After pleading guilty to terrorism-related offences, a Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced five men linked to the 2025 abduction of more than 300 students from a Catholic school in Niger State to 25 Years in prison. The convicts, identified as Yusuf Mohammed alias Bature, Goni Ibrahim Bindi alias Goni Mutuwa, Sani Tukur alias …
The Federal Government has formally designated kidnappers and violent armed groups operating across Nigeria as terrorists, signalling a tougher national response to abductions, attacks on farmers and persistent violence in rural communities. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the decision on Monday during the Federal Government’s end-of-year press briefing in Abuja. …
