COVID-19 turns campaign tool ahead Ondo 2020 governorship race

Council poll not cancelled – ODIEC Despite the ravaging effects of the coronavirus pandemic, it has become a huge blessing in disguise for all the major contenders vying for the October 10, 2020 governorship election in Ondo State. The drive to get the people’s support and sympathy is not limited to the ruling All Progressives […]

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CAN, clerics assure Nigerians of victory over COVID-19 as Pope urges global solidarity

Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis yesterday canvassed global solidarity to fight the coronavirus crisis in his Easter message read at St Peter’s Basilica, where worshippers were absent. In his Urbi et Orbi to the Vatican City and the world held behind closed doors amid lockdown in Italy, he said, “This year’s “Easter of […]

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Worshipers flee as police arrest Ogun pastor, others

Worshipers  at the Christ Apostolic Church (Oke-Iyanu) on Hospital Road,  Ogijo, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday,  scampered  for safety as policemen  arrested  their pastor, Jonathan Olowonisile, and four others  during service. The police were said to have arrested the associate pastor and three other members. The action of the […]

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Churches locked as Nigerians celebrate Easter indoors

It was a low-key affair in most states as Christians marked Easter indoors. The special occasion was devoid of the funfair of previous years as worshippers complied with lockdown measures to halt the spread of coronavirus. At the Presidential Villa, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo ministered online, following the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) protocol […]

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JAMB to UTME candidates: Don’t fall for score upgrade fraudsters

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned candidates who sat for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to be wary of fraudsters calling them for the upgrade of scores. The board, in its weekly bulletin on Sunday in Abuja, warned that such calls for the doctoring of their outcomes were a scam.It […]

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COVID-19: Tears flow as Ekiti Task Force burns goods, brutalises traders

Tears flowed freely on Sunday as the Task Force raised by the Ekiti State Government to enforce directives banning trading in the state destroyed and burnt goods of traders that defied the Government’s order. Governor Kayode Fayemi had directed markets and stores not trading in essentials to shut down while policemen and other relevant agencies […]

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This unusual Easter, muted celebration!

Nigerians celebrate today Easter Sunday. For Christians the world over, the weekend marks the end of the forty-day period of Lent, a celebration of the central mystery that defines the Christian faith – the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. To Christians, without the Power of Resurrection, there would have […]

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Ohanaeze, Yoruba elders, PANDEF want SIP probed

• Initiative Has No Impact In Yoruba Land – YCE• Provide Database Of SIP Beneficiaries – PANDEF• It Has Failed To Justify Why It Was Set Up – Ohanaeze Ndigbo• Launch Investigation Without Delay — Sani Strident calls for a thorough investigation of the troubled Social Investment Programme (SIP) of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, […]

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