The Gombe Diocese of the Anglican Communion has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to overhaul the nation’s security architecture to effectively tackle the precarious situation at hand. In a communiqué issued after the Second Session of its Seventh Synod with the ...
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Four feared killed in Taraba, Bauchi clashes as troops neutralise terrorists in Borno State
No fewer than three fresh persons have been feared dead in the raging war between the Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups of Taraba State. Chairman of Wukari Local Council, Adi Daniel, confirmed that the deceased were of Jukun extraction and ...
Read More »‘Diseases associated with poverty, poor environment leading causes of children’s deaths’
A university teacher, Professor Dominic Osaghae, has identified pre-term birth complications, Acute Respiratory Tract Infection (ARI), Intra-partum related complications, congenital Anomalies and Diarrhoea, as the leading causes of deaths among children. He listed Malaria, VPD and Environmental Hazards, as well ...
Read More »Nigeria is a secular state, says Martins as group cautions against ethno-religious bigotry
Archbishop of Metropolitan See of Lagos, The Most Reverend Alfred Adewale Martins, says since Nigeria was a secular nation, President Buhari should not have attended the OIC meeting at a time the citizens were opposing alleged Fulanisation of the country. ...
Read More »Shehu Sani reacts to defending President Buhari, insists OIC not religious organisation
Representative of Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has reacted to his defense of President Muhammadu Buhari for attending Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Saudi Arabia. President Buhari had earlier been criticised for attending the OIC summit, which ...
Read More »Buhari sends delegation to support Nigerian candidate for UNGA presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a Federal Government delegation to support Nigeria’s candidate, Professor Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, who is vying for United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) president in New York on Tuesday. Professor Bande, who is Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at the ...
Read More »Centre accuses foreign media of promoting insurgency in Nigeria
The Centre for Social Justice, Equality and Transparency has accused foreign media outfits of promoting the activities of the terrorists in Nigeria. In a report presented in Abuja by its Executive Director, Isaac Ikpa, the group revealed that in the ...
Read More »Ignore terrorists’ panic claims in Lake Chad, military advises Nigerians
The Nigerian Army has urged the public to disregard the claims by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) that it had captured military personnel and equipment in Lake Chad region. In a statement yesterday in Maiduguri, Borno State, spokesman of ...
Read More »Over 100 kids get etiquette mentorship to mark day
Media personality and former Big Brother Nigeria (BBN) finalist, Alex Asogwa popularly known as Alex Unusual, has mentored over 100 kids between the ages five and 13 years to mark the Children’s Day celebration. The event, which held in Lagos ...
Read More »Vandals hurt host communities more than government, says Buhari as N’Delta ministry scores self-high on performance
President Muhammadu Buhari says the destruction of oil facilities by vandals operating in the Niger Delta hurts the host communities and the environment more than it hurts government. Receiving South-South Monarchs Forum (SSMF) led by King Edmund Daukoru, Mingi XII, ...
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