The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has asked the federal government to propose amendments to the Samoa agreement or withdraw from it. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, president of CBCN, Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, said the bishops are concerned about the agreement’s potential threats to Nigeria’s sovereignty and values, “particularly regarding the…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ) has declared the by-election for the Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency held on Saturday inconclusive. INEC returning officer, Prof. Daniel Ayuba explained that the total number of PVCs collected in areas where election was cancelled out number the margin of victory. Ayuba said that while…
Six people were reportedly killed when gunmen on Friday evening attacked the convoy of the General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman in Auchi, Edo state. The vehicle conveying the cleric was said to have been riddled with bullets. The spokesman of the Edo state police command, Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed…
Governors of 19 states under the aegis of Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF), have rejected the proposed Tax amendment Bill. In a communique issued at the end of a joint meeting with Northern Traditional Rulers Council on Monday at the Government House, Kaduna, the governors urged the National Assembly to “oppose any bill that can…
The police have arrested Moses Oko, a 20 year old man for allegedly killing Miss Jennifer Anthony, a 300-level student of the University of Jos, for ritual purposes. Jennifer’s lifeless body was recently found at a hotel in Jos, along Zaria Road on New Year’s Day with some of her body parts including her eyes…
Two suspects attempting to traffick 16 children have been arrested by the Taraba state command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The commandant of the NSCDC in the state, Adamu Salihu, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Saturday in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital. Salihu said the suspects were arrested…
