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Security Forces Given 48-hr Ultimatum To Rescue Kidnapped Catholic Priests In Sokoto
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has given a 48-hour ultimatum to security agencies to rescue the two reverend fathers and many others from the rectory of a Catholic Church in Katsina under the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, who was kidnapped by terrorists recently.
The group said the priests must be freed unconditionally by security forces within 48 hours if not for anything, the fact that they are simply involved in providing spiritual, psychological and material succour to the poorest of the poor in Katsina State.
HURIWA said the security agencies have become totally overwhelmed and lack what it takes to carry out their mandate wondering why President Muhammadu Buhari is very comfortable with a bunch of incompetent security chiefs and commissioners of police failing in their primary statutory duties.
The rights group said the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto is a very poor Diocese that basically caters to millions of highly economically deprived citizens of the Northern States captured under the Sokoto Diocese including Sokoto, Katsina, and Zamfara.
HURIWA also urged the Federal Government and the Katsina State Government to take immediate action to ensure that the frequent violent attacks and invasions of Catholic Church facilities in Katsina State are stopped.
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The group said it suspects that there has been a well designed Jihad agenda put in place by Islamists and some foot soldiers of those against the existence of Christianity in the core North to use extreme acts of criminal violence and terror to dissuade the Catholic Church and other Christian denominations from establishing branches in what is presumed to be a stronghold of Islamic religion in Nigeria.
HURIWA’s position was part of a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko on Wednesday.
The rights group said it is therefore calling for a broad-based investigation to determine if indeed the Jihad against Christianity in the North has begun.
HURIWA said the primary duty of government is to protect the lives and property of the citizens just as the rights group emphasised the importance of doing everything within the law to promote and protect the fundamental human rights of citizens irrespective of their ethnic and religious affinities or orientation.
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JUST IN: Olubadan, Oba Olakulehin, Is Dead
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has passed away.
Olakulehin died at the age of 90.
According to The PUNCH, the monarch died in the early hours of Monday.
Olakulehin died during the ongoing 90th birthday and first anniversary coronation celebrations.
He succeeded the late Oba Lekan Balogun.
A source close to the Olubadan-In-Council confided in our correspondent in Ibadan, the state capital, that “we received the message that the paramount ruler passed away this morning. He has joined his forefathers. Though it has to be officially announced by the state government.”
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Another palace source, who confirmed the news, said the Otun Olubadan, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, who is the next in line to become Olubadan, is currently out of the country and he is expected back.
“We are expecting a former Governor of the State and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, who is currently out of the country, to come back home.
“He must have been briefed,” he said.
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NBSAP Validation: HOMEF Commends FG, Says It’s A Welcome Step Towards Food Sovereignty, Biosafety
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has commended the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP).
Recall, in June 2025, Nigeria officially approved its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, NBSAP, 2025-2030, aiming to stop and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
According to the Nigerian government’s statement, the NBSAP fully aligns
with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (K-M GBF), with a focus on halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030.
The revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, NBSAP, has been adopted as a comprehensive government policy with 23 national targets, each aligned with the corresponding global biodiversity targets and goals.
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Reacting to the development in a statement made available to INFO DAILY by Kome Odhomor, Media/Communication Lead, HOMEF, the Executive Director of the organisation, Dr Nnimmo Bassey, stated that it is a vital step toward protecting Nigeria’s biodiversity and advancing environmental
justice.
“We are especially encouraged by NBSAP’s firm stance on the regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), which aligns with ourBlong-standing advocacy for biosafety and food sovereignty. In a time when the indiscriminate adoption of genetically engineered crops is
increasingly being pushed by multinational interests, NBSAP rightly
cautions that unregulated GMO use could be catastrophic to our environment, health, and sustainable development,” he said.
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Also, Joyce Brown, Director of Programmes and Lead on Hunger Politics, HOMEF, noted
that “the Strategy’s support for traditional plant breeding,
non-transgenic biotechnologies, and the fair sharing of benefits from biological resources reflects a welcome policy shift. It affirms the rights of smallholder farmers and communities to control their seeds and food system, putting the power back in the hands of people.”
They, therefore, “urged the government to back this with action by halting GMO approvals pending a biosafety audit, reviewing the National Biosafety Management Agency Act 2015 as amended in 2019, in line with the National Biosafety Framework, investing in agroecology, and supporting community seed systems.
“HOMEF remains committed to ensuring Nigeria’s biodiversity thrives, free from genetic pollution and corporate control.”
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JAMB Releases Results Of Mop-up Examination
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
According to a statement issued on Sunday evening by JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, results have been released for 11,161 candidates who sat for the exam out of the 96,838 candidates scheduled for the mop-up exercise.
The board, however, noted that some candidates who are unable to access their results failed to comply with the prescribed instructions.
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“Candidates who are not able to access their results have been found not to have fully complied with the instruction to send ‘UTMERESULT’ (as one word text) to 55019 or 66019 using the same phone number (SIM) used during registration for the UTME,” the statement read.
JAMB urged all affected candidates to follow the correct procedure in order to access their results.
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