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A coalition of Christian groups under the aegis of North Central Youths and Women Forum, on Tuesday, took to the streets in Abuja in protest against the appointment of the Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, as the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council. The protesters who are members of the APC…

Despite the seeming friction with between him and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that the state would always party. Speaking on Monday at the inauguration of the Orochiri-Worukwo flyover in Rivers, Wike said, Rivers state must benefit from anybody that it will support. Wike said: “If you say…

Six members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as ‘Shiites’ were reportedly killed on Monday in Zaria, Kaduna state, during their annual “Ashura Day” procession – a religious ritual. Abdulhamid Bello, leader of the movement in Zaria, confirmed the killings on Monday night, alleging that a combined team of security operatives attacked…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has released the May/June results of the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school candidates. The Head of Nigeria Office, WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan, disclosed this on Monday in Lagos. He said the results were being uploaded on the website, adding that candidates who sat for the examination…

The military task force- Operation Save Haven force in charge of maintaining peace in Plateau state has declared that a situation where terrorists would chase locals and force them to vacate their communities would no longer be tolerated in any part of the state. In an interview with the PUNCH in Jos on Monday after…