The Kaduna Diocese of the Anglican Communion, has announced the death of Venerable Edwin Achi, the Priest-in-Charge of Ebenezer Anglican Church, Ungwan Maigyoro area of Kaduna metropolis. The priest who hailed from Umuaja in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta, was kidnapped alongside his wife, Sarah Achi, a customs officer and their daughter on October…
Rv.Fr. Mikah Suleiman, the abducted Catholic priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church, Damba, Gusau, Zamfara state, has been released from captivity. The clergyman was abducted on June 22, 2024, at his residence in Damba, Gusau. His release was announced in a statement on Sunday by Rev.Fr. Pascal Salifu, Director of Communications, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto….
Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, is said to be currently meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, according to reports by TheCable. The online news platform said Obasanjo’s spokesman, Kehinde Akinyemi, confirmed the meeting. “It is not just the two of them present; it is stakeholders meeting holding at…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the Continuous Voters Registration until 90 days to the 2023 general elections. The court presided by Justice Inyang Ekwo, have the order in suit challenging INEC for stopping the continuous voters registration. The court, according to the News Agency…
Over 200 people are reported to have been killed by fleeing bandits in Zamfara communities while several others were said to be missing. The killings according to The Punch newspapers took place in communities in Anka and Bukkuyum Local Government Areas of the state. The newspaper gathered that the bandits, who were fleeing as a…
Amnesty International has called on President Bola Tinubu to order a thorough investigation into the abduction of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata. Country Director of Amnesty International, Isa Sanusi made the call at a press conference on Saturday in Kaduna, alongside some family members of Dadiyata’s family. Dadiya, a university lecturer, known for criticising…
