The world is turning and reinventing itself to confront new destructive ideologies. Saudi Arabia is turning with it and reinventing itself. The country that once powered the most rigid streams of global Islam, born out of the teachings of Muhammed Ibn Abdulwahhab, is now rewriting its story and turning back on its less than glorious…
The federal government has dismissed reports claiming that it ordered the closure of unity schools nationwide due to insecurity. There has been renewed attacks on schools and mass abduction of schoolchildren across the north-west and north-central regions with two major incidents last week. The attacks prompted the federal government to order a temporary closure of…
The senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung has said that his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was informed by the “unprecedented federal attention to Southern Kaduna.” Speaking with journalists at the weekend, Katung said that even if he had remained in the PDP, he…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Dr. Aliyu Tilde’s article, “Genocide Nomenclature in Nigeria,” attempts to rewrite Nigeria’s recent history and minimise the well-documented suffering of Christian communities. His argument rests on selective recollections, deliberate omissions, and sweeping accusations that collapse under modest scrutiny. Nigeria’s conflicts are complex, multi-layered, and tragically widespread. But complexity is not an…
Fifty the 315 students of St. Mary’s Secondary and Primary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, abducted on Friday, have escaped from captivity and returned home. The Chairman of the Niger State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna announced this on Sunday in a statement…
President Bola Tinubu yesterday reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to defeat terrorist and bandits ravaging Northern Nigeria, declaring that no part of the country would be allowed “to bleed while the federal government watches.” Speaking at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in Kaduna, Tinubu said the layers and sophistication of the…
