Stop attacking me for praying for Kanu, Mbaka cautions Catholic priests

The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, on Saturday, appealed to his fellow priests to stop castigating him for praying for and blessing the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, over his travails. The cleric, who intensified prayers for the release of the IPOB leader […]

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Govt keeps arresting my husband for not compromising in reports on Southern Kaduna killings – Wife of detained journalist

The spokesperson for the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union and a freelance journalist with Epoch Times, a United States-based newspaper, Luka Binniyat, has reportedly been in detention since November 4, 2021. His wife, Gladys, speaks to Solomon Odeniyi on how the experience ruined the family’s Christmas celebration. When was your husband arrested? He was arrested on […]

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How I prepared for death after being diagnosed with incurable disease – Actress Kemi Afolabi

Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, has revealed how she prepared for death after being diagnosed with incurable disease. In a statement via her Instagram page on Friday, the actress stated that she wrote her Will and booked a space with a funeral ground after her diagnosis. She wrote, “I wrote my will and booked a space […]

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‘Agric ministry spent N3.8b on Ruga scheme without approval’

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture allegedly spent N3.809 billion on the Ruga Scheme without presidential or National Assembly approval in 2019, it was learnt on Saturday. This expenditure forms part of N60,795,898,225.84 by the Ministry which was the basis of a query by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation. The Office issued eight […]

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Nigeria’s insecurity can be fixed within 17 months unless… -Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has said that the security challenges confronting Nigeria could be fixed within 17 months. He said this during an interview with Arise TV on Saturday. According to the second-term governor, insecurity is affecting the rating of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Fayemi also noted that security chiefs in the […]

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Nigerians have suffered enough, NLC tells Fed Govt

There is a limit to how much more suffering Nigerians can endure, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) warned the Federal Government on Saturday. It advised the government to halt all its anti-people policies. The NLC said the perennial increases in the price of petrol amounted to the government transferring its incompetence to the people. It […]

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New Year Message: Buhari vows to remain resolute with programmes despite challenges

New Year messageWrites Senate, seeks confirmation of seven INEC nominees Says he has invested heavily to re-equip military to tackle insecurity Promises to leverage ICT platforms to create jobs in 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has said that despite the myriad of challenges facing the country, his administration will continue to be resolute in its determination […]

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Okogie faults Obasanjo, says resources belong to People, not Federal Government

A former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, has faulted former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the claim that the mineral resources belong to the Federal Government regardless of where they are domiciled in the country. The former Catholic Archbishop of Lagos stated that petroleum resources in the Niger Delta belongs […]

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Disquiet in Ondo over assassination of Owo high chief

How we escaped death from assassins’ bullets Eyewitness says two bullets, 11 pellets removed from his skull, back, others Police arrest, question suspects Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command are battling to unravel the biggest murder case in Owo kingdom: the brutal killing of one of its high chiefs, Ilori Tunde, the Elerewe of […]

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