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Kidnapped Students: Niger Nass Caucus Demands Coordinated, Sustained Military Action

23.11.2025

The National Assembly Niger State Caucus has said the security situation in the country requires decisive, coordinated, and sustained action at all levels of government. The caucus, in a statement signed by all the 13 lawmakers, condemned the kidnap of students, pupils and staff of St. Mary’s School and called for their immediate rescue. They...

Firms Struggle To Stay Afloat As Lending Rates Hit 30%

23.11.2025

Nigerian businesses are increasingly strained as commercial lending rates hover around 30 per cent, forcing many companies— especially SMEs—to scale back operations, postpone investments and struggle with loan repayments. Bank officials and analysts warn that the current credit environment is eroding business confidence and worsening Nigeria’s fragile economic recovery. Across the banking sector, commercial loan...

Gowon, Northern Leaders Seek Stronger Unity To Tackle Insecurity

23.11.2025

Northern leaders yesterday urged the region to strengthen its unity and take urgent action against insecurity as the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) marked its 25th anniversary. The former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, represented by former Vice President, Alhaji Namadi Sambo, said unity and peace remained the North’s most vital assets. He said...

Trump Issues Fresh Threat, Reaffirms Military Action

23.11.2025

U.S President, Donald Trump, has reechoed his criticism of Nigeria, publicly branding the country “a disgrace” as he renewed accusations that the government is failing to protect Christians from extremist violence. Speaking on a conservative radio program late Friday night, Trump repeated his threat to take potential military action against Islamist militants in Nigeria, if...

Name, Shame Terror Sponsors – Onaiyekan Tells Tinubu

23.11.2025

•President should declare emergency on insecurity, says Adeniran President Bola Tinubu must admit the horrifying level of insecurity in the country is spiraling out of his control, and declare a state of emergency on terror nationwide in order to restore peace. Speaking against the backdrop of mass kidnapping of students and closure of hundreds of...

St. Mary School Attack: Niger Shuts All Primary, Secondary Schools

23.11.2025

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has ordered the closure of all public and private Primary and Secondary Schools across the state. Bago stated this shortly after a security meeting with heads of security agencies following the recent kidnapping of School children at St Mary’s Catholic School Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of the State...

FG Using Multi-dimensional Approach In Tackling Insecurity – Presidency Sources

23.11.2025

There have been heightened anxiety in the country following recent upsurge in incidences of insecurity, including banditry and kidnapping, in some parts of the country. The upsurge, it was noted, came on the heels of the designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) by the President of the United States of America...

Opposition Politics And Attack On PDP Secretariat

23.11.2025

Last Tuesday’s attack on the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has confirmed the plot to muzzle opposition to orchestrate one party in Nigeria, writes ONYEKACHI EZE. The political climate in the country was heightened last week when principal actors in the leadership crisis in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) engaged in...

Insecurity: FG, States Fret As Trump Threatens Again

23.11.2025

There is palpable tension in the seats of power across the nation following the upsurge in insurgency with the attacks on Saint Mary Catholic School, Kagara, Niger State, where 303 pupils and 12 staff, were abducted, Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku community, Ekiti Local Government Area, Kwara State and Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga,...

Pastor Achudume’s Daughter, Husband Vow To Treasure Union

23.11.2025

The duo of Israel Aduragbemi Lawal and Tobiloba Chidinma Achudume, daughter of the Lead Pastor of the Victory Life Bible Church, Apostle Lawrence Achudume, whose marital union which was consummated on Saturday, have vowed to treasure God-guided union for all eternity. In particular, the groom, Israel, who spoke after the solemnization admitted that he never...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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