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Ali's cartel of clowns, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- In Eruku, prayers ascended and bullets answered first. Church doors splintered; a sanctuary of hope transfigured into an altar of smoke and screams. Three worshippers collapsed be... Read More


Niger shuts down schools after mass kidnapping of students

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has ordered the closure of public and private schools in the state following the kidnapping of 300 pupils, students, and staff of St. Mary's Ca... Read More


Number of children abducted in Niger school attack rises to 300 as security fears deepen nationwide

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The number of children abducted on Friday from St Mary's School in the Papiri area of Agwara Local Government in Niger State has risen to 303, according to the Christian Associatio... Read More


Abia governor speaks on 'plans' to secure Nnamdi Kanu's release despite life imprisonment

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has expressed his intentions to activate plans for the release of Nnamdi Kanu following his life imprisonment. Mr Kanu, leader of the outlawed Ind... Read More


Movie Review: 'The Herd' isn't fiction anymore, it's Nigeria's present

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- At a time when Nigeria is grappling with yet another wave of abductions from the attack on worshippers in Kwara to the kidnapping of schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger. 'The Herd' ... Read More


EU, Goethe-Institut launch Africa-Europe culture partnership to boost Nigeria's creative, cultural sector

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The European Union and Goethe-Institut have launched the Nigeria cluster of the Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture (AEPC). The €30 million initiative aims to strengthen ... Read More


UNIZIK on trial? How Nigeria's great institution lost its way as politicians hijacked its VC race, By Chinedu Okonkwo

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka - an institution once celebrated for fairness, scholarship and institutional honour - has found itself engulfed in one of the most unsettling leader... Read More


Police reassure parents after state-wide shutdown of basic schools in Plateau

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The Plateau State Police Command has moved to calm anxiety among parents and guardians following the state government's decision to shut all basic schools as a precaution against p... Read More


Security Roundup: 227 abducted in Niger Catholic school as FG, Katsina, Plateau shut schools

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Amidst a deteriorating security climate and a surge in coordinated attacks on educational institutions especially in Northern Nigeria, the Katsina and Plateau state governments hav... Read More


Nigerian Army probing soldiers' withdrawal from Kebbi school before abduction - Minister

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, said the Nigerian Army is interrogating the soldiers who reportedly withdrew from their duty posts before Monday's abduction of ... Read More