Kukah’s Easter Message to Tinubu: Nigerians Are Hanging on a Cross of Pain

The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, hunger, and national despair, saying the country is “gradually becoming a huge national morgue.” In his 2025 Easter message titled “Mr President: Please Bring Us Down From This Cross”, Bishop Kukah employed the metaphor of the crucifixion of Christ to depict the suffering and hopelessness that many Nigerians currently endure, blaming...

Kogi Govt Signs Economic Agreement With Hunan Province, China

…Deal Covers Agriculture, Mining, Ajaokuta Industrial Park The Kogi State Government has signed an agreement with Hunan Province, China, in a major step towards driving economic growth. The partnership is aimed at enhancing development across key sectors including agriculture, mining, and industrialisation. The collaboration was formalised during a high-level visit by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo and his delegation to China, aimed at positioning Kogi as a prime investment destination in Nigeria. Speaking to journalists in Lokoja,...

Valentine Ozigbo Challenges Anambra APC Gubernatorial Primary In Court

Valentine Ozigbo, a governorship hopeful, has challenged the legitimacy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary conducted on April 5, in Anambra State, in a lawsuit he filed at the Federal High Court, Awka. The suit which named the APC, Mr. Nicholas Ukachukwu, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as defendants, also sought the nullification of Ukachukwu’s nomination, urging the party to recognise Ozigbo as the rightful candidate. In an accompanying personal statement...

Retired Military Officers Proffer Solutions To Terrorism Attacks

A Retired Brigadier-General, Bashir Adewinbi, said the military solutions cannot curb various attacks in different States, but that political solutions should also be employed. “What I know is that, the redeployment is a routine exercise in the army. When the redeployments are taking place, round pegs are taken to round holes to make sure that there is no stone unturned in terms of providing the security. It is routine. “At the same time, the right...

PDP Vows To Ensure Killers Of Organizing Secretary Are Arrested

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says it will ensure that killers of the Organizing Secretary of the party, Hong local government chapter of Adamawa State, Thomas Godwin alias Zamfara, who was gruesomely murdered, are brought to justice. Speaking in an emotional tone at the burial ground on Thursday of the deceased at his hometown, Kala’a, in Hong local government area of Adamawa State, former Minister of Health, Dr. Aliyu Hong, called on the authorities to ensure...

NELFUND, NOA Moves Against Institutions Abusing Students’ Loan Program

Recent investigations into the disbursement of the Federal Government Student Loan Fund uncovered several unethical practices by some institutions of higher learning. The National Orientation Agency (NOA) report revealed that beneficiary institutions of higher learning and banks are conspiring to short-change the students; Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director General of NOA, announced this finding after meeting with Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, NELFUND. A publication signed by Paul Odenyi,...

FG Declares Public Holidays for Easter Celebrations

The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially declared Friday, 18th April, and Monday, 21st April, 2025, as public holidays to mark the upcoming Easter celebrations. This announcement, made via a press statement issued on Tuesday, allows citizens a four-day break encompassing the Good Friday and Easter Monday observances. The press statement, signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani, relayed the government’s decision. It quoted the Minister of Interior, Dr....

Plateau Governor Announces New Security Measures After Deadly Attacks

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has addressed the people of the state following deadly attacks in the Zikwe Village of Bassa Local Government Area and Bokkos, which have claimed over 50 lives in the past one week. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, 16 April, Mutfwang condemned the brutal attacks, describing them as “calculated, persistent, and painful,” but assured residents that Plateau remains “unbroken.” Mutfwang commended the swift response of emergency responders and security agencies,...

Reps Invites Rivers State Sole Administrator for Interactive Session

The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight has officially invited Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, to appear before it for an interactive session. The session will occur on Thursday, 17 April 2025, at 4:00 P.M. at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The invitation follows the Committee’s inaugural meeting on Wednesday, 16 April 2025, after the formal inauguration of the Committee by the Speaker of the...

Social Media Is a Terrorist Group — Sultan of Sokoto

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has likened social media to a terrorist organisation, urging Nigerian security agencies to treat it as such. Speaking at a closed-door meeting of Northern traditional rulers in Maiduguri, the monarch claimed social media platforms spread harmful falsehoods and must be “dealt with” by authorities. “Somebody can sit in their home and formulate stories, and you will consider that it is true,” he said. “Social media is a...

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