38 h. ago 100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released; more still being held

The Christian Association of Nigeria says 100 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school last month have been released

Politics

1 week ago Nigerian parents say they are kept in the dark over abducted schoolchildren

Several parents of the over 300 schoolchildren seized by armed men in the latest mass abduction in Nigeria tell The Associated Press the government has told them nothing about rescue efforts

Society

2 w. ago 50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria, 253 students and 12 teachers still being held

Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped and are now with their families

Society

2 w. ago Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300

Gunmen abducted more than 300 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s School in north-central Nigeria

Events

2 w. ago Nigeria reels after 215 children taken in second mass school abduction in a week

Twelve teachers also kidnapped from Catholic school amid threats from Trump to intervene over ‘Christian genocide’Unknown gunmen have abducted 215 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, the second mass abduction in the country in a week.The latest kidnapping, in Papiri community in Niger state, came against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s threat to intervene militarily to end a “Christian genocide”, which the Nigerian government has denied is happening. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Gunmen abduct more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in attack on Nigerian Catholic school

Gunmen have attacked a Catholic school in Nigeria, abducting more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers

Society