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The kidnapping and release of the students and staff members comes amid a resurgence of mass kidnappings across Nigeria. Additional details have emerged about the students and staff of St Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, Niger State, who regained their freedom on Sunday, one month after they were abducted from their dormitories on 21 November. The victims were released at a …

Donald Trump has sparked a fresh row with Denmark after appointing a special envoy to Greenland, the vast Arctic island he has said he would like to annex. Trump announced on Sunday that Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, would become the US’s special envoy to Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Gov Landry said in …

A Russian general has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow, with officials pointing the finger at Ukraine for the latest apparent assassination of a senior military officer. Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, who ran the armed forces operational training department, died after an explosive device installed under the chassis of a car exploded on Monday morning, Russia’s investigative committee …

*Says all students abducted from the school have been rescued The Federal Government says it has rescued all the abducted St Mary’s Catholic Primary Secondary School pupils/students and their teachers who were abducted over a month ago ago. The National Coordinator, Counter Terrorism Center, Major General Adamu Laka (rtd), made this known in Minna on Monday while handing over newly …

President Donald Trump of the US The United States President, Donald Trump, has recalled nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy postings, including Nigeria, in a move aimed at reshaping Washington’s diplomatic posture in line with his “America First” priorities. The ambassadorial recalls were first reported by Politico and have reportedly sparked concern among some US lawmakers …

The Federal Government has officially classified kidnappers and violent armed groups operating across the country as terrorists. The development signaled a major escalation in Nigeria’s response to abductions, attacks on farmers and persistent community violence. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the development during the Federal Government’s end-of-year press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Idris said …

igeria’s Federal Government has announced plans to tap into then nation’s largely informal vehicle recycling market, projecting annual revenues of over N150bn from 2026, as part of sweeping reforms to modernize the country’s automotive industry. The National Automotive Design and Development Council disclosed this in a statement first published by the PUNCH on Sunday with the Director-General, Joseph Osanipin, saying …

  igeria’s Presidency has dismissed claims that it secretly altered some provisions of the newly enacted tax reform laws, insisting that no changes were made outside the established legal and legislative process. According to report by the PUNCH, the government’s  reaction is coming as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and …

oreign nationals, majority of them Nigerians, working as prison officers in the United Kingdom have have been spared of deportation as the British Government has granted them a temporary exemption from new visa rules, following warnings some jails were facing a staffing crisis. Prisons have increasingly been relying on overseas recruits, particularly from Nigeria and Ghana, according to report by …

  kwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has recounted how the death of his father forced him to hawk soft drinks on the streets of Lagos to help his mother make ends meet. Eno made the revelation while delivering the Convocation Lecture at the 7th Convocation of Mountain Top University, Ibafo, Ogun State, on Thursday, according to report by the …