By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, today, Sunday December 19, 2021, celebrates his 45 years of Priesthood and 10 years as a Bishop.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

A coalition of 15 Civil Society Organizations, (CSOs) has, in Abuja, alerted the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to a likely threat to the public peace through the activities of an illegal group using the death of Keren Akpagher, a student of the Premiere Academy in Abuja, as a cover.

• * As He Marks 79th Birthday In Istanbul, Turkey

By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, December 17, 2021, marked his 79th Birthday in faraway Istanbul, Turkey. He used the opportunity to give a hint on how he would spend his retirement in office when he quits power in 2023 as Nigeria's President.

By Rose Nwankwu (Anambra State Correspondent)

The Anambra State Government has sympathized with Chief Emeka Anyaoku, the former Commonwealth Secretary-General, over the death of his immediate younger brother, Engineer Bertram Ogugua Anyaoku, a former Executive Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA).

By John Ituma (Ebonyi State Correspondent)

The authorities of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (AE-FUNAI) in Ebonyi State have appealed to the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the ecological and infrastructural difficulties being encountered by the University since its inception.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The League of Patriots, on Saturday, congratulated the former Senate President, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, on the award of excellence conferred on him on Thursday by a UK-based media group, TheNigerian News.

I often pay homage or tribute to those that deserves recognition and I shall do just that to a man of honour Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu.

By Nahum Sule (Taraba State Correspondent, in Jalingo)

Taraba State Governor, Arc Darius Dickson Ishaku, his assent to the 2022 budget already passed by the Taraba State House of Assembly.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said Nigeria is collaborating with various jurisdictions in its efforts to recovery stolen assets stashed abroad.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

The Sokoto State Government in collaboration with the UN Joint SDGs programme on Institutionalizing social protection for accelerated SDGs implementation in Nigeria, on Saturday, launched the cash transfer of five thousand naira to each of the two thousand (2000) benefitting pregnant and lactating women, as well as children under two years old.

By Nahum Sule (Taraba State Correspondent, in Jalingo)

The Conference of Administrative Assistant to the Bishop of the United Methodist Church of Nigeria, Rev Baziel Yoila Yayuba, has debunked, in strong terms, a social media report suggesting that the Bishop of the United Methodist Church, Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna, is using the Nigerian Police Force in Taraba state to harass Clergymen and members of the United Methodist Church in the state.

By Obi Uchendu (Religious Affairs/Society Reporter)

The Knights of St. John International (KSJI), an international sodality Order of the Roman Catholic Church, which has its headquarter in the United States of America (USA), has elected Prof Remy Uche as its new leader in Nigeria.