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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission says interactive engagements among political actors and stakeholders are critical in the peaceful conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS’ Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, stated this at a 4-day training and interactive workshop on violent-free general elections which…

Some Christians under the aegis of the Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria (CSW-N), on Tuesday, staged a  peaceful  protest demanding  the immediate release of Leah Sharibu as she marks her 21st birthday in captivity. Sharibu was one of the 110 female students of the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, who were abducted…

The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has called for investigation into the recent road accident that claimed the lives of a baby, driver and 12 pastors, near Benin City, Edo state. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, the CAN president also called on security agencies to increase their…

About 17 people have been killed by gunmen in an attack on Acha community, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau state. The the gunmen who attacked the community on Tuesday night also burnt several houses An eyewitness said the gunmen shot sporadically into the air on their arrival to the community. The military Special Task…

The Kaduna State government has asked residents living in flood-prone areas to immediately relocate to safer places. Usman Mazadu, Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), gave the directive in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna The action follows Monday’s flood that reportedly destroyed property and many houses in Sabon-Gari and Zaria…

Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), says the special military security outfit, “Operation Safe Haven” will extend its operations to parts of Kaduna state to check the activities of bandits. The CDS disclosed this on Friday during a courtesy call to Uba Sani of governor of Kaduna state. He also said the military is…