KANO MUSLIMS BATHE IN MUDDY WATER ALLEGEDLY HAS PROPHET MUHAMMAD’S FOOTSTEP Hundreds Of Kano Residents Troop Out To Drink, Bathe In Muddy Water Believed To Bear Prophet Muhammad’s Footsteps Hundreds of people have been trooping to a location in Hotoron Arewa, a suburb on the outskirts of Kano, to drink and bathe in dirty water believed by locals to have …

20,300 KILLED IN SOUTH EAST BY HERDSMEN ATTACKS — INTER-SOCIETY The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Inter-Society) has raised alarm over what it described as a systematic and violent campaign targeting Christians and ethnic communities in Nigeria, particularly in the South East and the Middle Belt regions. In a statement released on Easter Monday in Owerri, …

20,300 KILLED IN SOUTH EAST BY HERDSMEN ATTACKS — INTER-SOCIETY The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Inter-Society) has raised alarm over what it described as a systematic and violent campaign targeting Christians and ethnic communities in Nigeria, particularly in the South East and the Middle Belt regions. In a statement released on Easter Monday in Owerri, …

VATICAN PREPARES TO CHOOSE POPE FRANCIS’ SUCCESSOR The Vatican is making preparations for the upcoming conclave that will choose the successor of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88 years. Citing the Vatican, DAILY POST reports that the pope died after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, and his funeral has been scheduled for Saturday. After …

PETER OBI WAS PACKAGED BY THE ELITE – SOWORE During an interview on Noble Nigeria hosted by Noble Eyisi, Sowore explained his principled stance on not aligning with political godfathers in order to win power. Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore has said he refuses to compromise his values for political …

FILLING STATIONS SHUT AFTER DANGOTE REFINERY’S PETROL PRICE DROP Some filling stations and petroleum products marketers, partners of Dangote Refinery’s petrol, temporarily shut down for the past five days after the latest premium motor spirit price drop by the 650,000 barrels per day refinery. For the past five days, MRS filling stations in Abuja, along Kubwa Expressway, and others have …

POPE FRANCIS’ FUNERAL HOLDS ON SATURDAY The body of the late Pope Francis will be transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday at 9:00 AM to lie in state until his funeral on Saturday morning at 10:00 AM. The Holy See Press Office announced on Tuesday that Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside at …

POPE FRANCIS’S FUNERAL HOLDS ON SATURDAY The body of the late Pope Francis will be transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday at 9:00 AM to lie in state until his funeral on Saturday morning at 10:00 AM. The Holy See Press Office announced on Tuesday that Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside at …

POPE FRANCIS’S FUNERAL HOLDS ON SATURDAY The body of the late Pope Francis will be transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday at 9:00 AM to lie in state until his funeral on Saturday morning at 10:00 AM. The Holy See Press Office announced on Tuesday that Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside at …

WIKE CARRIES ON AS THOUGH POWER IS ETERNAL – OJUDO; YOU’RE PAINED, FRUSTRATED – WIKE’S AIDE REPLIES I have read widely, travelled far, and reported from many corners of the world. Yet, I have rarely come across a man as loud, self-absorbed, and tragically unreflective as Wike. He carries on as though power is eternal, as if position confers immortality. …

WIKE CARRIES ON AS THOUGH POWER IS ETERNAL – OJUDO; YOU’RE PAINED, FRUSTRATED – WIKE’S AIDE REPLIES I have read widely, travelled far, and reported from many corners of the world. Yet, I have rarely come across a man as loud, self-absorbed, and tragically unreflective as Wike. He carries on as though power is eternal, as if position confers immortality. …

YOU’RE NOTHING BUT AN ARRANGE, ERRAND LAWYER Self-appointed human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has been challenged to list the number of major cases he won and what he has done for the development of the legal profession that qualified him to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), apart from being an “arrangee and errand lawyer.” Lere Olayinka, Federal …

EL-RUFAI WAS NOT TREATED WELL IN APC, DESERVED BETTER AFTER BACKING TINUBU — EX-MINISTER Adebayo Shittu, a former Minister of Communication, has criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) for its handling of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, stating that El-Rufai was not treated fairly despite his significant support during Bola Tinubu’s campaign. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television …

BANDITS IMPOSE N60M LEVY ON 12 ZAMFARA COMMUNITIES Bandits operating in the north eastern part of the country have reportedly imposed a N60 million levy on twelve communities in Zamfara State. This was made known in a post on X by Bakatsine, a conflict and crisis journalist in northwest Nigeria. Bakatsine listed the Zamfara communities to include: Koloma, Dan Hayin …

BANDITS IMPOSE N60M LEVY ON 12 ZAMFARA COMMUNITIES Bandits operating in the north eastern part of the country have reportedly imposed a N60 million levy on twelve communities in Zamfara State. This was made known in a post on X by Bakatsine, a conflict and crisis journalist in northwest Nigeria. Bakatsine listed the Zamfara communities to include: Koloma, Dan Hayin …