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The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Daniel Okoh, has urged Christian leaders and churches across the country to be non-partisan in election matters. He also called on Nigerians to be properly guided in making the right decisions in the next presidential election. According to The PUNCH, Okoh made the call in…

Plateau state governor-elect, Caleb Mutfwang, has said that his administration will build a “new Plateau” with equal opportunities, children, regardless of their background can achieve their dreams. Mutfwang stated this on Saturday in a message to mark the 2023 Children’s Day in Jos, the state capital. The statement signed by Bere Gyang, Special Assistant to the…

One of the surviving detainees among the miners arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State has disclosed that 65 people were crammed into a single cell before operatives sprayed a substance inside and locked the door. Thirty-seven of the detainees subsequently died in custody. The survivor stated this on…

The Chairman of Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau state, Henry Gotip has been released by his abductors. Gotip was abducted in the early hours of Wednesday at his residence in Kwang community, Jos South LGA. His released was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by the the spokesman of the Plateau state police command,Alabo…

By Williams Attah, Gombe The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe state has asked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to search its fold for the perpetrators of the attack on its (PDP) secretariat. The PDP had accused APC supporters for Tuesday’s attack on its secretariat and the offices of supporters…