Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has expressed sadness over the death of Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, saying he would be missed by millions of Nigerians. PFN National President, Rev. Felix Omobude in a statement commiserated with his family and all members of Christ for All Nations. He said, “Even though it is a transition to glory, […]
Continue ReadingSowore wrestled down inside Court. Photo: Reuters An aide to President Muhammadu Buhari today said that human rights crusader, publisher of Sahara Reporters and a presidential candidate in the February election, Mr Omoyele Sowore, staged his reported re-arrest to give the country’s secret police a bad name. Loretta Onochie, infamous for her occasional outbursts against […]
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Mr Femi Falana, SAN, lawyer to the rearrested human rights campaigner, Mr Omoyele Sowore, has described the court invasion and rearrest of Sahara Reporters publisher in court, as ”extremely embarrassing.” Falana, who is the publisher’s lead lawyer, said ”this is the first time an arrest is being effected in a courtroom in the country.” The […]
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Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka on Friday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Department of State Services (DSS) to order after operatives of the security agency stormed a Federal High Court in Abuja to rearrest Omoyele Sowore. The DSS rearrested the convener of the bailed Revolution Now protest on Friday, less than 24 hours […]
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Sowore, being rough-handled by DSS operatives inside the Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has condemned the Friday invasion of the Federal High Court, Abuja, by operatives of the Department of State Services in an attempt to rearrest Mr. Omoyele Sowore, who had just been released. Following is the full statement […]
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National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, today added its voice to the growing condemnations of the operatives of the Department of State Services’ invasion of the Federal High Court in Abuja in their bid to rearrest human rights crusader and Sahara Reporters publisher, Mr Omoyele Sowore on Friday. The commission, in a statement by its Executive […]
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Governor Kayode Fayemi Ekiti State Local Government Election today turned bloody as one person was killed while four others were injured in Ado Ekiti the state capital, following sporadic gunshots. Generally, the exercise recorded low turn out statewide. The deceased, who was yet to be identified at the time of filing this report, reportedly died […]
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• ASUU Dares AGF To Sanction Academics• Urges Members To Resist Any Form Of Military Dictatorship• Michael Okpara Varsity Insists On Not Enrolling• FUOYE Lecturers Divided Over Scheme Unless the Federal Government handles the current face-off with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the Integrated Payment and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) with caution, […]
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German evangelist, Renhard Bonnke, who took Africa by storm and who was reputed to have converted 77 million people worldwide to Christianity, has passed on, his family announced today. “Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, it is with sorrow that the Bonnke Family would like to announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and […]
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Nigeria’s main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has warned that the furious invasion of the sanctity of the Federal High Court by the Department of State Services (DSS) further confirms that the Country, under the Buhari Presidency, is finally sliding into a frightening dictatorship. The Party in a statement through its spokesman, Mr. Kola […]
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