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Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria
The Christian Association of Nigeria says they have been reunited with their families.
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Over 200 students abducted from Catholic school in Niger State
According to the Christian Association of Nigeria, 215 pupils and 12 staff members were taken during the predawn raid. Police reported that the armed attackers, often referred to locally as bandits, struck the school at about 02:00 local time (01:00 GMT), seizing students from their hostel while the campus slept.
Education and Career
Teacher killed, 25 girls taken in Nigeria's Kebbi school raid
During the confrontation, one teacher was shot dead while trying to protect the students, and another was injured and is receiving treatment at a local facility. Eyewitnesses described a large group of armed men, locally referred to as bandits, who opened fire randomly to terrorize the campus before heading straight for the hostels.
Global Affairs
Nigeria reverses mother-tongue education, English regains priority in schools
Education Minister Tunji Alausa said the policy, implemented three years ago, had not achieved its goals and would be discontinued immediately, affecting learners from pre-primary through to university levels.
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AU counters US claims of genocide in Northern Nigeria
AU Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf emphasized that the ongoing violence in the region is highly complex and cannot be equated with mass atrocities seen in other African countries.
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President Tinubu defends Nigeria’s record on religious freedom
In an official statement, Tinubu dismissed claims that Nigeria is religiously intolerant, insisting such characterisations do not reflect the country’s reality.
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Trump threatens to deploy US troops to Nigeria, alleging mass killings of Christians
In an explosive post, the Republican leader, who had campaigned unsuccessfully for the Nobel Peace Prize, said on social media he asked the Pentagon to map out a possible plan of attack, one day after warning that Christianity was “facing an existential threat in Nigeria.”
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Nnamdi Kanu dismisses lawyers, vows to defend himself in court
Kanu told the court that he would personally handle his case, claiming the court lacked authority to prosecute him — an argument the presiding judge immediately rejected. The court maintained that jurisdiction had already been addressed in earlier proceedings and directed him to proceed with his defence.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Most populated African countries
Overall, the figures highlight rapid population growth across Africa, led by West and East African nations.
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Deadly fuel tanker explosion claims over 40 lives in Niger State
Abdullahi Baba Ara, head of the Niger state emergency service, confirmed that 52 people with various injuries are receiving treatment at a local hospital. Witnesses said the blaze erupted immediately after the tanker overturned near the Essan and Badeggi communities along the Bida-Agaie road in Katcha Local Government Area.
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Dozens die after boat hits tree stump in Nigeria
A local official told the Reuters news agency that the death toll had risen to 60.
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Finnish court jails Nigerian-born activist Simon Ekpa for six years
The ruling was delivered by the Päijät-Häme District Court in southern Finland, which concluded unanimously that Ekpa sought to advance the Biafra cause through unlawful means.