Troops Rescue Mother, Baby, Foil Plots in Kaduna and Zamfara
A one-year-old. His mother. A third victim. All three are now safe after troops moved fast in a Kaduna forest. Nigerian Army troops rescued three kidnap victims, including a one-year-old child, during operations in Kaduna State on June 18, while separately foiling a planned terrorist attack in the early hours of June 20. The military confirmed both operations in a statement, describing sustained efforts across…
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Nigeria’s New Security Blind Spot
On May 15, 2026, gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed three schools, Baptist Nursery and Primary School in Yawota, Community Grammar School and L.A. Primary School in Esiele, in the Oriire…
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Troops Rescue Mother, Baby, Foil Plots in Kaduna and Zamfara
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Nigerians are being attacked in South Africa again. And we’re bringing them home. Again.
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EDITORIAL
Nigeria’s New Security Blind Spot
On May 15, 2026, gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed three schools, Baptist Nursery and Primary School in Yawota, Community Grammar…
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Nigerians are being attacked in South Africa again. And we’re bringing them home. Again.
Here we go again. Nigerian citizens are being attacked in South Africa. Anti-immigrant groups have set June 30 as a…
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Our best doctors are leaving. And honestly? I don’t blame them
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