Suspected terrorists have attacked Ariko community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing at least seven people and abducting several others during Easter celebrations. The attack occurred in the early hours of Easter Sunday when heavily armed gunmen Read more…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to suspend publicity and arrangements for the planned voter revalidation exercise. The directive was issued in a letter dated April 4, 2026, signed by the commission’s Secretary, Read more…
Suspected armed herders on Saturday unleashed terror on Mbalom, Mbatsada, and Agana communities in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State, killing at least nine people. Sources described Mbalom, Mbatsada, and Agana as rural communities situated along the Ikpayongo–Agana–Ayar–Mbalom Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Police Command has expressed serious concern over the growing trend of some security operatives concealing their identities while providing protection to Very Important Personalities (VIPs) within the State. The concern was contained in a Read more…
Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom evacuated a further 198 of its staff from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported. Rosatom has been evacuating staff from the plant since the Iran war broke out at the Read more…
The faction has become necessary due to the increasing attacks on its members, attempts to undermine its leadership, and efforts to restrict political participation ahead of the 2027 elections. A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by David Mark, a Read more…
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticised Peter Obi over his recent remarks on Nigeria’s pro-democracy struggle, accusing him of diminishing the sacrifices of activists who opposed military rule. Obi had, in a statement reacting to the Independent National Read more…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said that its members will commence a nationwide strike beginning 12 a.m on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, over the alleged move to remove the Professional Allowance Table (PAT) from their remuneration structure Read more…
By Ijeoma John, Nnewi The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the 2025 Anambra State governorship election, Chief Dr. George Moghalu has used the occasion of Easter to call on Nigerians to rededicate themselves to the service of God and Read more…
The Forum of Northern Christians, also known as the Northern Christian Association (NCA), has decried what it described as persistent attacks on Nigerians across Northern Nigeria, saying the trend continues to cast a shadow over Easter celebrations and other holy Read more…
The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lere Olayinka, has dismissed concerns over the minister’s controversial comment during a Channels Television media chat, insisting it was purely hyperbole. Read more…
At the Easter Vigil Mass in the Vatican, Pope Leo says that “God responds to the hardness of sin – which divides and kills – with the power of love, which unites and restores life”. Pope Leo XIV reflected on Read more…