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he United Nations Security Council on Wednesday called for urgent, coordinated action to tackle escalating terrorism across West Africa and the Sahel, warning that the region is fast becoming a global epicentre of violent extremism.   Top officials at the council raised fresh concerns over deteriorating security in West Africa, citing the rapid expansion of terrorist networks and the growing …

he Niger State Government has condemned the kidnapping of pupils from St Mary’s School in the Papiri area of Agwara Local Government Area.   It said the incident occurred despite an earlier security directive issued to schools in parts of Niger North.   In a statement on Friday, the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman, said the government had …

he Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has condemned the attack on St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, where armed men stormed the premises in the early hours of Friday and abducted students and teachers.   In a statement released on Friday by the diocesan secretary, Rev. Fr. Jatau Joseph, the diocese …

The Catholic boarding school abduction happened barely a week after terrorists kidnapped schoolgirls in Kebbi State. errorists have attacked St Mary’s School, a Catholic-owned institution in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, and abducted an unconfirmed number of students and staff. The attack took place in the early hours of Friday. Local officials told PREMIUM TIMES that …

The judge said he ought to sentence him to death but for his decision to show him mercy he Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced the Biafran agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment for terrorism. Trial judge James Omotosho said he ought to sentence him to death but for his decision to show him mercy. He therefore sentenced …

S Congressman, Riley M. Moore, met with a senior Nigerian delegation led by National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to discuss the alleged escalating persecution of Christians and the growing threat of terrorism in Nigeria. The discussion, described by Moore as “frank, honest, and productive,” focused on counterterrorism, security assistance, and protection of vulnerable communities across Nigeria. The US lawmaker disclosed …

Senior Pentagon officials have arrived in Ukraine to “discuss efforts to end the war” with Russia, the US military has said. The team, led by US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, held talks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on Thursday morning. They are expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later in the day. Reports began surfacing on Wednesday that …

Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will begin enforcement actions on defaulters of Ground Rent payment and Land Use Change/Conversion fees from November 26. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the FCTA would also target …

The judge is expected to sentence Mr Kanu after concluding the ongoing judgement. The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted Biafra agitator Nnamdi Kanu for acts of terrorism and his membership of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Judge James Omotosho, who earlier ejected the IPOB leader from the courtroom over his unruly behaviour during Thursday’s proceedings, ruled that the …

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has stated that the insecurity challenges facing the state should not be classified as genocide. He made the clarification at a consultative forum on protecting the rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Forcibly Displaced Persons (FDPs), organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Abuja. Governor Alia, a Catholic priest, described …