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Seven people died and dozens more were injured when airstrikes hit a funeral event in the Nuba Mountains in West Kordofan last Friday, according to local sources, the UN aid coordination office said, Ocha. The war, which began in April 2023 between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and the Sudanese Armed Forces, continues to have an alarming impact on …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to go ahead with the October 14 launch of its governorship campaign in Bayelsa State despite the disqualification of its candidate, Timipre Sylva, by a court. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said Sylva remained the party’s candidate for the November 11 …

Elite footballers will grab the headlines this summer, but sport can have a transformative impact in every society, connecting communities across borders and generations, and creating spaces for dialogue, solidarity and mutual respect. In just two months, the world’s biggest sporting tournament will kick off in Mexico City and, as always, billions of people around the world are expected to …

Amid economic hardship and national uncertainty, the Chief Pastor of the City of Truth and Grace Assembly (CTGA), Pastor Dipo Fisho, on Sunday called for the spiritual and structural rebirth of Nigeria, saying faith is the substance needed to change the fortunes of the nation. Speaking to journalists during the Easter service in Abuja, the cleric shared the vision of …

For two days in Abuja, Nigeria was confronted with an uncomfortable truth: the country is not just fighting insecurity on the ground; he is also losing control of the narratives around him. At the conference hosted by the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, the Office of the National Security Adviser and supported by the UKAid-funded Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) …