“…Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit….” (Mathew 1:20) Christmas: A Co-parenting Act with a Mission The Christmas season has been around the corner and for those who are Christians, we...
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Understandably, the major factor, says a report, that daily abbreviates the seriousness with which communication from public officials/offices are taken by the people is that generality of such information often makes the grade of ‘self-undermining’. They are recurrently reputed for encouraging complacency as constituents perceive issues raised by the...
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday renewed its call for vaccine equity and solidarity to defeat COVID-19 pandemic as the highest number of cases were reported last week across the globe. WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, told journalists in Geneva at his first press briefing in 2022 that the dawn...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Plateau State Government has warned that it would seal any filling stations hoarding petroleum products in the state . The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Danladi Atu gave the warning in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday in Jos, the...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Some unknown gunmen on Thursday attacked the Ideation South Police Division in Imo with explosive devices and freed suspects detained at the station. It was gathered that the gunmen used explosive to destroyed the administrative office of the division, the office of the Divisional...
President Muhammadu Buhari has again reiterated the commitment of his administration to address the nation’s security challenges before he leaves office in 2023. The president gave the assurance during an interview session televised by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) on Wednesday. President Buhari expressed optimism that the security challenges...
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Thursday said that the UN’s benchmark food and commodity prices index rose sharply on average through 2021, compared with the previous year. The agency’s Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices, averaged 125.7 points – a 28.1 per cent...
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says 55 journalists and media professionals were killed in 2021, noting that impunity against journalists is alarmingly widespread. “Once again in 2021, far too many journalists paid the ultimate price to bring truth to light,” UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said on Thursday....
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has received His Spiritual Eminence, Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, Grand Khalifa, Jamiyyatu Ansarideen (Attijaniya) Worldwide, as the state hosts the fourth Nigerian World Maulid celebration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event, with the theme “The prophetic solutions to questions of humanity”,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The former Borno State Chairman of The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Usman Badairi has appealed to all PDP members and his supporters to remain calm over the Court of Appeal’s verdict that reaffirmed his rival, Hon Mustapha Gaddama as authentic PDP Chairman in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur has assured that the present government is ever ready to continue to map out programmes that will impact on the lives of widows and orphans of the fallen heroes and legions in the state. Alhaji Kadufur gave...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National leader of The All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu have expressed sadness over the transition of Rt. Hon. Adetoun Adediran, the first female Deputy Speaker in the annals of Lagos State House of Assembly (1999 to...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has commended the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration for heeding his call and finally labeling bandits wrecking havoc on citizens across the country as terrorists, but said “this is not enough.” He then called on the President to be...
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has tested positive for Covid-19 in a major outbreak at the Premier League club as Burnley also announced on Thursday that manager Sean Dyche had been sidelined by the virus. Premier League champions City said 21 players and staff were now isolating for Covid-related...
The Coroner of the Epe District of Lagos, Magistrate Mikail Olukayode Kadiri has fixed Saturday, the 15th of January for the commencement of inquest into the cause of death of Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki. In a letter dated, 4th January 2022 and addressed to...
Military troops of Operation Delta Safe have immobilised 145 illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta region between May 2021 and Jan. 6. Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this on Thursday in Abuja while giving an update on military operations in the region. Maj. Gen...
President Muhammadu Buhari has received a Special Envoy from Col. Assimi Goita, the Transitional President of Mali. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said President Buhari promised that Nigeria would do her level best for the sister country, within the requirements of...
The Ebonyi State Police Command have arrested two suspects in connection with the disappearance of the remains of one Mrs Grace Orjiokoro, an 80-year-old-woman from a mortuary in Afikpo South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. DSP Loveth Odah, the command Public Relations Officer said this when she...
Africa is approaching 10 million coronavirus infections as the pandemic goes into its fifth wave in certain countries on the continent. John Nkengasong of the African Union’s health body said on Thursday. “We might be tired of the virus, but the virus is not tired,” the director of the...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has not commenced the sale of 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) application forms. The board, in a statement by its Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Thursday in Abuja, dismissed speculation and misinformation in some quarters...