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The Federal Government has reportedly secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State.

The Federal Government has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private School in Papiri, Niger State.

The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States on Sunday condemned an attempted military coup in Benin after a group of soldiers briefly seized the national television station and claimed to have ousted President Patrice Talon.

French President Emmanuel Macron says France will deepen its security partnership with Nigeria following a discussion with President Bola Tinubu on the country’s escalating security challenges.

Benin has arrested around a dozen soldiers, including the alleged ringleaders of Sunday’s failed coup attempt, military and security sources told AFP.

A deadly wave of paramilitary drone strikes on the army-controlled town of Kalogi in South Kordofan has killed more than 79 people, including dozens of children.

Benin’s government says a coup attempt has been brought under control after a group of soldiers briefly seized state television early Sunday and announced the removal of President Patrice Talon.

Soldiers in Benin have dissolved the country’s government and removed President Patrice Talon in what appears to be West Africa’s latest coup.

Pensioners of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) have announced they will join a nationwide naked protest scheduled for Dec. 8, to demand payment of outstanding pension arrears and palliative allowances owed by the Federal Government.

Lagos has emerged as Nigeria’s best-performing state for ease of doing business, scoring 85.6% in the newly released 2025 Subnational EoDB Report by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC).