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target=_blank>Kebbi Schoolgirls Abduction: Senator Yahaya Abdullahi calls for swift, intelligence-driven rescue
From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja Senator Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi has called for urgent and coordinated security action to ensure the immediate rescue of the schoolgirls abducted during Monday’s dawn attack in Kebbi State. Speaking on the side with The Sun on Tuesday in Abuja during the Joint National Assembly committee meeting on Electoral matters, the former
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target=_blank>Attacks: Demand more accountability from your security chiefs – Don Jazzy tells Tinubu
By John Ogunsemore Ace music producer, Don Jazzy has called on President Bola Tinubu to demand better results from his security chiefs to end growing insecurity in the country. He made the call in an X post on Wednesday as the president announced the postponement of his scheduled trips to Johannesburg in South Africa and
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target=_blank>Okey Ezea: Sen. Kalu, DSP Jibrin pay tributes as family announces death of Enugu North Senator
From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja Distinguished Senator Okey Ezea, who represented Enugu North Senatorial District in the 10th Senate, has died. He passed away late Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at about 11:07 p.m. in a private hospital in Lagos after a brief illness. His death was formally announced by his family in a statement signed by
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target=_blank>Olamide clarifies Wizkid’s seniority in music industry
By Seyi Babalola Nigerian rapper and YBNL boss Olamide, has stated that his colleague Wizkid, is older than him in the music industry. The duo rose to prominence in 2010, with Wizkid’s ‘Holla AT Your Boy’ debuting in January and Olamide’s ‘Eni Duro’ following a few months later. They were also both nominated in the Next
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target=_blank>Kebbi 25: Zuru Emirate Imams embark on special prayers for abducted students
Two students escape, 24 in captivity — Education Commissioner From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi As the combined team of security agencies intensified the search of the abducted students of Maga in Zuru Emirate, the Chairman of Zuru Emirate league of chief Imams Alhaji Suleiman Muhammad Tanko has directed the chief Imams of the 402 jumm’at
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target=_blank>Osimhen set to miss CAF Awards
By Seyi Babalola Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen is scheduled to miss this year’s CAF Awards in Rabat, Morocco, on Wednesday. Osimhen has returned to Galatasaray for an MRI scan on the hamstring injury he sustained on international duty with the Super Eagles. The 26-year-old did not appear for the second half of their 2026 World
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target=_blank>Era of regulatory ambiguity in upstream sector over – NUPRC
…Pledges more transparent, competitive licensing round By Adewale Sanyaolu The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has declared that the era of regulatory ambiguity in Nigeria’s upstream sector is over. Commission Chief Executive (CCE) of NUPRC, Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, stated this when he received a high-level TotalEnergies delegation led by the President, TotalEnergies Exploration and
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target=_blank>Postponing WAEC CBT to 2030 equals killing it outright – ASUSS President
From Lateef Dada, Osogbo The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Comrade Sola Adigun, has expressed strong concerns regarding the recent decision by the House of Representatives to postpone the introduction of Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) until 2030. He described this delay
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target=_blank>Abducted schoolgirls: We’ll continue to hold you accountable – US to FG
US Senator Jim Risch has accused the federal government of failing to protect schoolchildren from jihadists and abductions. Risch, who is from Idaho and chairs the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to social media to criticise the current administration following the abduction of the Kebbi schoolgirls. The US senator stated that students, particularly schoolgirls,
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target=_blank>Insecurity: You pretended to care, resign now – Falz to Tinubu
Nigerian rapper Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has called for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation amid the renewed bandit attacks in different parts of the country. Daily Sun reported that suspected bandits attacked a church in Kwara on Tuesday night, killing three and abducting other worshippers. Referencing a 2014 tweet by Tinubu when he was
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target=_blank>Insecurity: Nigeria Becoming ‘Disgraced Nation’ – Obi
2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed worry over Nigeria’s escalating insecurity, warning that the country is fast becoming a “now disgraced nation,” a phrase recently used by United States President, Donald Trump. Obi, in a post on Wednesday, said the shocking wave of kidnappings and terror attacks, including the abduction of 25…
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target=_blank>Women’s Coalition Condemns Kebbi School Abduction
The Coalition of Voices for Inclusion and Equity for Women (VIEW) in Nigeria has expressed outrage over the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State. The coalition noted that armed men invaded the school, murdered the Vice Principal, and abducted 25 young girls. In a statement signed by…
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target=_blank>Osun Govt Scores A1 In Politics, F9 In Good Governance – Aregbesola
The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has vowed to restore responsible leadership and good governance, criticising the current administration for failing Nigerians in key sectors. Speaking on Tuesday during a visit to Ila/Ifedayo/Boluwaduro Federal Constituency in Osun State, Aregbesola thanked thousands of party loyalists, supporters,…
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target=_blank>NSC Frets Over Police Interference Of Cargoes At Seaports
Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has said that several interferences of cargoes by the Police at the seaports have disrupted cargo dwell time, increasing demurrage/storage charges payable by consignees. It noted that this has ultimately led to an increase in the cost of doing business in Nigerian ports. The Executive Secretary of the council, Dr Pius…
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target=_blank>Ortom: I Was Not Harassed At PDP Nat’l Secretariat
The immediate past Governor of Benue State and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member of the Board of Trustees (BoT), Chief Samuel Ortom, yesterday brushed aside widespread reports that he was chased out and attacked at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. Chief Ortom denied outrightly that he was either harassed or attacked by…
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target=_blank>Kanu: Regional Stability Paramount, Igbo Youths Appeal To Omotosho
Igbo Youths under the aegis of South East Youth for Good Governance, have appealed to Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja, to among other issues, take into consideration the economic, social and security stability of the region in his November 20, judgment on the terrorism charge against the leader of the Indigenous…
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target=_blank>Onne Truck Parks Back NPA’s E-Call-Up Rollout To End Gridlock
Truck park operators in Onne, Rivers State, have thrown their weight behind the full deployment of the Nigerian Ports Authority’s (NPA) Electronic Call-Up System, a move expected to finally tame the persistent congestion around the Eastern Ports corridor. Stakeholders say the long-awaited rollout will restore order to the access roads, improve port efficiency, and protect…
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target=_blank>Tinubu Postpones Trip To G20, AU-EU Summits Over Kebbi, Kwara Attacks
President Bola Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trips to Johannesburg, South Africa, for the G20 Summit and Luanda, Angola, for the AU-EU Summit to receive further security briefings on the worsening insecurity in parts of the country. The President’s decision which was contained in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser on Information and…
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target=_blank>FG To Integrate Menstrual Hygiene Education Into School Curriculum
The Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged to integrate menstrual hygiene education into the national school curriculum. This call was made by stakeholders who believe that incorporating menstrual health education will help address the stigma and lack of resources surrounding menstruation, ultimately reducing absenteeism and improving girls’ overall well-being at Durumi IDP Camp during…
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target=_blank>Tinubu: Terrorists Will Face Full Weight Of Nigerian State
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed concern and displeasure over the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba alongside several soldiers in Borno State, describing the incidents as heartbreaking and unacceptable. In a petsonal statement posted on his social media platforms, the President said he is “depressed” by…
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