Relations of kidnapped victims of the Abuja- Kaduna passenger train attack, have warned that they will resist any attempt by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to resume train services without rescuing their loved ones. They also lashed Rotimi Amaechi, minster of transport for being for declaring his presidential ambition days after the train attack, saying…
The catholic priest, Rev. Fr. who was abducted by gunmen in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State Monday by terrorists have been released by his captors. He was abducted at his residence at the parish rectory at St. Charles Catholic Church, Zambina, Kauru LGA. However, in a statement on Tuesday, the Chancellor of the…
Eight traders from Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau state on a business trip to Jigawa state have died in a fatal motor accident. Thirteen others were said to have sustained serious injuries in the incident which occurred on August 29, 2023, in Ringim. The traders were said to have traveled to Jigawa state for…
A coalition of Christian leaders, human rights advocates, academics and civil society groups under the aegis of Global Coalition for Freedom of Religion in Nigeria (GCFRN), has written an open letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, calling for urgent legislative action to address escalating religious-freedom violations that have now attracted intensified…
Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Northern part of the country have declared support for power shift to the south. They have therefore, asked presidential aspirants from the north to withdraw from the race. The decision was announced in a statement issued by the governors at the end of their meeting on…
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reports that the Queen died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. With her death, her eldest son Charles, the…
