Not less than 30 people were reportedly killed, with an unspecified number injured, while more than 50 houses and food barns were set ablaze after gunmen suspected to be terrorists invaded the Jwak Maitumbi community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State on Sunday. A resident of the community, Lonji Zuhumnan, who confirmed the Over 30 feared dead, 50 houses torched as terrorists attack Plateau community
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Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, has declared that Christianity is not subordinate to any other religion in Nigeria, warning against statements capable of deepening religious tensions in the country. Enenche made the remarks during the church's Sunday service at its headquarters in Abuja, in reaction to comments attributed to Islamic cleric
Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has resigned. Agbebaku resigned following plots by the lawmakers to impeach him. His resignation was confirmed by his media aide, Ivy Ebojele. Ebojele said details of his resignation would be made public later.
Social activist and prominent supporter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Aisha Yesufu, has explained why she will not be travelling extensively with Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 general election, as she did during the 2023 presidential campaign. Yesufu said her role ahead of the 2027 election would focus more
Iran's Foreign Ministry has blamed US military operations in the region for pollution in Gulf waters following several reported oil spills. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei accused the US military of causing the pollution on Monday, saying the environmental damage was linked to the US military presence and conflicts in the region over several decades.
A former spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Seye Oladejo, has described Governor Ademola Adeleke's re-election in Osun State as a victory for democracy and a setback for the growing perception that Nigeria is drifting towards a one-party state. Oladejo, in a statement issued on Monday, said the outcome of the election