Prominent gospel artistes – Timi Dakolo and Victor Thompson – and others are set to perform at the maiden edition of Jesus + Nothing Worship, in celebration of Easter. The Love of God in Christ (LOGIC) Church, organisers of the worship, said that the event was aimed to put...
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Christians and other Nigerians, to leverage the lessons of Christ’s resurrection and imbibe the message of hope and victory over the nation’s current challenges. Jonathan stated this in his Easter message, by his Special Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, on Friday in Abuja. Jonathan encouraged...
Police Command in Benue has said suspected armed herders attacked and killed 17 persons and injured many in Logo and Ukum Local Government Areas of the state. This was contained in press statement on Friday signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene and made available to...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed the FCT Administration’s commitment to the continued development of infrastructure across the territory. In his Easter message to FCT residents on Friday in Abuja, Wike also pledged the sustained provision of quality education, healthcare, agriculture, transportation,...
The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) has imposed a N 1 million naira fine on Heartland Queens Football Club following assault on match officials during their Premiership match against visiting Remo Stars Ladies. In a statement on Friday by Sam Ahmadu, media director of the league, the NWFL condemned...
MTN Nigeria, a leading technology company, on Friday announced the rebranding of its fibre broadband service to FibreX. MTN Nigeria Chief Broadband Officer, Mr Egerton Idehen, described the rebranding as a major step in delivering next-generation internet solutions across the country. Formerly known as MTN Fibre Broadband, the newly...
Borno State Government has received 230 repentant Boko Haram terrorists from the Operation Safe Corridor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the repentant insurgents graduated from the Federal Government’s Operation Safe Corridor Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) Camp in Malam Sidi, Gombe State. The insurgents who are...
The Forum of State Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the North-East, has expressed concern over the exclusion of the region in the implementation of the Federal Government’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) initiative. This is contained in a communiqué at the end of the North-East Zonal...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers, saying he wanted the removal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the oil-rich state. In a move that has continued to divide opinions, Tinubu suspended Fubara, his...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday felicitated Christians in Nigeria and worldwide as they observe Easter, the celebration of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection – the cornerstone of the Christian faith. In a message signed by the President, he said he remained steadfast in his commitment to delivering the promise...
I heartily felicitate Christians in Nigeria and worldwide as they commemorate Easter, the celebration of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection—the cornerstone of the Christian faith. The Holy Week, which spans Palm Sunday through Holy Thursday and Good Friday and culminates in Easter Sunday, calls us to reflect deeply on...
Police command in Imo State has arrested three suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) at a hideout in Okigwe Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Henry Okoye, who disclosed this in Owerri on Friday said that the arrest was sequel to...
The NEW Associates, a grassroots support group for President Bola Tinubu in Bayelsa on Friday dismissed reports that one of its Ward Coordinators clashed with the Chief Whip of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Gabriel Ogbara. The lead convener, Mr George Turnah, and the Co-convener and secretary,...
The Anglican Bishop of Nike Diocese in Enugu State, Rt. Rev. Christian Onyia, has urged Nigerians to resist temptation of mischief-makers dividing them along ethnic and religious lines for selfish interest. In an Easter Message he issued on Friday in Enugu, Onyia charged Nigerians to “bury hate and build...
Police Command in Kogi said it has began investigation into the alleged attack on the family House of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi Central) in Obeiba-Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of the State. A statement signed by the Command’s Spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, on Friday in Lokoja said that the...
Stock market investors traded 1.525 billion shares worth N43.006 billion in 51,156 transactions this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. This is in contrast to 2.094 billion shares valued at N52.967 billion that exchanged hands last week in 64,612 deals. Consequently, the value of transactions traded...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has pointed out that the reduction in tuition fees has paved way for more students from humble backgrounds to bag university degrees with ease in Kaduna State. Governor Sani, noted that his administration has removed one of the barriers to...
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has released his fifth studio album titled, ‘5ive’ The News Agency og Nigeria reports that as part of prelude to the release of ‘5ive’, the singer had previously dropped three singles, ‘Be There Still’, ‘Funds’, featuring Odumodublvck and Chike and ‘Awuke’...
The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kano State says the speculated impending defection of Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso to the party is a welcome development. The Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, stated this while addressing a press briefing in Kano on Friday. “APC as a political Institution in its...