CAN CONFIRMS 227 ABDUCTED FROM NIGER STATE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has confirmed that 227 persons were abducted when armed men attacked St. Mary’s...
POLICE RESCUE SIX CHILDREN FROM ALLEGED TRAFFICKERS IN BENUE
The Benue State Police Command has rescued six children, aged between seven and nine, who were allegedly being trafficked from Jos, Plateau State, to...
KATSINA GOVT ORDERS IMMEDIATE CLOSURE OF ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVER SECURITY CONCERNS
The Katsina State Government has directed the shutdown of all public primary and secondary schools across the state until further notice. Confirming the development,...
PLATEAU SHUTS ALL BASIC SCHOOLS OVER SECURITY FEARS AS GOVERNMENT MOVES TO PREVENT ATTACKS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Plateau State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all basic schools across the state amid mounting security concerns, becoming...
POLICE WARN AGAINST PROTESTS OVER KEBBI SCHOOLGIRLS’ ABDUCTION, CITE SECURITY RISKS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Kebbi State Police Command has cautioned civil society groups and organisations against staging protests over the abduction of students from...
POLICE DISMISSES REPORT OF ABDUCTED STUDENTS IN NASSARAWA
Authorities have refuted allegations that students were abducted from St. Peters’ Foundation Secondary School in Nasarawa State. During a voice call arranged by Nasarawa...
NORTHERN GOVERNORS CALLS FOR SWIFT RESCUE OF KIDNAPPED NIGER STUDENTS
HOTJIST NEWS The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF), has denounced the abduction of kids and staff from St. Mary’s School in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger. In order to guarantee the safe rescue of the kidnapped children and to stop such incidents, the conference also demanded that security authorities take prompt, decisive, and well-coordinated action. This was said in a statement released on Friday in Gombe by Inuwa Yahaya, the forum chairman and governor of Gombe State, through his media assistant, Ismaila Uba-Misilli. Yahaya described the incident as a disturbing and unacceptable. He said the attack was an affront on the safety of...
POLICE DEPLOY TEAM TO RESCUE ABDUCTED STUDENTS IN NIGER
The Police Command in Niger has deployed a tactical team to rescue the abducted students of St. Mary’s Private Secondary School, Papiri, Agwara Local Government...
‘PRINCIPLED REFORMER’ TINUBU HAILS RIBADU AS HE TURNS 65
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on his 65th birthday, describing him as a “principled reformer and accomplished security...
UPDATED: GUNMEN ABDUCTS 50 STUDENTS IN AGWARA, NIGER STATE
HOTJIST NEWS The police public relations officer in Niger State confirmed this to media. Terrorists have abducted students and staff from St. Mary’s School, a...