A church building has collapsed in Taraba State, injuring many worshippers. The church, UMCN church, is located behind Police Divisional office, in Mutum-Biyu town, the headquarters of Gassol Local Government Area of the State. Sources told Daily Trust that worshipers were said to be in the church on Sunday before the building caved in due…
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has said that many Nigerians are already living in “hell” due to persistent government failures, and should not have to experience it again after life on earth. Speaking on Rubbin’ Minds, a Channels Television programme hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Sowore urged Nigerians to embrace political action…
The Katsina State Agency for Mass Education has announced plans to commence literacy classes for repentant bandits, as part of a broader initiative to reintegrate them into society and sustain ongoing peace efforts in the state. The programme, according to the Executive Director of the agency, Bilkisu Muhammad Kakai, will offer both Islamic and Western…
Residents of Kofar Dumi in Bauchi metropolis woke up on Sunday to a surprise development as a young man, Adamu Salisu, was heard shouting in a loud voice atop a network service antenna thereby attracting attention. The Bauchi man who is in his 20s was shouting in a loud voice as recorded by eyewitnesses, “I…
Pope Leo XIV has said a prayer for the people of Benue over the recent killings in the state. On June 14, over 100 people were reportedly killed in attacks by suspected herdsmen in Yelewata and Daudu communities, in Guma LGA of Benue state. The attack comes less than 48 hours after the killing of…
Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, the chairman of the Plateau chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), is dead. Mr Lubo, a priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, died in the early hours of Sunday at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). Two weeks ago, Mr Lubo was involved in an accident, where he…
Suspected Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Sunday reportedly launched a fresh attack on Mbaivur community, located in Mbahimin near the Air Force Base in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. According to DAILY POST, the assailants invaded Tse Hyiongo, a settlement within the Mbaivur area, on Saturday till early Sunday morning, causing widespread panic…
The federal ministry of agriculture and food security has declared a three-day fasting and prayer programme for divine intervention in the country’s agricultural sector. In an internal circular dated June 11 and seen by TheCable, Adedayo Modupe, the ministry’s director of human resource management, said the spiritual exercise is intended to seek God’s guidance for…
Rescue teams on Saturday recovered more victims of heavy flooding that struck South Africa’s Eastern Cape province earlier in the week, with the death toll rising to at least 86. President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the poverty-stricken province on Friday and said the “catastrophic disaster” was due to climate change. Police minister Senzo Mchunu said on…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to flag off the construction of the new headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. Our correspondents report that the flag-off of the new headquarters, located in Maitama, is contained in the activities lined up by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to mark President Tinubu’s…