The confirmation was contained in a statement issued on 21 December and signed by the diocesan secretary, Jatau Joseph. The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora, which owns St Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, Niger State, has confirmed the release of a second Read more…
The Kano State Police Command has rescued a man accused of blasphemy from an angry mob at an hotel in the Badawa area of Kano metropolis. Security expert, Zagazola Makama, revealed the incident occurred at about 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, Read more…
All the schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community, Agwara local government area of Niger State, have been released, following the rescue of the final batch of 130 victims, bringing the total number of freed pupils and Read more…
Pope Leo XIV convenes his first Consistory of Cardinals, which will take place on January 7-8 and will be marked by prayer, support, and counsel for the Pope. The Holy See Press Office released details of Pope Leo XIV’s first Read more…
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in northern Nigeria has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and state governors to strengthen the country’s security architecture throughout the Christmas and New Year festivities. Chairman of the association, Yakubu Pam, said Read more…
The Presiding Bishop of the Old Catholic Apostolic Church, Nigeria (OCAC), Most Rev. Dr Raphael Oluwaseun Fagbohun, has lamented the country’s rising insecurity, systemic corruption, and weakening institutions, calling on the President Bola Tinubu-led government to draw lessons from the Read more…
A man who carried out an attack in Syria that killed three U.S. citizens had joined Syria’s internal security forces as a base security guard two months earlier and was recently reassigned amid suspicions that he might be affiliated with the Islamic Read more…
No fewer than 11 terrorists causing mayhem in Sokoto and other states in the North West have been neutralized by the troops of Operation Fansan Yamma Strike. A statement posted on the official Facebook page of the Nigerian Army Headquarters, Read more…
Political commentator Mahdi Shehu has criticized the Kebbi State Government’s plan to grant a N10 billion loan to intending Hajj pilgrims, describing it as a misplaced priority in a state grappling with severe poverty and infrastructural decay. Posting on X Read more…
United States, US lawmaker representing the Virginia’s Second District in the House of Congress is currently in Nigeria. The lawmaker, who made this known on Sunday via a post on his official X handle said he came into the country Read more…
Pope Leo XIV joins the audience at the Vatican’s “Concert with the Poor” in the Paul VI Hall and expresses his pleasure to be able to partake in the joy of listening to music, which is “not a luxury for Read more…
The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has expressed optimism that with General Christopher Musa (retd) as Minister of Defence, Nigeria’s security is in capable hands. Bishop Kukah expressed this confidence on Thursday while addressing State House correspondents after Read more…