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1. The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Thursday, said Christians in the northern part of the country must take proactive steps to defend themselves against persistent attacks.
The declaration followed the Palm Sunday attack on Angwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident, which occurred around 8pm, left more than 20 people dead and several others injured.
2. Panic has gripped Nigerians in South Africa’s Eastern Cape following xenophobic attacks linked to the controversial installation of a Nigerian as Igwe Ndigbo. Nigerians woke up to chaos on Monday morning as South Africans took to the streets of Albany and Buffalo under KuGombo, popularly known as East London, to protest against the coronation of a Nigerian Igbo chief, Solomon Eziko, which took place early March
3. Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has explained why he addressed a tense crowd from an Armoured Tank Carrier, ATC, after Palm Sunday’s deadly attack in Jos, the state capital. Fielding questions during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics today on Friday, the governor attributed his decision to both security considerations and the need to effectively communicate with residents during a volatile moment.
4. The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has insisted on going ahead with its planned congresses and convention, despite the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, derecognizing its leadership. In a notice released on Friday by its spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the congress is expected to last from April 7th to 14th, 2026.
5. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should have recognized Nafiu Bala Gombe as the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Wike stated this while speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Friday.
6. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Joash Amupitan, has explained why the commission decided to revalidate voter cards ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Arise News on Friday, Amupitan said that INEC’s records have about 93 million voters, which is inaccurate.
7. The Presidency has explained why President Bola Tinubu addressed victims of the recent Plateau attacks at the airport in Jos instead of visiting affected communities. In a statement issued on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, it said logistical and scheduling constraints informed the decision.
8. As Christians in the country join other faithful across the globe to celebrate Easter, Nigerian clerics have taken a swipe at their political leaders over alleged broken promises and lack of will to prioritise the security of lives and property. They expressed their bitterness in their separate Easter messages to Nigerians, noting that because of their failure to tackle insecurity and protect communities, they should not bother to issue any hypocritical Easter message to Nigerians until a decisive action is taken
9. Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), on Thursday, said they have killed three suspected bandits and arrested two fake security operatives in separate operations in Plateau State. In a statement in Jos, the spokesperson of the operation, Captain Polycarb Oteh, said the suspected bandits were killed around Karem, a community of Wase LGA, while the suspected fake security operatives were arrested around Dutse Uku area of Jos North LGA of the state.
10. Benue and Bauchi state governments have evacuated 664 students of the University of Jos in Plateau State who are indigenes of the two states. The evacuation followed the attack by terrorists on residents of the Angwan Rukuba community on Palm Sunday, which left over 24 persons dead.
