By Steve Oko Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says plans are in motion to secure the release of convicted Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Otti said he had already activated a strategy to secure Kanu’s final freedom which, according to him, he had earlier initiated during Kanu’s trial. The governor, in […]

•Denies receving order to close school•More states shut schools By Wole Mosadomi, Ndahi Marama & Femi Bolaji The number of students and teachers abducted by suspected terrorists from St Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger State, appears to have risen to 315. This came on a day […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to crush banditry and terrorism across Northern Nigeria, declaring that no part of the country will be allowed to “bleed in silence” under his watch.

Fresh assaults on schools last week, including two major abductions in Niger and Kebbi states, have revived painful memories of earlier tragedies and renewed questions about the safety of children in parts of Nigeria, particularly the North.

By Marie Therese Nanlong, Ibrahim Hassan Wuyo, Musa Ubandanwaki, Haruna Aliyu, Demola Akinyemi, Bashir Bello and Haruna Aliyu Attacks on schools and the abduction of students in northern Nigeria have resurged, heightening national concern over the safety of schools and students in the North. This follows the recent kidnappings in Kebbi and Niger states. The incidents, which […]