33h/ Friday

Armed gunmen attacked Saint Mary's Catholic boarding school in the Papiri community, abducting 315 people including students, teachers, and children of staff members. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced plans to recruit 30,000 new police officers and reassigned VIP bodyguards to regular duties amidst ongoing insecurity. Schools in Niger State and neighboring areas were ordered closed while military and security forces intensified search operations for the kidnappers and hostages.

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President Bola Tinubu canceled a scheduled trip to the G20 summit and pledged to recruit 30,000 new security officers as Nigeria faces a wave of mass kidnappings targeting students and churchgoers, including the...

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Armed gunmen attacked Saint Mary's Catholic boarding school in the Papiri community, abducting 315 people including students, teachers, and children of staff members. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced plans to...