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Nigerian Army troops have rescued 31 worshippers who were abducted by terrorists during an Easter church service in Ariko Village, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, in a swift military operation that ended in a fierce firefight with the attackers — though five victims were found already dead at the scene.

Pastor Christie Bature has shared one of the most remarkable and emotionally raw testimonies to emerge from Nigeria’s Christian community in recent memory, recounting how she discovered her husband’s infidelity, learned that the affair had produced a child, and ultimately felt divinely directed not only to save the marriage but to raise the child as

Pastor Emmanuel Iren has issued a pointed challenge to Nigerian Christians, urging them to bring their political choices into alignment with their professed faith — and warning that the growing normalisation of mass casualties is quietly transforming the moral character of society in ways most people have yet to recognise.

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has sought to reassure a beleaguered Nigerian public that the economic and security hardships currently gripping the country will not endure, expressing firm confidence that the Tinubu administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda will ultimately deliver the prosperity that citizens have been promised.

   

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has expressed renewed concern over Nigeria’s worsening condition, describing the country as caught in a cycle of instability fueled by insecurity, poor governance, and growing public discontent.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has engaged a Washington-based lobbying firm at a cost of $1.2 million to burnish his reputation in the United States, shape international perceptions of his leadership, and counter narratives he associates with the Nigerian government — in a move widely read as early groundwork for a 2027 presidential bid.

A 16-year-old boy from Spain has been found wandering alone in a rural community in Kano State, days after losing contact with the four relatives he had travelled with to Nigeria — setting off a police search for his family across a stretch of highway between Jos and Saminaka.

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against banditry, neutralising at least 65 suspected bandits, including a high-profile commander, during a coordinated ground and air assault in Zamfara State.

The Oyo State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspected notorious kidnapper during a coordinated security operation in the state.

The Oyo State Police Command has apprehended two suspected Agbekoya hunters following a violent confrontation that led to the death of a motorcyclist in Ibadan.