Easter: Reps Call for Unity, Hope Amid National Challenges

The House of Representatives has urged Nigerians to embrace unity, sacrifice and hope as Christians across the country celebrate Easter. In a statement issued on Saturday by House Spokesman, Rep. Akin Rotimi, the lawmakers described Easter as a symbol of renewal and national reflection. “Easter symbolises the triumph of life over death and hope over despair. Its enduring message inspires compassion, forgiveness, service to others, and renewed commitment to the common good,” Rotimi stated. “Beyond...

Rights Groups Slam Wike Over Threat to Channels TV Journalist, Demand Apology

Human rights group Amnesty International and several civil society organisations have condemned comments by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over a remark directed at Channels Television anchor, Seun Okinbaloye. Wike, during a live media chat, said “he would have shot” the journalist over comments made on Politics Today concerning fears of a one-party state. “I was thoroughly surprised yesterday when I was watching Seun’s Politics Today. If there was any way...

Atiku Links “Wike’s Violent Rhetoric” To Authoritarianism

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised an alarm over the actions of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, saying that his violent rhetoric is exposing President Bola Tinubu administration’s decent to authoritarianism Atiku Media Office in a statement on Saturday condemned in unequivocal terms, the disgraceful and dangerous threat issued by Wike, against frontline journalist and broadcaster, Seun Okinbaloye. The statement reads, “For a serving minister of the Federal Republic to publicly...

Emulate Christ’s Virtues Of Humility, Love, Oyebanji Charges Christians

Governor Biodun Oyebanji OF Ekiti State has urged Christians to emulate Christ’s virtues of humility, love, perseverance and compassion. Oyebanji stated this while felicitating Christians in the State and Nigeria on the occasion of this year’s Easter celebration. The governor, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, said the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the essence of the Easter celebration and the greatest sacrifice for the redemption of mankind, which should...

Ododo Calls For Peaceful Coexistence, Mutual Respect, Love At Easter

Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State, has preached peaceful coexistence, mutual respect, love and unity across all divides at Easter The governor in the message he personally signed on Saturday, restated his resolve to remain resolute in the government’s promise to protect lives and property, strengthen security architecture, and create an enabling environment for development to thrive. The message reads, “As we join Christians across our dear State, Nigeria, and the world to celebrate Easter,...

Kogi Records Major Drop In Malaria Prevalence 

The Kogi State has recorded a significant milestone in its health sector, with malaria prevalence dropping from 16 percent in 2021 to 8.9 percent in 2025, according to the latest National Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS). The Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abdulazeez Adams,  disclosed this in a statement over the weekend, stressing that the state has now moved from the “Moderate A” transmission category, previously ranging between 15 and 35 percent prevalence, to the...

ADC Accuses INEC of Partisanship, Calls for Resignation of Electoral Chiefs

A fresh political storm has erupted in Nigeria after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) accused the electoral umpire of undermining democracy and acting in favour of the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Addressing a world press conference at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Thursday, the party’s National Chairman, David Mark, alleged that recent actions by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) amounted to “a direct assault on Nigeria’s democracy.” “This...

Federal Government To Provide 5000 Surveillance Cameras To Plateau State 

In an effort to restore peace in Plateau State, following wanton killings in parts of the state, the Federal Government will make provision of 5000 surveillance cameras to be installed across the state to improve intelligence gathering. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disclosed on Thursday in Jos, while commiserating with the government and people of Plateau State over the killings in part of Jos North Local Government Area, which occurred last Sunday.  According to Tinubu, the...

Jos Mayhem: Fake Soldier, Five Others Arrested

A suspected fake soldier and five others have been arrested in connection with the tension that rocked parts of Jos Metropolis, Plateau state, on Wednesday, hours after the 48-hour curfew imposed on Jos North local government area was relaxed. The Plateau State Police Public Relations officer, Alfred Alabo, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect, dressed in an Army singlet and an extra shirt, was apprehended at Angwan Rukuba, the same community where 28 people...

Suspected Ammunition Supplier To Bandits Nabbed In Kano

A young lady, Nafisa Usman (25 years), native of Zango village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, has been arrested for allegedly supplying ammunitions to bandits operating across several states. The suspect was among the people who aided the killings of innocent souls in Nigeria for no cause and ensured that people were subjected to traumatic conditions after paying a ransom to secure the release of their loved ones from captivity in the...

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