NUPRC dismisses allegations of underhand dealings in 2024 oil bid round
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has described reports alleging underhand dealings in the allocation of oil blocks during the 2024 oil licensing bid round as false and malicious with an intent to malign the integrity of the Commission’s leadership. Chairman 2024 Bid Round Committee NUPRC, Bashiru Indabawa, insisted that with the use of […]
Herdsmen attacks: Tiv political, religious leaders meet in Gboko
Prominent Tiv political elites, religious and other leaders are meeting in GBOKO at the palace of the Tiv King, Tor Tiv to take a position on the ongoing killings in Benue state by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The Tiv leaders attending the meeting include the governor Rev. Fr Hyacinth Alia, the immediate past governor, Samuel Ortom, […]
Breaking: Pope Francis dies aged 88
Pope Francis died on Monday morning at the age of 88, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, has announced. Parts of the statementread: “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church,” Farrell […]
Easter: It’s not time for campaigns, Kaigama tells political leaders
Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama has advised political leaders to prioritise governance over politics and fix Nigeria, rather than embarking on political campaigns when the country was bleeding from various fronts Kaigama in his Easter message, asked political leaders to channel their energy into addressing the unending challenges of insecurity and […]
Mr. President: Please bring us down from the cross – Full text of Bishop Kukah’s Easter message
1: A very happy Easter to you and millions of our countrymen and women. For us Christians, this is the most important event in the history of our faith. It is the season of the Cross, the season of Christ’s triumph over death. This triumph was marked by the blind passion of those who crucified […]
Benue killings: Tinubu has proven incapable of solving security challenges – Atiku
Former Vice president and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has accused president Bola Tinubu of gallivanting in Europe while the country bleeds. In a statement on the killings in Benue state, Atiku said the least president Bola Tinubu can do as an incompetent leader that he has […]
Benue bloodbath and the Jeffrey Kuraun model
By Dooyum Naadzenga Like in most states of the country , Benue state has had its unfortunate share of the herders/farmers crisis that has resulted into needless killings, senseless destruction of properties and displacement of thousands of Benue people currently living in Internally Displaced Camps (IDPs) across the state. The on-going and sustained brutal killings […]
Easter: Akpabio urges Nigerians to promote love
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has enjoined Christians and indeed all Nigerians to use the occasion of the celebration of Easter to eschew political, religious and ethnic biases and unite for the progress and general well-being of the nation. He also appealed to those perpetrating mass killings across the country to respect the […]
Shettima not barred from Villa – Presidency
The Presidency has dismissed reports circulating online that armed military personnel recently denied Vice President Kashim Shettima access to the Presidential Villa. In a statement signed by Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), the Presidency described the report as a “deliberate and well-planned […]
Lead poisoning outbreak looms in Benue, as illegal mining becomes the ‘new farm’
By Sinafi Omanga The rush for solid minerals by illegal artisanal and small-scale miners in Benue State has left communities at risk of a lead poisoning outbreak, turning once fertile farmlands into degraded wastelands. This investigation exposes how the ugly trend has continued in two local government areas despite the ban on illegal mining activities. […]
