The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have blamed Christians for continued persecution of Christians in Nigeria. CAN President, Samson Olasupo Ayokunle lamented that Christians do not have the boldness like Esther to fight for their faith, hence the reason for their continued persecution in Nigeria. According to him, “Most ‘Christians’Continue Reading
Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, has confirmed his 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt this month. Kelechi Iheanacho and Semi Ajayi are the unfortunate two players that have been dropped. The two players did not feature in the 0-0 friendly game against Zimbabwe onContinue Reading
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Saturday gave a 3 day ultimatum to chiefs and leaders in Andoni Local Government Area to ensure the immediate release of three kidnapped expatriates. The governor’s directives is contained in a statement on Saturday by Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, his Special Assistant on ElectronicContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has waded into the crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress over next year’s governorship election. Some members of the APC under the auspices of the Edo Peoples Movement (EPM) have vowed to stop Governor Obaseki from securing the party’s ticket to runContinue Reading
Ahead of the inauguration of the 9th Senate on Tuesday, 61 Senators-elect yesterday endorsed the immediate past Senate Leader, Dr. Ahmad Lawan as the next President of the Senate. The breakdown includes 60 Senators-elect of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Sen. Ifeanyi Uba of the Young Progressives Party (YPP).Continue Reading
Heavily armed security men of the Nigeria Police Force and the State Security Service have surrounded the premises of the African Independent Television, AIT. This was after the station came back on air late Friday. This was disclosed by the Group Managing Director of DAAR Communications, Tony Akiotu. Akiolu addressedContinue Reading
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has appealed to the British government to support his administration in developing the State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency. He made the appeal while receiving the United Kingdom Department for International Development Team in the Niger Delta on Friday at the Government House in PortContinue Reading
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has emerged as the Chairman of the African Union’s International Summit Council for Peace (ISCP). Jonathan also urged AU to set minimum acceptable standards for appointing the leadership of electoral commissions as a means of building citizen confidence and ensuring credibility of elections on the continent. The formerContinue Reading
The Religious Preaching Regulation law, 1984 before the Kaduna State House of Assembly seeking substitution was on Friday passed into law The passage of the bill came three years after the bill faced serious criticism from different religious bodies and individuals. The bill, which purpose is to regulate religious preachingContinue Reading
As the 8th Assembly round up in Niger state, The Nation learnt that two bills passed by the House of Assembly and sent to the Governor for assertion were rejected. The two bills are, ‘A law to provide for continuation and completion of projects stated by the proceeding administration inContinue Reading
