A Coalition of civil societies, CSO, in Osun State on Saturday, called on President Bola Tinubu to declare state of emergency in the State to avert chaos over the ongoing Local Government imbroglio. The coalitions; which include Centre for Justice Initiatives, CJI, Community Advocacy Initiative for Local Government Development, ILGD and Centre for Justice and…
Popular nightlife entrepreneur and socialite Cubana Chief Priest, whose real name is Pascal Okechukwu, has been appointed Imo State Director of the City Boy Movement (CBM), a youth-focused group supporting Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The appointment was announced via the movement’s official Instagram page. According to the group, Cubana Chief…
Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU), Katsina, has conferred a posthumous honorary Doctorate Degree in Political Science on the late President Muhammadu Buhari. The award, approved by the Governing Council of the university, was presented during the institution’s 14th convocation ceremony held on Saturday in Katsina. The University authorities said the honour was bestowed in acknowledgment…
Again, terrorists in Kaduna State have abducted a Catholic priest and 10 other residents while killing three persons during an attack on Karku community in Kauru Local Government Area. The Catholic Archdiocese of Kafanchan confirmed the abduction of Reverend Father Nathaniel Asuwaye, Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, who was reportedly taken alongside the…
The Federal Government has approved the reopening of the Tsamiya land border in Kebbi State for trans-border trade, subject to strict security and compliance measures. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, announced the approval on Saturday during an interactive session with exporters, transporters and commodity traders in Kebbi State. Adeniyi said the decision followed consultations…
Supporters of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), have proposed a joint presidential ticket pairing Peter Obi and Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 general election. The proposal was announced on Friday in Kano by Abba Sadauki Gwale, who spoke on behalf of several Kwankwaso support groups. He said…
United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has said has said any effort to embolden separatists calling for division of Nigeria will hurts Christians in the North and Middle Belt part of the country. “A destabilized Nigeria would embolden terrorists and make Christians less safe in Nigeria and across the continent,” Congressman Moore said in a statement…
Abubakar Abdullahi, one of the seven suspects arrested by the Oyo State Police Command in connection with the attack on and killing of five forest rangers at the National Park Service office in Oloka Village, has revealed how he was invited by one Mohammed Dangi, whom he described as the second-in-command of the bandit gang,…
U.S. Congress has expressed concern over President Bola Tinubu’s government hiring of American lobbyists for $9 million. The congress claimed that the action was an attempt to downplay attacks against Christians in Nigeria by terrorists. The Chairman of Subcommittee on Africa, Chris Smith, made this statement at a Joint Hearing of Africa and Western Hemisphere…
Armed men suspected to be members of Neo-Black Movement cult, popularly known as Aye on Friday evening went on rampage in Ogidi community of Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Our correspondent gathered that the cultists who attacked the community injured many indigenes, while also killing the President General of the community, Chief…
