Taraba State Crisis Consumes 98,000 Lives, 217 Churches Destroyed

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTaraba State Crisis Consumes 98,000 Lives, 217 Churches Destroyed

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 12, 2026

The Catholic Diocese of Wukari, Taraba has released a figure at the end of its 3rd General Assembly in Wukari that 98,000 persons are displaced and 217 churches destroyed by lingering attacks in the state. The diocese, in a communique signed by Bishop Mark Nzukwein, stated that the displaced persons were particularly scattered across the Donga and Takum local government areas. The communique reads in parts: “From September 2025, there has been a resurgence of...

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JAMB Sets 150 as University Cut-Off Mark for 2026 Admission

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB Sets 150 as University Cut-Off Mark for 2026 Admission

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 12, 2026

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved 150 as the minimum admissible score for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2026 academic session. The decision was taken on Monday, 11 May, at the Board’s annual policy meeting held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Education. According to JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the meeting also set 150 as the minimum score for Colleges of Nursing Sciences, while polytechnics will admit candidates with...

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CDHR Faults Escalating U.S Sanctions On Cuba, Warns Of Humanitarian Catastrophe

NewsPoliticsCDHR Faults Escalating U.S Sanctions On Cuba, Warns Of Humanitarian Catastrophe

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 12, 2026

The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CDHR), has faulted the increasingly harsh and anti-human policies being imposed against Cuba, particularly the Executive Order 14380 of January 29, 2026, and the follow-up sanctions issued on May 1, 2026, by President Donald Trump targeting Cuba’s energy, financial, defense, mining, and commercial sectors. The CDHR, in a statement yesterday, jointly signed by its National President, Comrade ‘Yinka Folarin, and National Secretary, Comrade Idris Afees, views the...

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Reject France, Deepen Strategic Alliance With U.S, Frank Charges African Leaders

NewsPoliticsReject France, Deepen Strategic Alliance With U.S, Frank Charges African Leaders

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 12, 2026

Comrade Timi Frank, Political Activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, charged African leaders to strengthen strategic partnerships with the United States rather than enter into new agreements with France. Frank also accused the European nations of exploiting Africa for decades without meaningful development, warning that African leaders mustn’t fall into any new arrangement that will drag the continent back into economic and political bondage. The activist,...

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NewsFormer Nigerian Power Minister Squanders N33.8bn

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 9, 2026

The former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has been convicted by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over a N33.8 billion fraud and money laundering case instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC). EFCC told the court that the funds were linked to the Mambilla and Zungeru Hydroelectric power projects during Mamman’s tenure under the former President Muhammadu Buhari regime. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, while delivering judgment on Thursday,...

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Nigeria, U.S Deepen Cooperation on Security, As Ribadu Meets Vance, Rubio

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria, U.S Deepen Cooperation on Security, As Ribadu Meets Vance, Rubio

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 9, 2026

Nigeria and the United States are strategizing on deepening cooperation on security, counterterrorism, regional stability, and strategic partnership. Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), who undertook a three-day working visit to the United States from May 4 to May 6, held a series of high-level engagements with senior officials of the U.S. government and conveyed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s strong commitment to Nigeria’s longstanding strategic partnership with the United States. A statement on...

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Attack In Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau Claims 13 Lives 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAttack In Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau Claims 13 Lives 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 9, 2026

Fresh attack by suspected gunmen on Ngbra Zongo community in the Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State has claimed the lives of no fewer than 13 persons, including three pregnant women and children. Several people were also reportedly injured in the attack, which occurred in the early hours of Friday, leaving residents in panic across the community. According to some residents, the assailants stormed the area beeen midnight and 2:am shooting...

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Fani-Kayode Denies Germany Rejection, Confirms Redeployment to South Africa

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFani-Kayode Denies Germany Rejection, Confirms Redeployment to South Africa

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 8, 2026

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved his redeployment as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to South Africa following his request to be reassigned from Germany. Fani-Kayode disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, noting that he had initially been posted to Germany but sought a transfer shortly after the announcement. According to him, the request was informed by personal considerations and his preference to serve in a country whose...

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Bello El-Rufai Dumps APC for ADC, Seeks Re-election

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBello El-Rufai Dumps APC for ADC, Seeks Re-election

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 8, 2026

Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, a member of the House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). El-Rufai, who is the son of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, announced his resignation from the ruling APC on Thursday via a post on his official X account. He disclosed that his defection was formally announced on the floor of the House by the Speaker,...

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“Presidential Race is Not a Computer Game”, Says Ex-president Jonathan

NewsNigeriaPolitics“Presidential Race is Not a Computer Game”, Says Ex-president Jonathan

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 8, 2026

…as Youths Urge Him to Join 2027 Contest A group of youths under the banner of the Coalition for Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday staged a solidarity rally at the Abuja residence of former President Goodluck Jonathan, calling on him to contest the 2027 presidential election. The demonstrators converged on Taraba Close in Maitama, chanting songs and slogans while waving placards bearing inscriptions such as “GEJ: Nigeria is dying, save it!”, “GEJ, Nigerian youths break the...

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