Video footage shows the rocket attack on the Greek Orthodox Hagia Sophia Church in Al-Suqaylabiyah .  07/25/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) —At the crowded inauguration ceremony of a church in Syria yesterday, a rocket attack killed two people and injured 12.  Video footage  of the rocket attack shows a large explosion directly in front of the Greek Orthodox Hagia Sophia Church in Al-Suqaylabiyah, near the city of Hama. In addition to the civilian victims of the bombing, the church sustained damage as a result of the attack. Syrian state media attributed the bombing to unspecified “terrorist organizations.”  Jeff King, President of ICC, said,  “We are saddened by the news of Sunday’s attack against Christians in Syria. Throughout the civil war, we have seen the Syrian government, Turkey, Russia, and others compete for influence across the country. Sunday’s attack is a painful reminder that this competition repeatedly places innocent Christians ...

  The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said his solution to the security crisis in the country would be ‘’definite and immediate’’ if elected in the 2023 elections. According to him, the states would be in charge of their security under his administration. Speaking while featuring on the Channels TV programme, ‘Politics Today,’ on Monday, the LP flagbearer called on the Federal Government to do more in terms of security. Obi’s comments came a few hours after the terrorists who attacked the Kaduna-Abuja train on March 28, 2022, released three abductees out of the 43 persons in captivity. He stated, ‘’To improve the security situation in Nigeria, as President, I will ensure the economy works and more people are pulled out of poverty. “The more you remove people out of poverty, the more you reduce criminality. It is critical and important, as long as the economy continues to head south like we are seeing today, criminality will be rising.’’ To further improve...

By Isaac Eranga The Immaculate Conception College Old Boys Association, ICCOBA, Class of 1996 recently has successfully earned the Edo State Government certification to operate a multipurpose cooperative society. Speaking during the July edition of the set's monthly meeting which was hosted by Mr Egharevbe Erhabor, Miss Otote Adesuwa who is a Cooperative Registrar with the Ministry of Wealth Creation informed the members in attendance that the association have a lot to benefit from the cooperative society. In his speech, another Cooperative Registrar,  Mr. Michael Eboigbe said the Edo State Government is willing to alleviate poverty by all means and so, the cooperative societies are avenues to engage in such desire. Appreciating the guests from the Edo State Ministry of Trade and Wealth Creation, the ICCOBA 96 Set President, Mr Valentine Eromonsele Enaholo lauded the Edo State Government for finding the ICCOBA 96 worthy of being incorporated into the scheme. He used the privilege t...

  Skip to main content A project of  Toggle navigation Journalist's disappearance in Brazil shows risk of reporting in the Amazon by Leandro Demori Jun 17, 2022 in  Press Freedom They disappeared Dom.  That was the first thought that crossed my mind when I learned about the disappearance of the smiley British man whom I met at Copacabana beach back in 2018 surfing on a stand up paddle board. Dom Phillips, an experienced reporter, was accompanied by Bruno Pereira, one of the greatest experts in the Amazon region, where both went  missing without a trace  on Sunday, June 5.  After a couple of phone calls that mostly rejected the hypothesis of an accident, a friend of mine told me that some local residents had conducted a painstaking search in the surroundings. They found nothing. Then that same thought came to my mind repeatedly:  They disappeared Dom.   “Where are Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira?” reads the image widely shared on social media ...

The Catholic Men Organization Of Nigeria, (CMO), has honoured Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe, as part of its activities to mark this year’s Fathers Day. The ceremony took place at St. Gabriel The Archangel Catholic Church, Event Hall, Sapele Road, Benin City. The Award of Distinguished Excellent Service to Humanity was conferred on Comrade Festus Alenkhe by Rev Fr. Jerome Idebe, the Parish Priest of St. Gabriel The Archangel Catholic Church. Before presenting the award, the Parish Priest described Comrade Festus Alenkhe as young man whose programme on EBS (Crime Watch) has cut across every nooks and crannies of the country. “The Catholic Men Organization has observed with keen interest the inestimable contributions and meritorious service to humanity in making Edo State in particular and Nigeria at large a better place through his profession, vocation and generous contribution and therefore conferred on him An Award of Distinguis...

----Every 2 minutes a woman dies of cervical cancer By Isaac Eranga Ibadan: In a bid to eradicating cervical cancer in Oyo State, Nigeria, University of New Mexico, University of Baltimore, Project Echo and Center for Bioethics and Research (NUUCCE), has launched a training in cancer screening for 100 health workers in Oyo State. The training is aimed at building  capacity in the Oyo State health care system to screen and prevent cervical cancer by implementing cutting edge, evidence based theoretical and practical training. In the course of the training, partipants will be trained via a blend of didactic presentations and hands on sessions for a period of 12 months. Speaking, a Professor of Epidemiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore- Clement Adebamowo said the training lays a foundation for the elimination of cervical cancer in Oyo State. He said there will be trainings on some point of recent technology introduced.  Of n his part, the Oyo State Director of Public Health...

Festus Alenkhe and the Catholic Archbishop of Benin Diocese- Most Rev. Dr. Augustine Obiora Akubeze during the award presentation BENIN CITY - The Catholic Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (CAMPAN) of the Archdiocese of Benin City has presented an award of excellence to the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe for his contributions to the growth of the church and the association. The award was presented to comrade Festus Alenkhe  by the Archbishop of the Benin Diocese, Most Rev. Dr Augustine Obiora Akubeze at a special thanksgiving service held at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Benin City to climax the week-long activities to mark the 2022 World Communication Day. Chairman of CAMPAN, Edo State, Ede Agho said that Comrade Alenkhe is a man that is deligent in the journalism job. According to her, Alenkhe who has been of great support to CAMPAN has through his Crime Watch programme in Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS) i...