Security forces have launched a massive search-and-rescue operation in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, after gunmen abducted an unconfirmed number of students from St. Mary’s Catholic Secondary School in the early hours of Friday.
In a statement...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Tinubu had postponed his earlier scheduled trip to South Africa to await further security briefings on the recent bandit...
Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has expressed concern over the withdrawal of military personnel from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, shortly before the abduction of students by bandits.
The governor raised the concern while receiving the President of the...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says his membership of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) is one of the reasons for his continued absence from active and partisan politics.
Jonathan said this while speaking at an event marking the 10th anniversary...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has imposed a firm ban on the award of honorary doctorate degrees to serving public officials, unveiling sweeping reforms aimed at halting what it described as the growing abuse of such titles in Nigeria.
NUC...
The White House has defended United States President Donald Trump after he called a female reporter "piggy" as she questioned him about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The White House said Trump’s remarks reflected his frankness and transparency.
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Cryptocurrencies were caught in a broad flight from risk assets on Friday, November 21, 2025, sending bitcoin and ether to multi-month lows.
Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, fell 2.1%, breaking below $86,000 to hit a seven-month trough of $85,350.75 in...
Five people, including a child, were killed and around 100 injured after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, November 21, 2025.
Buildings were also damaged in many areas, including the densely populated capital Dhaka.
Authorities said tremors were felt...
The Niger State Police Command has alleged that St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, defied the state government’s directive ordering the closure of schools in the area.
Gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked...
The judgment delivered by Justice Jamee Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, during the conviction and sentencing of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, contained several striking and strongly worded statements.
Kanu was sentenced to life imprisonment...
