A series of earthquakes shook Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, on Wednesday, injuring more than 150 people and triggering widespread panic. The most powerful tremor registered a magnitude of 6.2, according to local seismic authorities, and was strong enough to be felt as far away as Ankara, nearly 275 miles from the epicenter.
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Fresh violence has struck Benue State as suspected armed herdsmen reportedly killed 11 people in the early hours of Tuesday in Afia community, Ukum Local Government Area. The attack comes less than a week after over 50 farmers were massacred in separate assaults across the state.
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In a harrowing week marked by coordinated attacks and mass killings, nearly 200 Christians have been murdered in central Nigeria.
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As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, 18 African cardinals will be among the 135 eligible cardinal-electors tasked with choosing the next pope in the upcoming conclave.
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The Trump administration is reportedly weighing a plan to offer financial incentives to American mothers in an effort to reverse declining birth rates across the country.
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TOPIC: The Tragedy Of Unrighteousness (Seeds Of Destiny 23 April 2025)
SCRIPTURE: Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. Isaiah 59:1-2
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Unrighteousness causes separation between God and man.
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A tragic incident marred Easter Sunday celebrations at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Emure Ekiti, as a one-year-old boy, Desmond Adewole, was fatally run over by an unidentified vehicle.
Eyewitnesses recount that the heartbreaking event unfolded amidst the joyous atmosphere of the Easter service. Desmond, who had reportedly strayed outside the church premises while trying to locate his mother, was later found lifeless, with indications that he had been struck by a car.
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Veteran Nigerian musician and evangelist Professor Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi has firmly dismissed circulating rumors about his death, confirming he is alive and in good health.
The 83-year-old music icon addressed the issue in a video released on Tuesday morning. In a spirited performance blending English, Yoruba, and Pidgin English, Obey sang, “Hello, my name is Professor Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi. Satan, you don lose, oh, Satan, you don lose, you don pafuka. Na lie, lie you dey talk, you don pafuka.”
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The United Kingdom has received a total of 22,619 asylum applications from Nigerian nationals between 2010 and 2024, placing Nigeria 11th on the UK Home Office’s global asylum statistics list.
The data, released in the Home Office’s year-end Asylum and Resettlement report, shows that Nigerian asylum claims surged in 2024, with 2,841 applications—almost double the 1,462 recorded in 2023.
According to the Home Office, asylum applications across all nationalities in 2024 reached a record high of 108,138, driven by increasing instability in several countries. Nigeria’s jump in asylum figures has been attributed to a combination of rising insecurity, economic hardship, and political uncertainty.
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In a renewed bid to close Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit and stimulate inclusive economic growth, the Federal Government has signed a landmark $10 billion financing agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB).
The agreement, finalized at a multilateral summit held yesterday in Abuja, is designed to accelerate infrastructural development in key sectors, including energy, transportation, water resources, and agriculture, over the next five years.
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