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The incident has renewed nationwide fears over the rising wave of mass kidnappings targeting schools across northern Nigeria. Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has berated President Bola Tinubu and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, for their disturbing silence on the abduction of 25 schoolgirls in Kebbi State …

The United States increased pressure on Venezuela over the weekend, saying it will designate Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization — a move President Donald Trump suggested could allow the US to target certain assets and infrastructure in the country. The US alleges the cartel is led by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and other high-ranking officials, and the announcement …

Poland’s prime minister has said an explosion on a railway line leading to the Ukraine border this weekend was caused by “an unprecedented act of sabotage”, and vowed to catch those responsible “regardless of who their backers are”. Visiting the scene this morning, Donald Tusk said the damage done to the railway tracks on Sunday was deliberate and likely aimed …

Millions of Nigerians will experience significant financial relief from January 2026 as five frequently applied bank charges are set to be abolished under the Federal Government’s sweeping tax reform agenda. The measures are part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s comprehensive fiscal overhaul, signed into law on June 26, 2025, aimed at easing the cost of doing business, stimulating economic growth, …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday charged Nigerian judges to ensure justice is not for the highest bidder. He also tasked the justices to do all within their power to stop corruption in the judicial arm of government. The president, who gave this charge while declaring open the 2025 All Nigerian Judges’ Conference in Abuja, declared that the bench must never …

President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to immediately rescue the 25 female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko-Wasagu area of Kebbi State. The gunmen attacked the school in the early hours of Monday, killing the Vice Principal, Hassan Makuku, and injuring a security guard, Ali Shehu. He sustained gunshot wounds to his right hand. …

The Brigade Commander, M Uba, earlier declared safe by the Nigerian Army after fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) ambushed his team along the Damboa-Biu axis in Borno State, has now been reported dead. The terror group, ISWAP, has announced that it captured Mr Uba and killed him. The group also shared photos to prove its criminal act. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s intentions in South America as it conducts military strikes against vessels suspected of transporting drugs. The arrival of the USS …

By Williams Adesoji Abuja, Nigeria – The lid on the internal crisis rocking the Baptist High School Benin Old Students’ Association (BHOSA Worldwide) has been blown open—this time with a blistering broadside from the Nigeria Good Governance Research Centre (NGGRC). Amid this crisis is the battle for the soul of the Alumni Association. In the forefront of the battle is …

A 54-year-old father in Asaba, Delta State, Edward Odega, has confessed to defiling his three children. Odega, who has been arrested by the police, in an interview with the PUNCH, disclosed that he had been sleeping with his children for the past seven years. In the short interview at the police headquarters in Asaba on Saturday, Odega said, “I have …