The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended Channels Television for violating the broadcast code. The station was also fined N5 million for the offence. The NBC, in a letter signed by its Acting Director-General of the NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba and addressed to the Managing Director of Channels Television, said on April 25, 2021 at…
The Katsina state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has distanced itself from a suit challenging alleged prohibition of Christian fellowship on the campuses of Federal University, Dutsen-ma and the state owned Yar’adua University. The Christian body was reported to have file the suit at a high court in Katsina, through its counsel,…
A coalition of Christian clerics and leaders of thought, under the auspices of “Custodians of the National Conscience”, has asked the federal government to be more committed in stemming terrorism and banditry occasioned by invasion, killing and kidnappings ravaging the country. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, the group said a satanic hijack of…
Three wanted kidnappers and bandits have been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. In a statement on Tuesday, spokesperson of the command, Josephine Adeh, said the arrests were made following a coordinated intelligence-led operation. According to the statement, the suspects include Abdulkadir Abubakar 25, from Mpape, Abuja; Mohammed Tasiu Sani, 25, from Rigina,…
The federal government has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark Easter celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced this on in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Shuaib Begore, on urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice,…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) have signed a pact to promote peace in the country ahead of the 2023 elections. In a statement on Wednesday by Samson Ayokunle, immediate past president of CAN, the two religious organisations signed the accord at the international religious freedom…
