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  Families Demand Action Nearly 100 Days After Children Were Abducted in Borno By City Pulse News August 22, 2026 Category: Nigeria News / Security Families of children abducted in Borno State are demanding urgent government action as the students approach 100 days in captivity. Nearly 100 days after dozens of children were abducted from classrooms in northeastern Nigeria, families are continuing to appeal to the government and security agencies to secure their release. The children were taken on May 15 from Mussa, a community near the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, an area that has suffered from attacks by Islamist militant groups for years. Families recently gathered in Uba town to draw attention to the continuing disappearance of the children and to demand stronger efforts to locate them. The prolonged uncertainty has left parents and relatives facing an extremely difficult situation, with many still unable to establish where their children are being held or what condition they...

              City pulse news  On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, tension erupted at the Onitsha Head Bridge area (River Niger Bridge / Ọgbọ Ọgwụ Market zone) in Anambra State. A confrontation between police officers and members of the public left at least two people with gunshot injuries. Traders and residents responded by blocking major roads and the busy expressway, causing a heavy traffic gridlock that disrupted movement between Onitsha and Asaba for several hours. Conflicting versions of what triggered the incident. Eyewitness accounts and circulating videos describe police stopping a trader who was moving pharmaceutical products (in a wheelbarrow or cartons) toward a motor park to send them to a customer. Some versions say the officers searched the man, found nothing illegal, then tried to force him into their vehicle. When he resisted, an officer allegedly opened fire, wounding him and possibly others nearby.Other reports claim the argument star...

  City Pulse News In early August 2026, Chief Sir Joseph Ezeokafor (also referred to as J.J. Ezeokafor), the 72-year-old Anambra businessman, oil magnate, and founder/chairman of Jezco Group (including Jezco Oil and Lubricants, established around 1980), was abducted by armed men in the Ifite-Awka area of Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra State. Reports indicate the incident occurred in the early hours (around 2 a.m.) while he was heading to or at a Catholic retreat/prayer ground for his usual spiritual activities. He had left without his regular security detail, which left him vulnerable. A reverend sister was also taken in the same incident. Ezeokafor is widely known as the father of social media personality and businessman Joseph Ezeokafor Jr. (popularly called Jowizaza or Jowi Zaza). His hometown of Ekwulobia reportedly postponed its New Yam Festival amid the distress caused by the abduction. After contact was established, the abductors initially demanded ₦700 million. F...

  City Pulse News A new free skills training programme aimed at empowering young people and reducing unemployment has been officially launched in the community this week. The initiative, which is being organised by community leaders in partnership with local stakeholders, will provide training in high-demand areas such as digital skills, entrepreneurship, basic computer literacy, and selected vocational trades. The programme is open to young people between the ages of 18 and 35. According to the organisers, the three-month programme is designed to equip participants with practical knowledge and hands-on experience that can help them secure employment or start their own small businesses. Successful participants will also receive certificates at the end of the training. Registration for the first batch is currently ongoing at the community centre. Interested applicants are required to come with a valid means of identification and a recent passport photograph. Limited slots are availa...