Morning recap: NYSC kidnap: IED threat stalls rescue operation, Madonna varsity expels student, suspends 14, other top stories

Security forces have uncovered the suspected hideout of abductors who have been holding prospective National Youth Service Corps members in Imo State, but rescue efforts have been delayed due to concerns about the area being booby-trapped with improvised explosive devices. In unrelated news, Madonna University has expelled a final-year nursing student and suspended 14 others after a TikTok video emerged showing nursing students dancing in hospital-related locations.

This development has sparked criticism from student bodies and healthcare professionals, who have called on the university to reconsider the sanctions. The Federal High Court in Lagos has also ordered commercial banks to place a "Post No Debit" restriction on accounts operated by the Osun State Government, in connection with a $13.9m arbitration award in favor of Gamji Nigeria Company Limited.

Additionally, the Nigerian Army has bid farewell to discharged Master Warrant Officers of Depot Nigerian Army, Zaria, during a ceremony held at the institution's conference room.