Tension has risen sharply in northern Nigeria following the conversion of a pastor’s daughter from Christianity to Islam. While the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and its affiliate groups allege that the Igbo girl was abducted by Muslim fanatics, forcibly converted and married off, Muslims insist that she converted voluntarily and is with them based…
Business activities at Excellent Plaza mini market, near the Onitsha Main Market, were brought to an abrupt end, yesterday,
THOUSANDS of air travellers were, yesterday, stranded in Lagos and other airports across the country, following scarcity of Jet A1 commonly known as aviation fuel, crippling flight operations in most parts of the country. Investigation by Vanguard revealed that the scarcity started on Monday, forcing some of the airlines to either delay, cancel or merge…
THE Senate yes-terday said it never did anything new to the 1999 constitution, following its failure to expunge section 29(4)(b), noting that the Senator Ike Ekweremadu-led Review Committee had recommended it for deletion on the premise that it was discriminatory. This came as the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, expressed concern about the passage by…
The Boko Haram sect has denied entering into any ceasefire agreement with the Federal Government. The group stated this in a new video by its leader, Abubakar Shekau.
By Pamela Eboh After months of reprieve, kidnappers are getting back to their old game in Anambra State, South-East Nigeria. They went on rampage over the weekend, killing one person, abducting one and injuring another.
By Odimegwu Onwumere It is very embarrassing when the Abia State Government sees the donation of Keke NAPEP to our hoodwinked brothers and sisters as a genuine means of empowering them to eke out living. The Gov. T.A Orji sees this as providing self-reliant job and wealth creation for them.
Culled from News Express Nigerian Christians are in war mood over what they see as a clever attempt by the country’s senators to approve the marriage of under-aged girls through the back door. Already, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has started mobilizing for the protest, which he vowed…
WORRIED by the security challenges in Nigeria, founder and president of Rainbow Push Coalition, Chicago, Reverend Jesse Jackson, has pleaded with the government of the United States of America to assist the country in seeing an end to the problem. Jackson, who spoke at the 42nd Annual International Convention of the Coalition in Illinos, Chicago,…
TENSION heightened at Benin Catholic Archdiocese, Edo State, weekend, following the call for the removal of the Catholic Archbishop, Bishop Augustine Akubueze by the Iyase of Benin Kingdom,