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By Augustine Aminu Arch Bishop of Abuja Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama has commended the Knight of Saint Mulumba for their positive contribution towards the growth of the Catholic Church in the last 70 years. Bishop Kaigama said through their acts of charity and various advocacy outreaches, the Order...

….Congratulates ex-Akwa Ibom governor, Speaker Abbas A pro-democracy and anti-sabotage organisation, The Natives has said that Nigeria is now in the hands of dedicated democrats with the emergence of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the President of the Senate. The ethics group also congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his achievements...

The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council on Friday maintained the secularity of the country, saying no religion is superior to the other. While affirming that Nigeria is a multi-religious state under God, the organisation called on religious leaders to resist political manipulation of religion that could lead to anarchy. NIREC made the...

Gudaji Kazaure, a former member of the house of representatives, has called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate 12 persons in order to “recover Nigeria’s stolen money”. Speaking on Brekete Family program on Thursday, the former lawmaker said the payment of fuel subsidy was a “fraud”, adding that most of...

The nation’s number one anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has reportedly invited eight former ministers, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari. Sources disclosed that the eight former minister were all invited for questioning over allegations bordering on corruption. The invitation letters, according to sources, requested...

Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS, Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, has announced a state of emergency on Passport issues in the country. Comptroller in charge of Media and Publicity, Tony Akuneme disclosed this in a statement issued Friday in Abuja. According to the statement, Mrs Adepoju made the...

The Chief of Army Staff (CAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has assured President Bola Tinubu of the absolute loyalty of the Nigerian Army to him and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Yahaya gave the assurance on Thursday during the inauguration of the newly-constructed ultra modern headquarters of the...

Nigerian Defence Headquarters has informed that 743 Boko Haram terrorists and members of their families, comprising 42 adult males, 251 adult females and 452 children, have surrendered to troops operating in the North East. Speaking to journalists on Thursday at the Defence Headquarters Abuja, Major General Musa Danmadami, Director of...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba has asked President Bola Tinubu to remove the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmoud Yakubu. The senior lawyer, in a statement on Thursday, said the 61-year-old INEC boss must leave office by...

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, unanimously voted against a motion seeking to make the Federal Government address the issues causing Nigerian professionals to migrate to other countries en masse, in search of greener pastures. A new member of the House, Philip Agbese, had moved a motion titled ‘Need to...