, as Governors Bala Muhammed and Seyi Makinde were prevented from entering the complex. In a video online, Messrs Muhammed and Makinde, who were escorted by a pool of supporters, were prevented from gaining access to the…