Oladipo Abiola

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Oladipo Abiola

The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has refuted claims that Nigerian pilgrims are currently in Israel for pilgrimage activities. The Commission also added that there would be no further pilgrimages to Israel until the Israel/Iran conflict is resolved. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, which was signed by the Deputy Director and Head of Media and Public Relations, NCPC, Celestine Toruka.

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Oladipo Abiola

The Nigerian Senate has called for decisive steps to be taken to end the killings and other violence ravaging communities in Benue State. This is as the lawmakers condemned the renewed wave of killings in the state. The position of the Senate was made known on Tuesday in a briefing by their spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, who called for urgent, collaborative, and lasting solutions to the Benue situation.

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Oladipo Abiola

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has expressed hope that the intervention of President Bola Tinubu will help restore lasting peace in Benue State. The group, in a statement on Wednesday, by its National President, Alhaji Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, also commended President Tinubu’s visit to Benue, describing the action as timely.

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Oladipo Abiola

The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has disclosed that there are some political undertones to the insecurity ravaging communities in the state. Speaking on Tuesday during a programme titled Focus Nigeria, which was aired on African Independent Television (AIT), Governor Alia said the non-cooperation of some major stakeholders, as well as the disunity within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue, are responsible for some of the challenges confronting the state.

1 week ago | newageislam.com | Fidel Rahmati |Richard Ogunsile |Oladipo Abiola |Enioluwa Adeniyi

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