Chika Otuchikere
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Troops, police comb Niger forest for abducted farmers (opens the original)
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A joint security operation made up of the Nigerian military and the Nigeria Police has moved into the Niger State forest to rescue abducted Farmers. Spokesman of the state police command, Wasiu Abiodun, made this known on Wednesday in a WhatsApp message in which he said the operatives were combing Mukura village, Kasuwan-Garba District of Mariga Local Government Area. “Reports received on 28th September 2026 indicated that on 27th September 2026 at about 3 pm, suspected bandits abducted over twe
Security operatives move to rescue 47 abducted farmers in Niger (opens the original)
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A joint security team comprising personnel of the Nigerian military and the Nigeria Police Force has moved into a forest in Niger State to rescue farmers abducted by suspected bandits. The spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this on Wednesday in a WhatsApp message, saying the operatives were combing Mukura village, Kasuwan-Garba District, in Mariga Local Government Area. “Reports received on 28th Sept 2026 indicated that on 27th Sept 2026 at about 3pm, suspecte
NECO records 58.67% pass rate in English, Maths (opens the original)
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A total of 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 per cent of those who sat for the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by the National Examinations Council, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this on Thursday during the release of the 2026 internal examination results. Wushishi said 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, comprising 682,352 male and 695,696 female cand
JUST IN: NECO releases 2026 SSCE examination results (opens the original)
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The National Examination Council has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination. A total of 1,496 candidates were involved in examination malpractice, as against 3,878 in 2025. The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, made this known on Thursday during a press briefing, where he said 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, but 1,371,992 sat for it. “Number of candidates with five credits and above, including English language and mathematics 804,948,
How stray bullet killed Niger varsity 400-level student (opens the original)
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Isma’il Magaji was preparing to sit for his final examinations at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, IBBUL, Niger State when a stray bullet cut short his life. According to reliable sources, a dispute over a piece of land in his Wawa community, in Borgu Kingdom, New Bussa Local Government Area allegedly led to sporadic shootings by a military task force which accidentally hit him, leading to the cause of his death. Arewa PUNCH learnt that Magaji was within the university premises
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