Nigeria: How Jimi Benson Turned Representation Into Routine Care
[This Day] Christmas arrived early for 420 children from Ikorodu who, not gathering at a rally or a town hall, went shopping with Babajimi Benson.
FRIDAY, 26 DECEMBER 2025, 08:27
[This Day] Christmas arrived early for 420 children from Ikorodu who, not gathering at a rally or a town hall, went shopping with Babajimi Benson.
At a funeral in Alabama, the Brown University student was mourned as a gifted musician and protective sister who was committed to her faith.

Governor calls accusations that students with disabilities may have been confined in boxes ‘highly disturbing’
A school district board in upstate New York is investigating school officials amid accusations that the district may have confined elementary school students inside wooden “timeout” boxes.
Images of the boxes, which resemble tiny padded cells, first spread on social media last week,...
[Vanguard] In this interview, the Country Director of Amnesty International, Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, speaks on human rights in Nigeria.
[Premium Times] The confirmation was contained in a statement issued on 21 December and signed by the diocesan secretary, Jatau Joseph.
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A spokesman for the Nigerian government said that the “remaining” students from a Catholic school had been freed, but the Diocese said only that a “second batch” had been released.

Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a “zombie apocalypse” during the protest.
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Malmesbury School’s Christmas dinner was under threat due to staffing issues, according to its head.
[Premium Times] The kidnapping and release of the students and staff members comes amid a resurgence of mass kidnappings across Nigeria.
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[Premium Times] Sources said the freed students and teachers are currently being transported to Minna, the Niger State capital,
[Vanguard] All the schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community, Niger State, have now been released, following the freedom of the final group of 130 victims, bringing the total number of rescued pupils to 230.

Office for Students accused of ‘glacial’ response to allegations of fraud, bullying and mismanagement
England’s universities regulator has been attacked for being “asleep at the wheel” over its delays in investigating suspected fraud, bullying and mismanagement at the University of Greater Manchester.
Phil Brickell, the MP for Bolton West whose constituency includes the campus, has accused the...
[Leadership] All the schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community, Agwara local government area of Niger State, have been released, following the rescue of the final batch of 130 victims, bringing the total number of freed pupils and teachers to 230.
[This Day] State forces, coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), have successfully secured the release of the remaining students and teachers abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, sources familiar with the operation, have said.

New data suggests singing is much more common in primary and private schools than in state secondaries.
Children’s Aid provides free after-school programs for low-income New Yorkers that students love and parents see as a solution.
Nuno Loureiro, 47, was killed by an old classmate who was on the run from a shooting at Brown University, the authorities said.
An upstate New York district, where most students are Native American, placed its superintendent on leave after images of a wooden box in a classroom spread on social media.