Day: June 19, 2022

ABUJA, NIGERIA — Gunmen attacked two churches in rural northwestern Nigeria on Sunday, killing three people, witnesses and a state official said, weeks after a similar attack in the West African nation left 40 worshippers dead.The attack in Kajuru area…

The Federation of Muslim Women Associations of Nigeria, FOMWAN has applauded the Supreme Court judgement which upheld the use of Hijab by Muslim female students.The association described it as a giant stride in support of constitutional rights of freed…

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve on the distribution of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in proportion to registered voters in polling units.T…

The Lunguda and Waja Speaking communities in Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State have expressed their willingness to end the recurring violent attacks against each other.Making the pledge at the Reconciliation Meeting in Nyuwar, representative…

Mr Tein Jack-Rich, one of the presidential aspirants in the just=concluded national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called for urgent action to solve the current economic challenges in the country.Jack-Rich made the call in a sta…

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Nigeria has urged Corps Members to embrace vocational training which would empower them for self empowerment in the absence of salaried jobs.This is contained in a statement by the Director, Press and Public R…

Mr Biodun Oyebanji, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the Saturday’s Ekiti Governorship election.Declaring the winner, Prof. Oyebode Adebowale, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Ret…

The First batch of intending pilgrims from Kwara State, North Central Nigeria totalling five hundred and thirty nine (539) have been airlifted to Saudi Arabia in the early hours of Sunday via Max Air for the commencement of the 2022 pilgrimage from the…

The President, Sickle Cell Aid Foundation, Ms Elmer Aluge, says early diagnosis of the Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) disease is key to ensuring that patients live normal lives.Aluge said this on Saturday in Abuja in an interview with the News Agency of Ni…

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ICPC Professor Bolaji Owasanoye SAN, has stated that Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) out of Africa far outweighed grants from international development partners to t…