Terrorist Mass Kidnap Hostage Camp Identified In Nigeria

A corpse of Anwule Fulani Attack being conveyed to hospital morgue. Credit: Ohimini County press

…500 Christians Abducted as Fulani Ethnic Militia Entrench on Abandoned Farm Mass Kidnap Hostage Camp Identified in Taraba State By Mike Odeh James Southern Taraba is reeling from a wave of kidnappings and attacks as Fulani ethnic militia establish fortified camps across forests linking Takum, Wukari, and Bali. Security experts and local clerics say these hideouts— parallel […]

From Neglect to Renewal: Sokoto State’s Big Bet on Education.

By Mohammed Bwago Education in Sokoto State has long existed at the intersection of aspiration and limitation. For decades, public classrooms across the state have struggled to bridge the widening gap between a rapidly growing population and the limited resources devoted to shaping their future. In many communities, parents have watched their children learn in […]

ATIKU CONDEMNS DETENTION OF NIGER STUDENT OVER SOCIAL MEDIA POST, DEMANDS HIS IMMEDIATE RELEASE

By Ehis Agbon, Procyon News Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the arrest and continued detention of Abubakar Isah Mokwa, a post-graduate student of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), describing it as a dangerous attack on free speech and democratic values. Mokwa, […]

Tinubu Defends Nigeria’s Religious Freedom Amid Trump’s CPC Designation and U.S. Senate Bill

By Ehis Agbon, Abuja, Nigeria. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to religious liberty and constitutional democracy, rejecting the recent characterization of the country as religiously intolerant by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who last week designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) over alleged persecution and killings of Christians. The […]

TRUMP DESIGNATES NIGERIA A “COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN”; URGES CONGRESS TO ACT

By Procyon News Reporter Washington / Abuja — President Donald J. Trump has officially designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), saying Christianity in the West African nation faces an “existential threat” amid widespread killings of Christians and calling on the U.S. Congress to investigate and respond. In a statement posted on his […]

ASUU explores avenues to resolve issues with FG , seeks Wamakko’s intervention

ASUU explores avenues to resolve issues with FG , seeks Wamakko's intervention

By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto THE Academic Staff Union of Universities is not leaving any chance to slip away as it continues to explore avenues and options to resolve it issues with the FG with a formal visit to Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko for his intervention. The visit to the former Sokoto governor and leader of […]

Commissioner for Youth Development Named Champion of Kaduna State Demographic Dividends Roadmap

A team from the Youth Advocacy Campaign on Accelerating Implementation of the Kaduna State Demographic Dividends Roadmap has paid an advocacy visit to the Kaduna State Ministry of Youth Development to present a letter of nomination and appointment to the Honorable Commissioner for Youth Development, Barrister Gloria Ibrahim, as the Kaduna State Demographic Dividends Champion. […]

Senate Committee Moves to Address Challenges in Nigeria’s Downstream Petroleum Sector Abuja

By Peter Jatau, National Assembly, Abuja.  Abuja— The Nigerian Senate has expressed readiness to tackle the persistent challenges confronting the nation’s downstream petroleum sector through an all-inclusive investigative hearing aimed at identifying and resolving the bottlenecks impeding efficiency and growth. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Senator Kawu Sumaila, disclosed this in a statement […]

Critique: Edo’s 2025 Agricultural Budget — Big Numbers, Small Vision

By Chris Osa Nehikhare The Edo State Government’s 2025 budget allocates ₦51.9 billion to agriculture and food security — a figure that, at first glance, appears impressive. But when you peel away the layers, it reveals an unimaginative and pedestrian approach to agricultural development. At a time when global and national conversations are centered on […]