The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has suspended one of its pastors, Pastor Ayorinde AdeBello, and Deacon Oke Mayowa, from office over allegations of homosexuality against young people in the church. The church has also directed the Special Assistant to the General Overseer on Administration to conduct a thorough investigation into the allegation within…
The senior pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Pastor Paul Enenche, has called on Northern Christians to unite to overcome challenges in the region. Mr Enenche made the call during the Northern Christians Stakeholders’ Solemn Assembly programme on Sunday in Abuja. The gathering of Christian leaders from Northern Nigeria was convened to address the existential…
Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has warned against making incendiary statements or introducing unsecular practices that can endanger peaceful coexistence among the residents of Ekiti and other South-West states. The organisation also called upon intelligence agencies, especially the Force Intelligence Department of the Nigeria Police and Department of State Services (DSS) to put the Executive Director…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has issued a threat to President Bola Tinubu to reconsider some of his policies or risk being voted out by Nigerians in the 2027 election. Describing the Tinubu administration’s policies as anti-people, the chairman of the party, Hashim Dungurawa, called on the Nigerian government to ensure policies that would…
Suspected members of the Lakurawa terror group have killed five people in a series of attacks on Gueza, a village in the Dosso region of Niger Republic. Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reports that the attacks occurred in two phases, with five villagers “strangled to death” in the first…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has recorded a sweeping victory in the Rivers State local government council elections. APC won 20 out of the 23 local government areas, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured three. According to the official results released, the APC won the majority of chairmanship seats across the state, with strong…
Thousands of Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Tuesday morning joined the #FearlessInOctober protest against hardships and poverty that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration has unleashed on them. In photos of the protests, the protesters chanted “We are hungry” as they marched on the roads. Some of the banners they displayed are; “Bad…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cautioned the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration against the indiscriminate arrest of labour leaders, activists, protesters and innocent citizens; because such arrests could throw the nation into chaos. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, gave the words of caution while reacting to the…
The Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, has refuted allegations of being involved in an illicit affair with a married woman. Earlier on Friday, the Kano State Hisbah Board confirmed Sankara’s arrest and detention in an uncompleted building, alongside a married woman. The board’s Director General, Dr Abba Sufi, stated that Sankara…
A 12-year-old boy, Emiliano Egwunbare, has been kidnapped and killed by his 18-year-old cousin Tega Emajuwa. Emajuwa and two of his friends kidnapped their victim at Obagie Community, Egor local government area of Edo State. He had stayed with parents of late Emiliano for few months before carrying out dastardly act on September 16, 2025….
