The Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria (CSWN), has demanded justice for Ruth Ngladar Pogu and Hassana Adamu, two of the students of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state recently freed from Boko Haram captivity. The two girls who have given birth to two children each, returned home with their captors who parade themselves as…
Doyin Okupe, former head of the Labour Party’s presidential campaign, has resigned from the party. In a letter addressed to the leadership of the party on Monday Okupe cited ideological differences that emerged after the 2023 elections as reason for his resignation from the party. Okupe explained that his lifelong alignment with right-wing and liberal…
The federal government has declared Monday, June 14, as public holiday to mark Democracy Day. The was contained in a statement on Thursday by Shuaib Belgore, Permanent Secretary, ministry of interior. The statement quoted the Interior minister, Rauf Aregbesola, urging Nigerians to embrace the spirit of brotherliness for peace to thrive in the nation. The…
Baptist pastors, theologians, and church leaders from the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have cautioned the United States Senate against designating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), warning that such a move could worsen insecurity and undermine the mission of the Church. In a communiqué issued at the end…
The federal government will soon unbundle the 115 Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) in the country into basic and secondary schools. The minister of state for education, Yusuf Sununu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening of the annual general meeting of principals of unity colleges in Abuja. According to the minister, the plan…
Two people were reportedly killed while 100 others were abducted in an attack by bandits on Gamdum Mallam and Ruwan Rana villages of Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara state. The criminals who rode on motorbikes were said to have stormed the communities on Saturday, August 23, shooting sporadically. Muhammadu MaiAnguwa, village head of Gamdum…
