The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), an umbrella body for Muslims, headed by the Sultan to f Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has cautioned against military action to in efforts to restore democracy in Niger Republic. On July 26, Muhammadou Bazoum, the elected president of Niger was over thrown in a military coup d’etat led by Brigadier…
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has declared a 40-day prayer and fasting to commence on January 6, 2025. At a news conference on Friday in Abuja, President of the PFN, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, said the prayers programme is aimed at addressing the hardship facing the country and seek divine intervention for relief and prosperity….
No fewer than nine people were killed and three others injured in an attack by gunmen in Avu, Kwall district of Bassa Local Government, Plateau State. Likita Dani, a resident of the area said the attack occurred on Sunday at about 8 pm.“The attackers arrived the community around 8 p.m. when some people were sleeping while…
The North-East Governors Forum (NEGF) has warned that the rising cost of agricultural inputs could trigger food shortages in 2026 if not urgently addressed. The governors expressed their worry on Saturday in a communiqué issued at the end of the 12th meeting of the forum in Jalingo, Taraba state. The forum is made up of…
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has formally endorsed President Bola Tinubu as the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 presidential election. Chairman of the forum and governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, announced this on Thursday at the APC summit in Abuja. Uzodimma said the APC governors were united in…
One of the two abducted Catholic priests in Kaduna state have been killed by their a doctors while the other escaped from captivity. The priests – Rev. Frs. John Cheitnum and Donatus Cleopas were abducted on July 15, 2022, shortly after arriving the parısh rectory of Christ the King Catholic Church, Yadin Garu, in Lere…
