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Children’s Day Celebration and the Fate of the Nigerian Child

Sylvester Jalo5 months ago5 months ago011 mins

Every child, as a precious gift from God, has dreams and potential that can transform the world. When we guide, protect, and care for them with love, we are building a stronger community, a greater nation, a better tomorrow, and a promising future.

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After 12 Years of Displacement, IDPs at Fombina Camp, Adamawa Community, live in inhuman conditions  

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

A Catholic priest and humanitarian worker has raised awareness about the struggles of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Gwoza Local Government in Borno State, now residing in Girei Local Government, Adamawa State, Northeast Nigeria.

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10 days in captivity, more than 40 school children, aged 2-6, and teachers abducted at Oriire-Oyo are being tortured

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

More than 40 school children, aged 2 to 6 years and teachers who were abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, South-West Nigeria, on 15 May 2026, are reportedly being subjected to torture, as their captors are demanding direct talks with government officials.

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Award-winning American artist Shakira officially invites Ugandan Ghetto Kids to perform with her at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final halftime show

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

In a phenomenal life-changing experience, award-winning American artist Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll has officially invited the Ghetto Kids to perform with her during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final halftime show. 

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Scottish Champions, Celtic FC, apologise following pitch invasion

Justine Dyikuk5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Following a chaotic pitch invasion at Celtic Park, Celtic FC has issued a formal apology to Heart of Midlothian FC.  

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Married Adolescent Mothers in Sulumbiri Lament Distance, Poverty as Barriers to Education

Justine Dyikuk6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

In Sulumbiri, a community in the MMC Local Government Area of Borno State, many adolescent mothers and young girls cannot continue their education because of long distances to school, high transport fares, and poverty.

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Monsignor Gabriel Osu: A Tribute!

Justine Dyikuk6 months ago6 months ago017 mins

In this epic eulogy, Sir Tony Agbugba, KSM, wrote, “I enjoyed a very close working relationship with the late Very Rev. Msgr. Gabriel Osu. He was a father figure, my mentor and my friend. He was an exceptional priest with a great love for all and sundry.”

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DRC: Christian leaders alarmed over slaughter of more than 80 Christians in a great level of persecution by Jihadi militants

Justine Dyikuk6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

Christian leaders have decried the coordinated mass slaughter of more than 80 Christians in early May 2026 by armed assaults by Islamist militants in the north-eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 

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Over 1.6 Million Children Targeted as Borno, UNICEF Hold Supplementary Immunisation Across 27 LGAs

Justine Dyikuk6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

The Borno State Government, north-eastern Nigeria, in collaboration with UNICEF, has conducted a four-day Supplementary Immunisation Activity (SIA) targeting 1.6 million children across 312 wards in the state’s 27 Local Government Areas.

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Barkan Ladi is “under full attack…the military has left.” – Judd Saul, American Missionary Activist, raises an alarm

Justine Dyikuk6 months ago6 months ago24 mins

Once more, American Missionary Activist and President of Equipping the Persecuted, Judd Saul, has raised an alarm that “Barkin Ladi in Plateau State, central Nigeria, is under full assault by the Islamist Fulani Ethnic Militia.”

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