Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN)
6 Aug
Chairman of Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), Niger State chapter, who is also the Vicar of the Anglican Holy Trinity Church Chanchaga, in Bosso local council of Niger, Venerable Daniel Tsado, has highlighted the Council’s status as one of the most organised missionary blocks in the country. Speaking shortly after his inauguration as the new…
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Renowned Tanzanian rights activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai was kidnapped on the streets of Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, Amnesty International and her organisation said. Tsehai campaigns for political change, freedom of expression and women's rights in Tanzania and has 1.3 million followers on X. Amnesty's Kenya branch said she was "kidnapped by three armed men…
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An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in the northern Niger city of Agadez, Vienna said on Sunday. "Unfortunately, we have to confirm the case," the foreign ministry told AFP in an email. Earlier it said its embassy in Algiers – which is responsible for Niger -- "has been informed of the possible kidnapping of an…
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Nova Commercial Bank has asked the Federal High Court, Lagos, to grant an order winding up Sunrise Products Ltd for failure to liquidate a debt of $2,587,891.21 and N276,567,150.63 allegedly owed to the bank. The bank averred that the firm is bankrupt because it has failed to pay up the debt despite repeated demands, adding…
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for an immediate and comprehensive investigation into the alarming allegations of organ harvesting and human trafficking across Nigeria, as recently revealed by the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The association, through its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, described the unfolding scandals as…
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Billionaire businessman Prince Arthur Eze has said that President Bola Tinubu means well for Ndigbo, stressing that his recent visit to Enugu State, the establishment of the Southeast Development Commission (SEDC), the promise to complete the eastern rail line, as well as support for the Anambra-Imo River Basin Authority, among others, are indications of his…
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Firefighters battled Sunday to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes toward previously untouched neighborhoods. At least 16 people were confirmed dead from fires that have ripped through the city, leaving communities in ruins and testing the mettle of thousands of firefighters -- and millions of…
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Laolu Akande, a former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has said the southern presidency will last for eight years before power returns to the north. Addressing newsmen on Sunday, Akande dismissed those clamouring for power to return to the north as politicians merely making noise. He revealed…
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At least 16 civilians were killed in a military air raid in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara after a pilot mistook local self-defence forces for criminal gangs, residents told AFP on Sunday. The incident was the second deadly accidental airstrike to target civilians since the December 25 bombing of two villages in a raid…
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Did you know that in 2019, 2.6 million deaths were attributable to alcohol consumption globally, with 2 million being men and 0.6 million women? Young people aged 20–39 years are disproportionately affected by alcohol consumption, recording the highest proportion of alcohol-attributable deaths. In this report, MUSA ADEKUNLE sheds light on the dangers of consuming alcohol…
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Sunday said suspected terrorists attacked border facilities at the Kangiwa Border in the Kangiwa Local Government Area of Kebbi State. In a statement, NIS Public Relations Officer, K.T Udo, said the incident happened on Friday, January 20, 2025, at about 1920 hours. The attack led to the death of…