Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Solomon Dalung, has commended the Edo state government for providing world class sporting facilities to promote sports. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 20th National Sports Festival at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Dalung called on other states of the federation to emulate Edo state…
A bill seeking for the establishment of six additional Law School campuses senate has passed a across the country has been passed by the senate. This will bring the total number of Law School Campuses in the country to 12, if the bill the House of Representatives also passes it and it is assent to…
Gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed 17 people in attacks on two communities in Logo and Ukum LGA of Benue state. The attacks come days after at least 15 persons were reportedly killed on Tuesday night when gunmen invaded Otobi-Akpa and Emichi communities in Otukpo LGA and Utonkon in Ado LGA in the state. Spokesperson…
The Tareyar Eklisiya a Nigeria (TEKAN) and the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), a bloc of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said that 85 people were killed while 55 others were injured during the recent attack on communities in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau state. Addressing a news conference on Monday in…
Two Northern groups, the Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) and the Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA), have expressed different stand points on the decision of an Abuja Federal High Court, restraining the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, from arresting and detaining the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin…
The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion (Worldwide), Most Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon, has made further clarification about the position of the church on gay. Speaking in an interview via zoom, the former Archbishop of the Kaduna diocese of the Anglican Communion, said the Bible is very clear about homosexuality. “On the issue of homosexuality, the…
