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2027: TUSO Mobilises Northern Christians for Tinubu, Uba Sani

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Christian stakeholders in Kaduna State have endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani for re-election in 2027, pledging to mobilise Christians across Northern Nigeria to support their candidacies. The stakeholders, under the Tinubu Uba Sani Support Organisation (TUSO), announced their decision in a communiqué issued after a meeting in Ikara, Kaduna State, on Saturday….

PDP in talks with INEC over exclusion of candidates from final lists for 2027 elections

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in talks with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the exclusion of some of its candidates from the commission’s final lists for the 2027 elections. In a statement issued on Sunday, the spokesperson of the PDP canp bajed by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),…

UNICEF launches “Neem Tree Dialogue” to protect children, promote parenting

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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched “The Neem Tree Dialogue”, an initiative aimed at preventing violence against children and promoting positive parenting in five communities in Zaria, Kaduna state. Speaking at the launch on Thursday in Zaria, Dr. Gerida Birukila, UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office, Kaduna, said the initiative would strengthen families and…

Military aircraft crashes, with in Ondo with 32 persons on board The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have confirmed the crash of a military aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State, with 32 people on board. Keyamo confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, saying the aircraft, with registration number NGR 931, disappeared while en route from Benin to Lagos at about 9:13 a.m. Keyamo said air traffic controllers alerted authorities after repeated attempts to establish radio contact with the aircraft failed. According to him, subsequent information confirmed that the military aircraft had crashed close to the Naval Base in Igbokoda, with the wreckage already located. He said search and rescue operations were ongoing. The statement reads: “I regret to inform the general public that Air Traffic Controllers have informed me of the disappearance of a military aircraft with tail number NGR 931, enroute Lagos from Benin at 0913 hours earlier today. All efforts to raise the aircraft on radio proved abortive. Subsequently information however confirmed that the military aircraft has crashed close to the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The wreckage has been located, and search and rescue operations are ongoing. Preliminary information suggests that there were 25 passengers and 7 crew members on board. “Whilst the control and regulation of military aircraft are completely outside the authority of the Ministry of Aviation, and Civil Aviation Authority, I have just spoken to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke and pledged our total cooperation and assistance in the search and rescue efforts ongoing. “Further information on this unfortunate incident will be made available subsequently.” Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had activated an immediate search-and-rescue operation. NAF in a statement by its Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the aircraft involved was an ATR-42 on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred. The statement said, “Search and Rescue operations, in coordination with relevant authorities and emergency response agencies, are currently ongoing,” adding that it remained committed to ensuring the success of the ongoing rescue efforts. The crash was said to have occurred in a swampy area opposite the Naval Base.

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Military aircraft crashes in Ondo with 32 persons on board The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have confirmed the crash of a military aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State, with 32 people on board. Keyamo confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, saying the aircraft, with registration number NGR 931, disappeared while en route from Benin…

Bandits abduct 47 women in Niger

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Bandits have reportedly abducted 47 women in Mukura village, Kasuwan-Garba District of Mariga local government area of the state Niger state. The women were said to be working on a groundnut farm when they attacked by the bandits on Saturday around 3pm. Chairman of Mariga LGA, Alhaji Aliyu Bagga Muhamadu who confirmed the incident to…

US to continue to work with FG to protect Christians in the middle belt

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The United States has said that it will continue to work with the Nigerian government to protect Christians in the Middle Belt. In a post on X on Tuesday, the US Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs, urged the federal government to sustain efforts to protect communities in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau state….