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Following the recent killing in Benue state which claimed the lives of two Catholic priest and 15 other parishioners, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference (CBCN) have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office over the failure of his administration to provide security of lives and properties. This call was made in a statement issued and Jointly signed by Most Reverend...

•Satguru Maharajah Ji The news of the demise of Satguru Maharajah Ji that went viral on social media on Friday is not true but mischievous.  Mr Ojo Peter, the spokesman of Maharaj Ji, announced this on Saturday in Ibadan.  Peter alleged that the rumor was concocted by some people who, he said, have found it difficult to silence Maharaj Ji from telling...

•APC National Chairman Odigie-Oyegun The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, may have backed out of the party’s national chairmanship race.  A strong supporter of Odigie-Oyegun yesterday told Saturday Telegraph that the APC national chairman told his supporters about the plan after the meeting with them on Thursday.  According to the source, the chairman said there was no reason...

The venue of the event now set for the programme The 2nd National Convention of the Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN) in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital is billed for today Saturday 28th April, 2018 at the main hall, National mosque. In a statement signed by the National President of the Body, Alhaji AbdurRahman Balogun, he said the theme of the Convention,...

Nigerian Army Logo The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of a major Boko Haram suspect “believed to have masterminded most of the recent attacks in Benue State. Aminu Yaminu who is nicknamed Tashaku was arrested on Friday in Makurdi, the state capital by a combined team of troops of 707 Special Forces Brigade, Nigeria Police and the Department of State...

Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE have in the late hours of today, Thursday 26 April 2018 successful repelled Boko Haram Terrorist incursion in the outskirt of Jidari Polo area of Maiduguri.  Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE with the support of the Air Task Force, Nigerian Police Force, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and other security agencies including the Civilian...

•Governor Umahi The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday agreed to stop movement of herdsmen in the country, starting with the five mostly affected states of Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna and Plateau.  The Council also supported the immediate creation of ranches across the country.  Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the NEC meeting...

By Garba Shehu, Abuja Repeated acts of mass killings and destruction in parts of the country and Benue State in particular,  point to the evil design of enemies of peace and unity who have desperately been trying to bring the country to this sorry point: a brother killing brother, a neighbor killing a neighbor and a community attacking and killing...

Logo of the Nigerian Army Nigerian army says it wants to turn the Sambisa forest into a tourist destination. The plan, however, has a catch: the area is home to a vicious insurgency.   At least 34,000 people have died in Boko Haram’s nine-year revolt, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project.  Boko Haram gained global notoriety in 2014...

Ondo COS, Gbenga Ale during the visit to the shop in Owo The Ondo State Government has commiserated with a popular Motor Spare Parts Dealer in Owo, Alhaji Saliu Lawal also known as Shanu-Olu Motor Parts whose shop was gutted by fire. In his message at the scene of the incident in Owo, the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, sympathised...