•Tinubu and Trump When American warplanes struck suspected terrorist enclaves in Sokoto State on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025, the federal government welcomed the intervention, which it said has its imprimatur as a boost to its war against terror. But less than four weeks after the foreign bombs landed, Nigeria has descended into a more [&...
The United Nations has come out to condemn the spate of kidnappings under the Tinubu-led federal government and the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing the north central territory of the Nigerian State as an area of concern. The global body, in the same vein lent its voice for justice and stated that […]
•The school signpost and Amnesty International’s Country Director, Isa Sanusi  Amnesty International Nigeria has raised the alarm that the recent mass abductions of pupils and students from schools will cause a serious setback to education in Northern Nigeria. The Country Director, Isa Sanusi, explained that the trauma associated with abductio...
•A cloud of tear gas envelopes protesters bracing on the ground today Kenyan police forcibly detained dozens of demonstrators and a senator, our correspondent witnessed today, firing tear gas into small peaceful rallies protesting recent alleged abductions that have enraged the country. Security forces in the East African nation have been accu...
•Media clampdown The wave of abduction of journalists that continues to grow under a so-called democratic government has no doubt become a point of concern for media practitioners who now have to worry about their safety as they discharge their duties. The concerns are not only for reporters, editors and every media practitioner but also [&hel...
•Gunmen The Commander of the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Hammed Abodunrin, yesterday, blamed the poor network for delayed security response during the Kaduna and Ekiti schoolchildren abductions. Abodunrin disclosed this to our correspondent yesterday, reports The PUNCH. The Safe...
•Prof Ango Abdullahi The Prof. Ango Abdullahi-led Northern Elders Forum, today, expressed concern over the abduction of no fewer than 287 pupils and teachers of the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School, Kuriga 1, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State by bandits. Bandits stormed the LEA Primary Kuriga around 8:30 am on [...
The United Nations Children Fund has condemned the abduction of students by bandits in Kaduna State. It said the alarming frequency of such incidents across the country signalled a crisis that requires immediate and determined action from all, reports The PUNCH. UNICEF said it is coordinating with local officials and providing assistance to th...
•Gunmen Despite the increasing wave of abductions across the country, security experts and families of victims have said that most kidnapping incidents in the Federal Capital Territory and other parts of the country are not reported to the authorities. Victims of abductions and their families in Abuja and other parts of the country, who spoke ...

