Cross-over services: Delta churches await govt nod

New Year cross-over services may hold across churches in Delta State, the chairman of the  (CAN) in the state, Apostle Sylvanus Okorote has said. The chairman in a telephone conversation on Wednesday said until the body receives new directives from the State Government regarding the preventive measures against Coronavirus, churches have been told to comply […]

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Oyo rescinds decision, permits crossover service

Oyo State Government has permitted cross-over service in the state. A statement by Governor Seyi Makinde’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa, stated that the 12 am to 4 am curfew earlier imposed on states by the Federal Government has been lifted. The state task force on COVID-19 had earlier called on Christian Association of […]

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Biden, Trump to campaign in Georgia on eve of crucial Senate elections

This combination of file pictures created on October 30, 2020 shows Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden in Coconut Creek, Florida, on October 29, 2020; and US President Donald Trump arrives to a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin on October 30, 2020. – Biden and Trump will be holding dueling campaign rallies in Georgia on […]

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List of phones to lose WhatsApp support from January 1

WhatsApp will stop working for some iPhones as well as Android smartphones starting January 1, 2021. There are several Android and iOS phones that may not be able to run the app as the company will withdraw support for older versions of OS from next year. According to the information on the WhatsApp FAQ section, […]

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Sikiru Ayinde Barrister comes alive at maiden Fuji Opera

Wasiu Ayinde dedicates music to truth By Banji Ayoola Fond memories of late Fuji music legend, Dr Sikiru Ololade Ayinde Balogun, MFR, popularly called Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, were evoked strongly recently among his circle of friends, fans and admirers nationwide at the maiden edition of Fuji A: Opera where he was conferred posthumously with a […]

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CAN, RCCG, Winners drop crossover night services

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and Living Faith Church Worldwide (a.k.a. Winners Chapel), have backed down on their insistence to hold Crossover services in churches tomorrow. They announced, on Tuesday, adjustments in their programmes to ensure that none of their members violates the 12 midnight – 4am […]

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COVID-19: NCDC records 749 new infections

Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu PHOTO: Twitter The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 749 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday. The country has so far tested 937,712 people since the first COVID-19 confirmed case […]

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National response to COVID-19 facing challenges, PTF warns

Mustapha Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF) has confessed that national response to the pandemic is passing through a challenging phase due to the seriousness of the second wave of infections in Nigeria. It lamented that Week 52 of the National response had so far given the highest number of infections in a single week to […]

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Festival of Unity rekindles love, hope in Nigeria

Chairman of the maiden National Theatre Festival of Unity, Prof. Duro Oni (fourth from left); GM/CEO, National Theatre, Prof. Sunday E. Ododo and his wife; art and culture activist, Ben Tomoloju; and Festival Director, Biodun Abe, flagged by other executives at the closing ceremony The National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, which was in doldrums for lack […]

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