The murder of hostages has exacerbated a fraught political environment in Israel. As many as 500,000 people took to the streets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to protest the hostages’ deaths and the way Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has handled negotiations for a cease-fire and the release of hostages. Even President Joe Biden…
God of Justice Give strength to those whose long work for a just peace might seem fruitless now. Strengthen their resolve. Do not let them feel alone. Show us how to support their work and bolster their courage. Guide religious leaders to model unity and reconciliation across lines of division. Guide political leaders to listen…
Prayer for Revival: Heavenly Father, we cry out for a spiritual awakening in Nigeria. Pour out your presence on our churches, communities, and individuals. Let hearts be turned towards you, and may faith be rekindled. Bring healing and restoration to the moral fabric of our society. Use your Church as a beacon of light, spreading…
President Daniel Ortega introduced the bill that was unanimously approved on August 20 by the Asamblea Nacional. Ortega’s party, the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, which started in the 1970s as a guerrilla group, controls the legislature. The changes in the law will favor “the development of projects of interest to families and communities within…
One Nigerian Army commander was ambushed and killed at Malali village in Kankara local government area, where he was called to provide reinforcement to repel an attack on the village. Malali is along Zangon Pawwa road, and that area is completely taken over by bandits. Whenever there is an attack the security agents usually ask…
Ten persons have lost their lives in separate attacks in happened in Agatu and Gwer East local government areas of Benue State. The killings happened in separate attacks in Agatu and Gwer East local government areas of Benue State. While five people were killed by gunmen in different communities in Agatu LGA, another five were…
At least 15 people have been reportedly killed by armed invaders in some villages in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. Villagers said on Thursday that the fresh attacks happened in Akpete, Inyapu, Ijaha and Ugbobi villages of Apa LGA within three days during which the 15 persons were killed and others seriously injured….
The market analysis shows that naira’s appreciation against the US dollar continued on Thursday, exchanging N1,382.35 per USD at the official foreign exchange market as market demand. FMDQ data showed that the naira exchanged at N1,382 per USD on Thursday, compared to N1,492 the previous day. This represents a whopping N110 gain against the USD…
More than 200 internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of them women, boys and girls, were kidnapped by terrorists in Ngala, Borno state in northeast Nigeria. The abduction reportedly happened on February 29. The terrorists, believed to be members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), allegedly abducted the IDPs who had reportedly ventured beyond
Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has called for the safe and unconditional release of over 287 students and their principal abducted in Kaduna State. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, the Minister described the attack as barbaric and heinous, even as he indicated his willingness to visit the scene of the…