Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari has been conferred with a “Friend of the Church” award for meritorious service by the state’s chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The governor bagged the award, the first-of-its-kind on Saturday at the end of the two-day prayer summit and award presentation organised by association at the Anglican…
Two of the 66 members of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state, who were abducted in church on Sunday, October 31, 2021, have been killed by their captors. Chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab, disclosed this in a statement…
No fewer than 33 kidnapped victims have been killed by their abductors in Banga town, Kaura Namoda LGA of Zamfara state. TheCable reports that the attackers, said to be led by a notorious bandit kingpin known as Dan Sadiya, had abducted over 50 residents from the community. Residents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity,…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has said that too much of talks on the deteriorating security with action will not address the problem. The sultan spoke on Wednesday at the Special Summit on National Security organised by the House of Representatives in Abuja. He said things are getting bad, stressing that urgent…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state has condemned in strongest terms the killing of 12 Kaduna state citizens killed in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state. A statement personally signed by the governor on Saturday night demanded justice for the victims, describing the acts as savagery. “We received with shock and deep sorrow news…
United States lawmakers have the Nigerian government for failing to take decisive steps to halt what they describe as “widespread and systematic attacks on Christian communities across the country.” The lawmakers expressed the concern at a high level roundtable held on Tuesday on Capitol Hill, where an array of senior legislators, foreign policy specialists, and…
