“…Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength” – Nehemiah 8:10 (NLT) True and lasting joy can only be found in God. It is a spiritual force that can only emanate from God. This is because, only God can fully satisfy our hearts...
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An obituary is for the dead, not for the living. So, no matter how one looks at Sam Omatseye’s ‘Obi-tuary’ on Peter Obi and the movement Obi’s entry into the 2023 presidential race has become, it is all about a death wish. It rhymes with nothing else. Yes, death...
House speaker is most senior US official penalized by Beijing Moves part of series of response to Pelosi’s visit to Taipei China announced sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her landmark trip to Taiwan this week, making her the highest-ranking US official designated for penalties by Beijing. ...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – No fewer than four persons have been kidnapped by gunmen along Owo/Ikare Road on Thursday in Ondo State. The abducted victims who were identified to be Ikare-Akoko chiefs were on a return trip to their home from Akure, when they were attacked by the...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Management of FirstBank of Nigeria Limited, has dismissed media reports that the bank’s Abuja hed office had been sealed. It was earlier reported this morning that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court had sealed off headquarters of First Bank, located at the...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday says it has restored power supply to all areas affected by the 33 Kilo Volt feeders shattered at the Katampe Substation, FCT. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, in statement in Abuja on Friday, said that the restoration of...
Four persons were burnt to death on Friday while 16 others sustained injuries in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at Oniworo, Foursquare Camp area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun confirmed the accident in Abeokuta, saying the accident occurred at 7:50...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq on Thursday flagged off the disbursement of N20,000 grants to 3352 vulnerable persons across the 18 LGAs of Cross River State. Hagiya Farouq said she was in Cross River State on the directives of President...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Senator Haliru Dauda Jika has emerged as the Bauchi State Governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). Senator Jika, who represents Bauchi Central Senatorial District and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, emerged unopposed following the voluntary withdrawal of Yusuf Ibrahim,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has alerted the general public to a well-orchestrated smear campaign against JAMB and its management. The Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in statement on Thursday. Dr Benjamin said the sinister campaign...
There is no exact data regarding the number of people either killed, kidnapped, raped or the number of animals rustled as bandit attacks continued to happen regularly in Kagara and its surrounding villages in the Rafi local government area of Niger State, a PRNigeria investigation has revealed. An official...
Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole who has been tipped to play a prominent role in the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-Kashim Shettima presidential campaign says religion should not have any role in politics. “I think the issues before us and which we have to spend time discussing is what...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the immediate appointment of Dr Lawu Auta Mshelia as Acting Executive Director, Borno State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) . The governor also appointed Engr Abba Kyari, as General Manager of Borno State Rural Electrification Board...
Nigeria’s medal haul at the ongoing Commonwealth games in Birmingham, UK, keeps increasing as Folashade Oluwafemiayo broke another record on Thursday after she won gold medal in heavyweight powerlifting. This comes after Goodness Nwachukwu broke two world records in women’s discus F-42 to clinch gold. Oluwafemiayo lifted a series...
Popular Nigerian gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo and her lover, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa are now legally married. The couple had their court wedding on August 4, 2022. They took to their respective Instagram accounts to share photos from the ceremony. This comes weeks after their traditional introduction ceremony. |
A Russian court on Thursday found US basketball star Brittney Griner guilty of smuggling and storing drugs and sentenced her to nine years in prison. The court “found the defendant guilty” of smuggling and possessing “a significant amount of narcotics”, judge Anna Sotnikova told a court in the town...
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday asked Google to block terrorists organisations from YouTube. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the request when a team from Google visited him in Abuja. “We want Google to look into how to tackle the use of private and...
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar met with Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike in Abuja on Thursday. The meeting was held behind closed doors and neither party officially confirmed it held. However credible sources according to Channels TV, said the duo met as efforts...
Abdulrasheed Bawa, Executive Chairman of the EFCC on Thursday called on the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, to take ownership of the war against economic and financial crimes, to save the nation. Bawa who was represented by Ayodele Babatunde, the Head of Public Affairs Department, Ilorin Zonal Office,...
The Council of Student’s Union Presidents (CSUP) says that it is losing students to incessant killings from bandits attacks as a result of their prolonged stay at home due to ASUU strike. The Student Union President (SUG), Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, Mr Ishaka Yahaya spoke on behalf...