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Newspaper Headlines: 2,496 students abducted in Nigeria’s school attacks since Chibok

byAyomikunle Daramola
November 23, 2025 7:00 am

The dailies dwell on the resurgence of mass abductions in Nigeria’s northern region.

Punch reports that Ifeanyi Ejiofor, former lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has blamed Kanu’s conviction on “amateur legal showmanship” and “social-media theatrics”. The newspaper reports a Kebbi district head as saying that kidnappers operated freely in the girls’ school for two hours after soldiers withdrew.
The Nation says President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s determination to eliminate terrorist and bandit groups tormenting the north of the country. The newspaper reports that Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, is said to be shopping for an alternative platform for his re-election in 2026.
Sun details that the Taraba state government has directed an immediate closure of all boarding schools in the state as a precautionary measure. The newspaper reports that Musa Aliyu, chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has raised fresh concerns over the spate of illicit financial flows (IFFs) from Africa.
Tribune reports that the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission has said Islamic State-linked rebels killed 89 civilians in east Congo. The newspaper says the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has shifted the commencement of its Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) in full computer-based (CBT) mode to 2027.
Vanguard reports that 2,496 Nigerian students have been abducted in 92 school attacks since the Chibok girls abduction in 2014. The newspaper says some voters sold their ballots for N2,000 in full glare of security agents in the Anambra election.

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