Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji and Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, have warned that the growing erosion of family values and weak parenting structures pose a threat to Nigeria’s national security and social cohesion. The two religious leaders stated this on Monday at the opening ceremony of “Exercise…
The Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, has apologised to the Catholic Church over comments he made while defending his appointment as the Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council. The apology came less than 24 hours after some aggrieved members of the Catholic Church, under the auspices of Concerned Catholics in Nigeria…
Some members of the house of representatives on Tuesday moved against a bill seeking to increase the educational qualification for election into the office of the president, The Punch newpapers reported. According to the report, the bill sponsored by Adewunmi Onanuga, a lawmaker from Ogun state, the boll is intended to raise the minimum academic…
Twelve people have been killed while 9 others were seriously injured in an attack by bandits on Gindin Dutse Makyali village of Kufana district, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. A resident of the community said the attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday. He said residents of the community were asleep when…
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has commenced the airlift of relief materials to riverine communities affected by the recent flooding in Bayelsa. Spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the relief materials were airlifted by the C-130 aircraft from Enugu to Port Harcourt and were subsequently ferried to…
Nigeria’s democratic system is facing a subtle but dangerous test. Recent controversies surrounding party registration, judicial intervention in electoral outcomes, and the steady weakening of opposition parties raise fundamental questions about political competition and institutional neutrality. While elections continue to be held, their meaning is increasingly contested. When courts overturn electoral outcomes and electoral bodies…
