•Mass burial of attack victims Crammed inside a church in the central Nigerian town of Bokkos, hundreds of survivors of deadly Christmas weekend attacks desperately await aid as they mourn their loved ones killed in the latest spiral of violence in the troubled region. Nearly 200 people died in attacks that began in the evening […]
•Lagos beach The Police Command in Lagos State said today that two brothers drowned at Ibeshe Beach on Christmas Day. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told our correspondent that someone reported the incident to the police, reports NAN. He said that the incident happened at about 6pm while the brothers were swimming with their...
•Victims of Plateau attack The Nigerian Baptist Convention has decried the killing of its members in Plateau State by gunmen. It was learnt that nine members of the church were among those killed in the Dares community when gunmen attacked several Plateau communities on Christmas Eve, reports The PUNCH. A member of the church, Ishaya […...
•Governor Abdullahi Sule As Christians across the world commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, ‘Women for Justice’ in Nasarawa State have said alleged electoral result falsification, coupled with the appellate court judgment denied them the joy of Christmas. The over 500 protesters, comprising widows, aged and mid-aged women, have continued to...
•Christmas chicken As Christians around the world marked Christmas Day yesterday, the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party clashed on the state of the nation and the condition in which Nigerians marked the festive period. The opposition PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologun...
A mass burial has been held for the people who were killed in recent bandit attacks in Plateau State. The bandits had attacked different communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of the state, killing scores, reports The Nation. The attacks that took place on Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24, in the Barkin Ladi […]
•Tinubu Federal civil servants across the country are grumbling over the delay in payment of their December 2023 salaries. They said it was sad they marked Christmas yesterday without money, a development that affected their families, especially those who had no savings, reports Daily Trust. Many of those who spoke to our correspondent lamente...
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command said it arrested four suspected traffic robbers at Ojota, Lagos on Sunday, December 24, 2023. Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, in a statement, said the suspects were arrested after victims alerted RRS bike riders on patrol at MKO Abiol...
Grieving survivors, relatives and residents of Tudun Biri community, Kaduna, where a military error bombing killed over 100, have found solace in Church on Christmas day. Both Muslims and Christians of Tudun Biri, Igabi LGA of Kaduna State, yesterday, joined the world to celebrate Christmas with a thanksgiving church service, reports Channels ...
•Gunmen Following attacks by assailants on some communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State between the eve of Christmas and yesterday morning, the death toll from the incident has risen to 113. The Transition Committee Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Monday Kassah, confirmed that 11...