58 h. ago Bring Back Our Girls: Coalition Urges Tinubu To Act On Kebbi, Niger School Abductions

A global coalition of education and child-rights advocates, Bring Back Our Girls Global (BBOG Global), has issued an urgent appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, demanding decisive action following the recent mass abductions of schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger States. In an open letter dated Monday, November 24, 2025, the coalition described the latest attacks […]

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4 d. ago Kebbi School Attack: DHQ Probes Alleged Troops Withdrawal From Facility

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has directed the probe of circumstances surrounding the alleged withdrawal of troops from a girls school in Kebbi State where students were abducted on Monday. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, stated this in a statement on Sunday. According to him, the Military High Command was deeply concerned […]

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5 d. ago Katsina Orders Closure Of All Public Schools Over Security Concerns

Katsina, located in the North-West zone, borders Kebbi State, where gunmen abducted 26 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, earlier this week. The post Katsina Orders Closure Of All Public Schools Over Security Concerns appeared first on Channels Television.

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6 d. ago Kebbi Governor queries military withdrawal before schoolgirls abduction

Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has expressed concern over the sudden withdrawal of military personnel from Government Girls Comprehensive read more Kebbi Governor queries military withdrawal before schoolgirls abduction

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7 d. ago Parents Of Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls Narrate Ordeals, Seek Children’s Rescue

The parents of the 25 schoolgirls abducted by bandits at Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, have expressed that they were living in trauma, fearing for their daughters’ safety and well-being. One of the fathers of the abducted children, Malam Tukur Zakiru Maga, the father of 17-year-old Surayya Tukur, a SS3 student said […]

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7 d. ago Federal Government Will Rescue Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls — VP Shettima

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured that the federal government will deploy all instruments of the state to rescue the abducted schoolgirls of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State. VP Shettima also assured that the killers of late Brigadier-General Musa Uba and the slain vice principal of the school were made to […]

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7 d. ago Kebbi Abduction: We Know Where The Girls Are, Rescue Imminent — Senator Maidoki

The incident has continued to draw attention globally with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) among the list of high-profile organisations calling for the safe return of the students.  The post Kebbi Abduction: We Know Where The Girls Are, Rescue Imminent — Senator Maidoki appeared first on Channels Television.

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7 d. ago Kebbi Abduction: We Have Fair Idea Where Schoolgirls Are — Senator Maidoki

The incident has continued to draw attention globally with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) among the list of high-profile organisations calling for the safe return of the students.  The post Kebbi Abduction: We Have Fair Idea Where Schoolgirls Are — Senator Maidoki appeared first on Channels Television.

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8 d. ago ‘Nigeria Has Failed To Protect Its Schoolchildren,’ US Senator Jim Risch Decries

  United States Senator Jim Risch has criticised the Nigerian government for failing to protect schoolchildren from jihadist and criminal abductions. Risch’s remarks followed recent attacks and kidnappings in Nigeria. On Monday, gunmen stormed Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, abducting 25 female students. The school’s vice principal, Hassan Makuku, was killed, while […]

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8 d. ago Nigeria’s First Lady Condemns Abduction Of 25 School Girls In Kebbi

MESSAGE ON THE ABDUCTION OF THE 25 STUDENTS OF GOVERNMENT GIRLS COMPREHENSIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS, MAGA, KEBBI STATE. Nigeria’s first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has condemned the kidnapping of 25 female students of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, in Maga, Kebbi State. Mrs Tinubu disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. She said, “I am deeply […] The post Nigeria’s First Lady Condemns Abduction Of 25 School Girls In Kebbi appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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8 d. ago Two abducted Kebbi schoolgirls reportedly escape from terrorists

Two of the 25 female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School in the Maga area of Kebbi State have read more Two abducted Kebbi schoolgirls reportedly escape from terrorists

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8 d. ago Kebbi schoolchildren kidnap: How my husband was killed —Wife of slain vice principal

The widow of Vice Principal, Government Girls Comprehensive Senior School, Maga, Kebbi State, where 25 students were abducted by bandits on Monday, Amina Hassan, on Tuesday, revealed that one bullet fired by one of the hoodlums ended the life of her husband, Makuku  Hassan. Narrating her ordeal during the attack, she also said her husband […]

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9 d. ago One Of 25 Students Kidnapped From Kebbi School Escapes, Returns home

One of the schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Kebbi, on Sunday has escaped and returned home. According to the Associated Press (AP), the school principal, Musa Rabi Magaji, said the girl broke free minutes after the attack. He added that another student, who was not among the 25 confirmed abducted, also managed […] The post One Of 25 Students Kidnapped From Kebbi School Escapes, Returns home appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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9 d. ago COAS Lands In Kebbi, Orders Troops To Intensify Rescue Of Abducted School Girls

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has directed troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to intensify efforts in securing the release of students abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga, Danko/Wasagu LGA, Kebbi State. The directive was issued today, Monday 17 November 2025, during an operational tour to the […] The post COAS Lands In Kebbi, Orders Troops To Intensify Rescue Of Abducted School Girls appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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1 week ago UPDATE: Police confirm abduction of 25 students in Kebbi girls’ school

The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 25 students following an attack by gunmen on the Government read more UPDATE: Police confirm abduction of 25 students in Kebbi girls’ school

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