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​A combined Christian and Muslim youth group, ‘Gwoza Youth Forum’, on Sunday described reports of a Christian genocide in the area as false and misleading. A combined Christian and Muslim youth group, ‘Gwoza Youth Forum’, on Sunday says Boko Haram targets all religious adherents. Bulama Haruna, the forum’s national chairman,...

The Carnival Calabar has become part of Cross River’s cultural identity and will endure for generations to come, Gov. Bassey Otu has said. Otu,  represented by the Deputy governor, Dr Peter Odey, made this known on Sunday while unveiling the 2025 Carnival Calabar Mascot and the newly created Diaspora Band at...

Nigerians are breathing a sigh of relief as food prices decline, but concerns linger. Many are calling on the government to sustain this trend, citing the need for affordable food staples. The citizens are therefore urging the authorities to address insecurity, improve infrastructure, and provide support to farmers to ensure...

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested one Musa Abubakar, suspected to be the major supplier of arms and ammunition to persons and groups terrorizing several Northern states. The arrest came barely three months after the secret police began prosecuting nine persons linked to the recent massacres...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has again faced criticisms over his widespread “suspicious revocation of land allocations, particularly to please family and friends of influential people.” The Conference of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability called for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention, seeking the establishment of...

A civil society organization, Concerned Citizen For Change (CCC), has strongly condemned the recent directive by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Senate to ban alcoholic beverages sold in sachets and small-volume bottles (below 200ml) by December 2025. The CCC publicly slammed the...

Stakeholders have called for stronger collaboration between government agencies, private operators, and communities to improve access to safe and sustainable toilet facilities in Kaduna state. The call was made at a meeting with toilet business owners, organised by the Centre for Water and Environment Development (CWED) on Thursday in Kaduna,...

Trinity International College, Ofada, Lagos has renewed its calls for parents, alumni, institutions, government, and friends to partner with it to sustain it’s mission and investment in future leaders. The college’s Chairman, Board of Governors, Mr Bayo Kolade, made this call at a media briefing preceding the college’s third decade...

The joint congresses of the four in-house unions of the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU) Katsina, have suspended the two-week warning strike they embarked upon on Nov. 3, 2025. This was announced in a statement signed by Mr Saminu Salihu-Haiba, the Secretary of the UMYU in-house unions, and issued to...