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Nov
23
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
CAN Declares Nationwide Prayer Over ‘Christian Genocide’

CAN Declares Nationwide Prayer Over ‘Christian Genocide’

News Flash, Religion, Security
CAN Declares Nationwide Prayer Over ‘Christian Genocide’ The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a one-day national prayer to address what it describes as the “ongoing Christian genocide in the country.” The decision followed resolutions reached during the association’s 4th Quarter National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, held on November 18, 2025, in Jos, Plateau State. The declaration was conveyed in an official circular dated November 20, 2025, signed by CAN’s General Secretary, Apostle Prof. Samson Fatokun, and issued from the association’s National Headquarters at the National Christian Centre, Abuja. The message was addressed to CAN bloc leaders, zonal and…
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Nov
23
2025
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Tinubu Orders Immediate Withdrawal Of Officers Guiding VIPs, Deploys Them To Core Police Duties

Tinubu Orders Immediate Withdrawal Of Officers Guiding VIPs, Deploys Them To Core Police Duties

News Flash, Presidency, Security
Tinubu Orders Immediate Withdrawal Of Officers Guiding VIPS, Deploys Them To Core Police Duties President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate withdrawal of all Nigerian police force officers protecting the VIPs in Nigeria, ATTNEWS reports. This was disclosed in a press release by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Onanuga revealed that the officers were withdrawn for core police duties. STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE:PRESIDENT TINUBU ORDERS THE WITHDRAWAL OF POLICE OFFICERS GUARDING VIPS FOR CORE POLICE DUTIES President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons…
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Nov
23
2025
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No Assassination Attempt On Judge Who Sentenced Nnamdi Kanu To Life Imprisonment- Federal High Court

No Assassination Attempt On Judge Who Sentenced Nnamdi Kanu To Life Imprisonment- Federal High Court

Judiciary, Crime, News Flash
No Assassination Attempt On Judge Who Sentenced Nnamdi Kanu To Life Imprisonment– Federal High Court The Federal High Court says the report that Justice James Omotosho survived an assassination attempt following the life sentence imposed on Nnamdi Kanu is fake news. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a blogger had reported on his Facebook page that Justice Omotosho survived an assassination attempt on Saturday morning, just days after handing down the life sentences to Kanu. According to the report, Justice Omotosho was immediately rushed to a hospital as security forces scrambled to secure the area. But reacting, the Chief…
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Nov
23
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Tinubu Announce Rescue Of All 38 Worshippers Kidnapped In Kwara Church

Tinubu Announce Rescue Of All 38 Worshippers Kidnapped In Kwara Church

Crime, News Flash, Security
Tinubu Announce Rescue Of All 38 Worshippers Kidnapped In Kwara Church President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced rescue of the 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku, Kwara State and 51 out of the missing students of the Catholic School in Niger State. President Tinubu made the announcement in his official X handle @official ABAT on Sunday. While commending the security forces for the feat achieved in the two North Central states, President Tinubu assured Nigerians that security of lives and property will be guaranteed under his watch. His post read:”My fellow Nigerians, “You will recall that I cancelled my trip to…
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Nov
23
2025
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Names Of 50 Niger Catholic School Students Who Escaped From Kidnappers

Names Of 50 Niger Catholic School Students Who Escaped From Kidnappers

Crime, News Flash, Religion, Security
Names Of 50 Niger Catholic School Students Who Escaped From Kidnappers The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State on Sunday announced that fifty pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, have escaped and reunited with their families. The announcement comes days after suspected terrorists invaded the school and abducted 303 pupils, students, and staff. ATTNEWS had earlier reported that the number of abducted students and teachers rose to 315, including 12 teachers, up from the initial figure of 227. In a statement issued on Sunday in Minna by…
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Nov
23
2025
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Ikenna Ukwa Rejoices With Nkeiruka Onyejeocha On Her Birthday Anniversary

Ikenna Ukwa Rejoices With Nkeiruka Onyejeocha On Her Birthday Anniversary

Birthday, News Flash, People & Events, Personality
IKENNA UKWA REJOICES WITH NKEIRUKA ONYEJEOCHA ON HER BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY The Senior Legislative Aide to the Nigerian Senate President, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa has joined family, friends, well-wishers and the entire Abians to felicitate the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Hon Nkeiruka Onyejeocha on her birthday anniversary, today Sunday 23rd November 2025. Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa, in his birthday message to the celebrant described Barr Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha as an Amazon, Administrator Par Excellence and a consummate leader, whose antecedents and dedication to work remains exemplary, adding that her legacies would always be remembered by the selfless and phenomenal…
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Nov
21
2025
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US Ambassador Reports ‘Christian Genocide’ In Nigeria To UN Security Council

US Ambassador Reports ‘Christian Genocide’ In Nigeria To UN Security Council

Crime, FGN, Foreign Affairs, News Flash
US Ambassador Reports ‘Christian Genocide’ In Nigeria To UN Security Council The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Michael Waltz, has reported what he described as the slaughter of thousands of Christians in Nigeria to the UN Security Council. In a video released on Thursday by the US Mission to the UN on X, the ambassador outlined rising concerns over killings, razed communities and the targeting of church leaders in areas affected by ethnic militias in the Middle Belt and terrorist groups in the North. The ambassador drew attention to continued assaults by Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa, noting…
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Nov
21
2025
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Christian Genocide: Back Nigeria CPC Redesignation With Concrete Action – Bishop Anagbe Begs Trump

Christian Genocide: Back Nigeria CPC Redesignation With Concrete Action – Bishop Anagbe Begs Trump

FGN, Foreign Affairs, News Flash
Christian Genocide: Back Nigeria CPC Redesignation With Concrete Action – Bishop Anagbe Begs Trump The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, in Benue State, Wilfred Anagbe, has appealed to President Donald Trump of the United States to match its renewed designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, CPC, with concrete action. Bishop Anagbe made this call on Thursday, while testifying before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa, which is investigating Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as a CPC He said, “On behalf of millions of Christians in Nigeria and in the diaspora, we want to thank…
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Nov
21
2025
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US Lawmaker Urges FGN To Pardon Farmer Sentenced To Death For Killing Herdsman

US Lawmaker Urges FGN To Pardon Farmer Sentenced To Death For Killing Herdsman

FGN, Crime, Foreign Affairs, News Flash
US Lawmaker Urges FG To Pardon Farmer Sentenced To Death For Killing Herdsman A member of the United States House of Representatives, Riley Moore, has called on the Nigerian government to pardon a farmer, Sunday Jackson, who was sentenced to death for killing a herdsman during a 2015 confrontation in Adamawa State. Speaking on Thursday during a US House hearing on President Donald Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, Moore said the conviction was unjust. “I would urge the Nigerian government to take a look at pardoning Sunday Jackson, who is an individual who was fighting…
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Nov
21
2025
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US Panel On Christian Genocide In Nigeria Condemns Conviction Of Nnamdi Kanu, Mayor Sanction Justice Omotosho

US Panel On Christian Genocide In Nigeria Condemns Conviction Of Nnamdi Kanu, Mayor Sanction Justice Omotosho

Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Judiciary, News Flash
US Panel On Christian Genocide In Nigeria Condemns Conviction Of Nnamdi Kanu, May Sanction Justice Omotosho A United States Congressional panel sitting in Washington, D.C., at a public hearing on alleged Christian persecution and genocide in Nigeria has strongly condemned the conviction and life sentence handed to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Members of the panel described the ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja as a travesty of justice and an assault on international human rights norms. The panel, made up of lawmakers, policy analysts, and human rights advocates, reviewed recent developments…
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