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The Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has advised the members of his church to plan their exit from Nigeria following the growing uncertainty occasioned by insecurity.

In a video trending on Twitter, the Pastor, who made the statement during his sermon on Sunday, said his wife, Ifeanyi, was absent from the service because she was taking care of their itineraries out of the country.

The cleric of the Lagos-based church said, ‘I bring you greetings from Pastor Ifeanyi who is busy taking care of the frontier of our world and preparing our escape route.’…

A former federal legislator, Shehu Sani has reacted to the abduction of Muslim worshippers by hoodlums suspected to be bandits in Kwata, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The incident occurred at about 12 am on Monday morning during the Laylatul Qadr prayer.

The Laylatul Qadr prayer, which is the Night of Decree or Night of Power, is one of the most sacred nights in the Islamic calendar.

Reacting, Sani, in a tweet via its Twitter handle, described the incident as unfortunate and sad.

‘The news …

A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), has denied having any link with any terrorist or bandit group within or outside the country.

Abubakar gave the clarification in a statement made available to newsmen in Minna on Monday which was signed on his behalf by his Media Aide, Dr. Yakubu Sulaiman.

The former Head of State described the claim of him having such link as “false unfounded and fake news”.

Apparently reacting to the arrest of a helicopter for supplying food and weapons to terrorists and bandits in parts of the country, which was said to belong to …

South Korea’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae has been advised the country to tackle its security challenges internally, as they were ‘mere family affairs.’

The ambassador gave the advice in Abuja when he spoke at a summit held that the insecurity facing the most populous nation was akin to a family disagreement that does not require the intervention of the international community, but regional cooperation.

His words: ‘Security is a very sensitive issue. I know everyone is concerned about the insecurity in Nigeria but it is Nigeria’s internal issue. It should be discussed among Nigerians. If another country engages Nigeria, …

The military in Chad has claimed victory against northern rebels following weeks of fighting.

The conflict against Libya-based rebels threw the country into a crisis when President Idriss Déby died after being wounded on the frontline last month.

The military takeover under the leadership of Mr. Déby’s son has been condemned by the opposition and civil society groups leading to protests.

Sunday’s victory parade was aimed at boosting the popularity of the Chadian military at a time of great uncertainty in the country.

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Some people in the capital N’Djamena cheered as …

Prophet TB Joshua has released the video of a prophecy for Nigeria which he gave almost seven years ago on July 27, 2014, on current happenings in the country.

In the video, the Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) General Overseer predicted that Nigeria would be covered by a cloud of ‘crisis, murder, killings, destruction‘ but would not break up.

‘Nothing will happen to Nigeria. Nigeria will remain one,’ Joshua assured the congregation during a service at SCOAN.

The video’s release comes amid sustained calls for Nigeria’s breakup by proponents of a Biafran government and other …

A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday revealed that he would have been a convict but for a ‘courageous judiciary.’ 

Oshiomhole said in his days as a union leader, weapons were not  deployed against him, he was arrested several times for crossing the government’s ‘redline.’

He said this while hosting members of the Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSON) in his office in Abuja at the weekend.

Oshiomhole has been invited by the students as guest speakers at their forthcoming National Conference on Rule of Law.

His words: ‘I have been a …

The Senator representing Kebbi South Senatorial District, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, has ascribed the causes of insecurity challenges posed by Boko Haram and banditry to past injustices inflicted on the country collectively and individually.

Senator Na’Allah made this disclosure when he spoke over the weekend while fielding questions from State House reporters after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said the National Assembly had voiced its readiness to work with President Buhari to find a permanent solution to the prevailing security situation across the country, adding that the current scenario requires the support of …

Kano State government has announced that it would not hesitate to shut down more boarding schools if the state of insecurity across the country, especially in some of its neighboring states, worsens.

Kano State Commissioner for Education, Mohammed Sanusi Kiru, disclosed this during a chat with newsmen in his office yesterday.

He noted that the state government was serious about security and would not hesitate to act with dispatch when it comes to the protection of the lives and property of the people of the state.

Justifying the shutdown of several boarding schools, especially those in the rural areas of …

Imo state Governor Hope Uzodinma is always in the news for the wrong reasons. From his haphazard, incompetent handling of the state of affairs in Imo State to his newly adopted method of ruling in absentia after he absconded from his state to Abuja for multiple weeks in a row during the crises with the Eastern Security Network and the allegedly unknown gunmen.

Imo state’s backwardness began the very day the Supreme court announced Senator Hope Uzodinma the Governor of Imo state. From shady Government contracts, neglect of infrastructure, owing of salaries, the spate of wrongdoings in Imo State have …