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Two dozen schoolgirls freed after kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria last week

Headline from KRDO, on the newest of 3 developments

By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Two dozen schoolgirls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state last week have

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Nov 23, 2025
Fifty students escape captors after mass kidnapping in Nigeria but more than 250 still held
Headline from Local News 8 ·
Nov 25, 2025
All 24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria have been rescued, president says
Headline from The Columbian ·
Nov 26, 2025Newest
Two dozen schoolgirls freed after kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria last week
Headline from KRDO ·

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Local News 8
Fifty students escape captors after mass kidnapping in Nigeria but more than 250 still held (opens Local News 8)
Published Nov 22, 2025
Local News 8's feed description
By Nimi Princewill, Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Fifty students who were abducted from a Catholic school in northern Nigeria on Friday have returned to their families after they managed to escape, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday.
CNN
Fifty students reunited with families after mass kidnapping in Nigeria but more than 250 still held (opens CNN)
Published Nov 22, 2025
CNN's feed description
Fifty out of the more than 300 students who were abducted from a Catholic school in northern Nigeria on Friday have been returned to their families after they managed to escape, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday.
GBH News
50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria, more than 200 still held (opens GBH News)
Published Nov 23, 2025
GBH News's feed description
Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria's Niger state have escaped and are now with their families.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
50 kidnapped Catholic school students in Nigeria escape | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published Nov 23, 2025
Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria >> Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped and have been reunited with their parents, the Catholic Church and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday.
Crux
Nigeria: 50 kidnapped pupils escape captors, 265 persons still held, as pope appeals for release of captives (opens Crux)
Published Nov 23, 2025
Crux's feed description
Pope Leo XIV called for the immediate release of the schoolchildren and staff of a Catholic school in Nigeria, saying at the end of a mass in St.Peter’s square on Sunday that he was “deeply saddened” by the incident.
Al Jazeera
Nigeria school kidnapping: Who’s behind it, why were children targeted? (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Nov 23, 2025
Al Jazeera's feed description
More than 300 students abducted amid surge in armed attacks, bringing back memories of 2014 Chibok girls’ kidnapping.
Aleteia
Fifty children escape Nigeria mass school abduction (opens Aleteia)
Published Nov 23, 2025
Aleteia's feed description
Fifty of the 315 children kidnapped from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State have escaped. They are now back with their families.
Washington Examiner
Portion of Catholic students kidnapped in Nigeria escape (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Nov 23, 2025
Washington Examiner's feed description
Gunmen kidnapped students from St. Mary's School in Papiri on Friday, the latest episode in a spate of attacks against Christians.
Delaware Public Media
Over 250 children still missing in Nigeria after being abducted from Catholic school (opens Delaware Public Media)
Published Nov 23, 2025
Delaware Public Media's feed description
More than 250 children are still being held by kidnappers in central Nigeria after they were abducted Friday from a Catholic boarding school.
Just the News
More than 250 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria; 50 escape (opens Just the News)
Published Nov 23, 2025
Just the News's feed description
Authorities have responded by deploying tactical squads and local hunters to search for the abductees.
Deutsche Welle
Nigeria: 50 children escape after Catholic school kidnapping – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Nov 23, 2025
Deutsche Welle's feed description
A Christian group has announced that at least 50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have fled from their captors.
Fox News
50 kidnapped Catholic school students in Nigeria escape as some schools ordered to close (opens Fox News)
Published Nov 23, 2025
Fox News's feed description
Fifty of 303 students kidnapped from St. Mary's School in Nigeria have escaped, while 253 students and 12 teachers remain captive after Friday's attack.
The Columbian
Pope calls on kidnappers in Nigeria to free 265 students and teachers after some pupils escape (opens The Columbian)
Published Nov 23, 2025
The Columbian's feed description
ABUJA, Nigeria — Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority sai
BNO News
50 pupils escape after mass abduction at Catholic school in Nigeria; over 260 still held (opens BNO News)
Published Nov 23, 2025
BNO News's feed description
Fifty pupils abducted during an attack on a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped and returned home, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria. More than 200 children and staff members remain in captivity.
KEYT Santa Barbara
Fifty students escape captors after mass kidnapping in Nigeria but more than 250 still held | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published Nov 23, 2025
KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description
CNN By Nimi Princewill, Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Fifty students who were abducted from a Catholic school in northern Nigeria on Friday have returned
Digital Journal
50 children in Nigeria escape after kidnapping as 38 worshippers rescued (opens Digital Journal)
Published Nov 23, 2025
Digital Journal's feed description
At least 50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped their captors, a Christian group said on
Religion News
Some relief in Nigeria's mass kidnapping, as 50 children escape, but 250 remain missing (opens Religion News)
Published Nov 24, 2025
Religion News's feed description
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — No organization has claimed responsibility for the act or demanded ransom for those remaining in captivity. The 315 people were kidnapped from a Catholic school last week.
Al Jazeera
Twenty-four schoolgirls released after northwestern Nigeria kidnapping (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Nov 24, 2025
Al Jazeera's feed description
President Tinubu urges intensified efforts to rescue other captives, after release of schoolgirls seized in Kebbi State.
Digital Journal
10 kidnapped as mass abductions shake Nigeria (opens Digital Journal)
Published Nov 24, 2025
Digital Journal's feed description
Gunmen have seized 10 women and children in the latest kidnapping to rock Nigeria, police said Tuesday, as parents of dozens of children taken from a
The Boston Globe
All 24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria have been rescued, president says (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Nov 24, 2025
The Boston Globe's feed description
The attack in Kebbi was among a spate of recent mass abductions in Nigeria.
Fox News
All 24 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after armed attack in Kebbi, president says (opens Fox News)
Published Nov 24, 2025
Fox News's feed description
President Bola Tinubu announces all 24 schoolgirls abducted by armed assailants from a school in Nigeria's Kebbi state last week have been rescued.
The Christian Post
Another mass abduction in Nigeria: 50 students escape; 253 children still missing (opens The Christian Post)
Published Nov 24, 2025
The Christian Post's feed description
Fifty Nigerian schoolchildren who were abducted last week from a Catholic school in Niger state have escaped from captivity and returned home.
Crux
A timeline of abductions from schools in Nigeria (opens Crux)
Published Nov 24, 2025
Crux's feed description
Nigeria has been rocked by two mass abductions from schools in the past week, with over 300 children taken by armed gangs in the conflict-battered north.
The Guardian
Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after mass abduction in Kebbi (opens The Guardian)
Published Nov 24, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
The president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, said all 24 of the girls kidnapped last week had been rescued
Aleteia
Number of Nigerian schoolchildren freed; others still missing (opens Aleteia)
Published Nov 25, 2025
Aleteia's feed description
The 24 Nigerian girls kidnapped from a school last week have been released; 50 children taken from a Catholic school escaped over the weekend.

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