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17 Feared Dead in Benue Easter Sunday Massacre as Government Reassures Commitment to Security

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

17 innocent people have been feared 17 death, with many others declared missing, and houses destroyed on Easter Sunday by suspected Fulani terrorists in Agena Masev, Mbalom, Gwer East, Benue State, north-central Nigeria.

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“Easter comes at a time of uncertainty, with global events causing real anxiety for families and communities.” – Keir Starmer

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago02 mins

In his 2026 Easter message, the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has stressed: “that for many people this Easter comes at a time of uncertainty, with global events causing real anxiety for families and communities.”

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Put an end to war, injustice, and isolation between nations, peoples – Pope Leo XIV

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago014 mins

Amid the war in the Middle East, the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has called for an end to war, injustice, and isolation, which threaten global peace.

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Debt, Doubt, and Déjà Vu: Nigeria’s Borrowing Under Tinubu Raises Eyebrows

Ijuptil K. Joseph5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

In this Op-ed, Dr. Ijuptil K. Joseph critically examines Nigeria’s borrowing spree, arguing that “until transparency, discipline, and trust improve, every new loan approval may feel less like progress and more like déjà vu.”

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“Enough of the bloodshed” in Nigeria: Middle Belt Activist Cries Out

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

A Kaduna-based rights activist has urged both the federal and state governments in Nigeria to end the bloodbath in the country, especially in the Middle Belt region of the West African oil-rich nation.

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Choose not to return evil, “by remaining patient in trials” – Papal Preacher, Father Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

The Papal Preacher, Father Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, has urged Christians to choose good, not to return evil and to be patient in the face of trials in imitation of the Lord Jesus.

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“As humanity is brought to its knees by so many acts of brutality, let us too kneel down as brothers and sisters alongside the oppressed,” Pope Leo XIV

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago016 mins

Like his predecessor, the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has urged everyone around the world to stand on the side of the oppressed, following the example of Jesus, who offered himself as a sacrificial meal.

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Jos Varsity evacuates students following Palm Sunday attack

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Following the recent Palm Sunday attack on the residents of Angwan Rukuba by suspected Islamists, which left scores dead, the management of Jos has evacuated students to safety.

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Christian body claims government is an “accomplice to terrorism,” cites Jos Palm Sunday attack, 9 others

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

The Executive Secretary of the Christian Social Movement of Nigeria (CSMN) has accused the Federal Government of Nigeria of complicity in the Jos 29th March 2026, Palm Sunday attack, calling for urgent action to end the bloodshed.

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Bishop Kukah Named to Dicastery for Integral Human Development in Pope Leo XIV’s First Appointment to the Nigerian Church

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has appointed Nigeria’s vocal Prelate, Most Rev. Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, as a member of the Council of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development, Vatican City.

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