The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has warned that insecurity and economic hardship are eroding the ideals on which Nigeria was founded. In a statement to mark the country’s 65th Independence Anniversary, CAN called on Nigerian leaders to reflect soberly on the future of…
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has commiserated with the families of the two pilots, Flight Lieutenant Abubakar Alkali and Flight Lieutenant Elijah Karatu, who lost their lives in a plane crash on Tuesday in Kaduna. Speaking when he visited the families of the deceased officers on Wednesday at the NAF Base,…
The reports of attacks on Bamako, the capital of Mali, have drawn renewed attention to the activities of Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin, commonly known as JNIM, a coalition of militant groups aligned with al-Qaeda that has steadily expanded its reach across Mali, Burkina Faso, and western Niger. What is unfolding in Mali and…
President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Mukhtar Sirajo, has urged the federal government to ensure transparency, accountability, fairness and equity in the distribution of palliatives aimed at ameliorating the effects of petrol subsidy removal. Speaking at the opening of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the NIPR on Thursday in Abuja, Sirajo…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed public servants in the country to embark on nation wide strike on Wednesday next week. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, the, gave the directive at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the NLC should be on standby for picketing…
Five of the remaining 39 abducted passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack have been released. Tukur Mamu, media consultant to Kaduna based Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, confirmed that they were release on Tuesday. Mamu had been in the forefront for the negotiation for the release of the victims before he withdrew . He said…
