Nigerian UK-Based Priests Lead Prayers for their Country
Led by African priests, Scottish and Nigerian faithful recently gathered for prayers across various Churches to reflect and pray for the travails of the West African country.
Led by African priests, Scottish and Nigerian faithful recently gathered for prayers across various Churches to reflect and pray for the travails of the West African country.
Advocatus Africa’s in-house data and annotation analyst, Dr. Ijutil Joseph, interrogates Nigeria’s ambitious plan of deploying 1,350 mini solar grids and more than one million solar home systems across underserved communities. At a time when citizens struggle with inflation, unemployment, and insecurity, he asks, “Does this project reflect Nigeria’s most urgent needs?”
In a recent interview with News Central TV, Ibrahim Osinowo sparked controversy when he alleged that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar contributed to Nigeria’s insecurity by funding the militant group Boko Haram.
An inferno has engulfed the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation building in Abuja, north-central Nigeria, causing panic and forcing workers to evacuate the premises.
The Catholic Diocese of Jalingo, Taraba State, North-Eastern Nigeria, has called for the Church and State to develop what it described as “new mechanisms” ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The Borno State Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has marked the 2026 International Women’s Day celebration with a call on all women to develop resilience and a strong determination.
Presidential spokesman, a Lawyer and Christian from Borno State, has refuted the claim of Christian genocide in Nigeria, describing it as “a hoax.”
In response to a question on the pressing security issues plaguing Nigeria, posed by Al Jazeera journalist Mehdi Hasan during an interview earlier today, presidential spokesman Daniel Bwala dismissed the concerns, suggesting that he is unaware of any such insecurity gripping the nation.
Amid increasing levels of the destruction of lives and property across Nigeria’s Middle Belt by suspected Islamists, which led to the deployment of about 200 American troops into the West African nation, a prominent leader in the region has blamed the situation on what he called “a Sharia constitution.”
The recent nomination of Mr. Taiwo Oyedele by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the new Minister of State for Finance, replacing Doris Uzoka-Anite, has sparked significant reactions.