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60,000 Olumba’s female priests convoke 1-day spiritual session for Nigeria
No fewer than 60,000 female priests and worshippers in a spiritual movement founded by Leader Olumba Olumba Obu are congregating in designated centres to observe special prayers for Nigeria. In Calabar and other cities in Cross River State, nearly 25,000 have converged to intercede for Nigerian youths and divine guidance…
Read More »Kajola accident: Osun govt promises construction of speed bumps
The Osun State Commissioner for Works, Remi Omowaiye, has stated that the state government will facilitate the construction of speed bumps on the Kajola town axis of the Osogbo-Ilesa road. The Commissioner made this known while addressing protesters on Monday at the scene of an early morning accident involving three…
Read More »Buhari’s two years in second term most productive – Boss Mustapha
Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has described the last two years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as productive and remarkable. Mustapha, who spoke during the opening ceremony of the Mid-Term Ministerial Performance Review Retreat on Monday, said the last two years of the Buhari-led…
Read More »Kwara Arabic students’ brutality: Muslim clerics attend birthday parties, victims deserve justice – Activist
An activist, Abdullah Ayofe has charged the Kwara government to prosecute the Mudir (Head) of Musbaudeen Al Islamy Arabic School. The school authorities are under fire for brutalizing five students, including a girl, for attending a party. They were accused of frolicking and taking alcohol but the learners denied the…
Read More »Ondo: Monarchs cry out over incessant kidnapping, robbery
Some monarchs in Ondo State have sought urgent measures to tackle the spate of insecurity in the northern senatorial district of the state The monarchs from Ikaram, GedeGede and Ajowa, in Akoko Northwest Local Government of the state, who cried out over the situation, appealed to the police to draft…
Read More »Anti-grazing: Middle Belt condemns alleged threat on Gov. Ortom’s life
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF), has condemned the alleged threats on the life of Governor Samuel Ortom by forces opposed to his persistent and clear stance against open grazing of cattle in Nigeria, especially in the Middle Belt Region. The Forum noted with satisfaction the Governor’s insistence that the 2023…
Read More »End SARS: Police issues stern against anniversary protest
The Lagos State police command has warned residents of the State against staging any protest in commemoration of the EndSARS protest. Recall that youths across Nigeria took to the streets in October 2020 to demand an end to police brutality. Unfortunately, the protest took a violent turn after it was…
Read More »Kwara school: Muslim students deserved punishment – MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has called on Muslims in Kwara State and the general public to desist from jumping to conclusions on the viral video in which students of an Arabic school were severely beaten. DAILY POST reports that the video footage of the incident which went viral showed…
Read More »There is agitation in military, police – Fr Mbaka reveals solution to banditry
The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has claimed there is agitation in the Military and the Police. Mbaka stated this on Sunday while addressing his congregation. He said, “people are not agitating for nothing”, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to “listen to the reason for their agitation”.…
Read More »Your fighter jets will be used to collapse Nigeria – Mbaka warns Buhari
The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari that the fighter jets he is purchasing will be used to destroy the country. The cleric stated this during a sermon at his church on Sunday. According to Mbaka, Buhari should rather focus on building…
Read More »Agitations: Nigeria will succeed, anything else senseless – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says anything that is not towards the advancement of Nigeria’s unity is senseless. The VP spoke at a session with Nigerian High Commission officials in London at the Abuja House, the High Commissioner’s residence. “If you look at all of us sitting here, we represent all…
Read More »Buni mourns ex-House of Reps member, Zanna Laisu
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has expressed sadness at the death of a former member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Zanna Laisu, who died on Sunday 10th October 2021. Gov Buni, in a statement via his spokesman, Mamman Mohammed, said: “It is with total submission to the will…
Read More »NUPENG suspends planned strike
The National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Sunday announced the suspension of its planned strike. Recall that Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) had announced that it will embark on a strike due to the deplorable state of the nation’s highways and other issues. It lamented that the union…
Read More »How Gov Obiano vindicated us of S/East killings – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Sunday said Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has vindicated its members with his recent remark linking the killings in the southeast to the region’s political elites. In a statement by its mouthpiece, Emma Powerful, the separatist group stressed that Igbo elites and…
Read More »I’ll do better – Re-elected NUJ President, Isiguzo vows
National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Chris Isiguzo, has described his re-election for a second term at the just concluded national triennial delegate conference, as a vote of confidence in the leadership of the union. Isiguzo applauded members for not letting down the union at its…
Read More »Complete list of phones that will be blocked by Whatsapp from November 2021.
Reports from The Sun claim that more than 50 phones will not be able t use or download the Whatsapp App from November 2021. According to the management of Whatsapp phasing out support for older models of phones including iPhones and Androids, will help keep the app safe and secure.…
Read More »HURIWA reacts to killing of soldiers, burning down of palace, over 15 houses by military in Imo, others
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has advocated the impartial investigation of the persons responsible for the alleged killing of two soldiers and the subsequent invasion by armed military personnel and burning down of the palace of the traditional ruler of Izombe community in Oguta Local Government Area…
Read More »BREAKING: Alleged ESN operatives inform Anambra community of planned attack
Persons alleged to be operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the militant arm of the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), have written to Ukwulu Community in Dunukofia LGA of Anambra State, warning them of plans to attack the community. Indigenes of the community, according to a source,…
Read More »Jigawa NBA accuses National leadership of igniting crises in branch
The Nigerian Bar Association Dutse branch has accused the National leadership of the body of igniting crises in the branch. This was contained in a statement signed by the chairman Dutse branch, Garba Abubakar. It was reported that the association fell into crisis after the election of Abubakar as the…
Read More »Insurgency: Truck drivers spend over N7bn yearly to deliver goods, services in Borno – Sheikh Yerwama
Truck drivers plying Maiduguri – Konduga – Bama – Banki Road, which is approximately 150km are said to be spending an estimated Seven Billion and Five Hundred Million Naira yearly on the deplorable roads burdened by constant attacks by Islamic State for West African Province, ISWAP fighters and members of…
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