Gwagwalada: An FCT High Court, Gwagwalada, discharged a former Resident Pastor of First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja, Rev. Israel Akanji, and five others over alleged misappropriation of N620 million. Delivering judgment on the case, Justice J. A. Aina advised members of the church to embrace reconciliation and resolve internal disputes amicably, stating that the case […]
Day: June 5, 2025
2025 Abuja Yoruba Festival to Promote Peace, Unity
Abuja: The Yoruba Community in Abuja says its 2025 Cultural Festival will promote peace, unity, and national development. This community’s President, Mr Abdulhakeem Adetunji, and Chairman of the Organising Committee, Pastor Gabriel Oladabo, said the event is scheduled for June 21 at the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development, Abuja. It aims to bring […]
Settle Kanu, Others Matter Through ADR- SAN
Abuja: A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), Mr. Mohammed Ndarani, has urged the Federal Government to settle Nnamdi Kanu and other agitators’ matters through a national committee of arbitration. Ndarani, a Grand Patron of One Nation for Asiwaju Support Group, who made the call at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, said this would […]
Wike Seeks Support for Tinubu-Led Federal Government
Ile-Ife: The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has called on Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government in its efforts to transform the country for the benefit of all. Wike made this appeal during his 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture titled, ‘The Nigeria of our Dreams,’ delivered at the Obafemi Awolowo […]
A Beacon of Hope for Fistula Victims in Gombe
Gombe: For many women living with Vesico-vaginal Fistula (VVF), life becomes a cycle of shame, humiliation, and social isolation. Rejected by spouses, stigmatized by communities, and often abandoned by family, they are pushed to the fringes of society. But that tide is turning in Gombe State where a beacon of hope now shines through the […]