•Tinubu, Egbetokun, Mutfwang and Alia As over two billion professing Christians celebrate the symbolic resurrection of Jesus Christ over 2000 years after which signified his victory over death, it’s a measured Easter Sunday for millions of Nigerian faithful as a gale of grisly killings pockmark Plateau and Benue states, both in the Middle Belt...
•Actors reenact the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday in Mexico, yesterday Scores of penitents whipped themselves bloody under a scorching Philippine sun while others were nailed to crosses in a polarising Good Friday tradition drawing the most extreme of Catholic devotees. The macabre spectacle, officially frowned on by the Church, attrac...
•Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa As Christians across Nigeria celebrate Easter, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has reaffirmed the unwavering commitment of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to national security, peace, and stability. In his Easter message today, Musa described the season as one of deep reflection ...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), representing 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called on federal and state governments to urgently establish trauma healing initiatives for victims of insurgency in Plateau and Benue States as part of broader efforts to restore peace and rebuild Northern Nigeria. In its ...
•Britain’s King Charles III King Charles III today paid tribute to humanitarian workers who “risk their own lives” to protect others in war-torn countries, in a special broadcast to mark Easter. “One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we are capable of both great cruelty and great kindness,” said the British monarch, who […]...
•Adegbite The Executive Secretary Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has said that the Commission will commence this year’s Easter pilgrimage exercise in June. He recently disclosed this in Abuja during a zoom meeting with the Conference of States, comprising the Chairmen and Secretaries of the States Christ...
More than 30 advertising materials meant to celebrate this year’s Easter were disapproved for non-compliance to the nation’s advertising code, the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has said. Making the disclosure at the Advertising Standards Panel (ASP) stakeholders’ forum, held in Lagos, the Director-General of ARCON, Dr Lekan...
•FRSC on patrol The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that it recorded 135 road crashes that killed 61 people in its special patrol operations during the Easter and Sallah celebrations. FRSC Corps Marshall Dauda Ali Biu, while briefing journalists yesterday in Abuja, noted that the numbers fell short of what was recorded in [&hell...
•Vexatious Easter messages The recent trend of business brands displaying disregard for the values and religious inclinations of their customers is becoming increasingly deplorable. 1.Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Sunday shared an Easter message in a flier via its X account, reports The Nati...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has apologised to Christians over its Easter message which has stirred controversy among adherents of the faith. In its Easter message to Christians in Nigeria, the FIRS had shared a flier showing a Point of Sale (PoS) machine with the caption, “Jesus paid your debt, not your taxes”. The […]

