The burial of South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday, has been set for January 1, his foundation has disclosed. it could be understood that the Late Archbishop died at age 90. “While arrangements for a week of mourning are still in their infancy”, the period would lead to the archbishop’s funeral […]
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Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has charged Christian faithful in the state to continue praying for the full return of peace to the state and the country in general. Buni gave the charge on Sunday in a statement issued by his Spokesman Mamman Mohammed when he received Yobe State leadership of the Christian […]
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Former Governor of Imo state and Imo West Senator, Rochas Okorocha, has reacted to the arrest of his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu by operatives of the state Police Command. According to him the police officers that arrested Nwosu pushed his wife, Nkechi, to the ground and tore the clothes of his first daughter, Uloma. Police officers […]
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The police have confirmed the arrest of the 2019 governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Uche Nwosu. Nwosu, a son-in-law to former Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha, was picked up on Sunday. However, it was initially thought that the politician was kidnapped by armed men. In a statement, Imo Police Command Public Relations Officer, Michael Abattam, […]
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Rotimi Amaechi, The Minister for transportation has said that banditry became rampant because of the poverty created by Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. Speaking on ‘Hard Copy’ a Channels Television programme, Amaechi claimed the money Jonathan left for Nigeria after he left office in May 2015, was not enough to run the country for three weeks. The […]
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NEXT supermarket located in the Kado area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Sunday gut fire. Detail of the fire incident, as of the time of filing this report, was yet to be ascertain. NEXT supermarket is one of the largest in Abuja. The cause of the inferno is yet to be ascertained as […]
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Nigeria on Saturday 25th December named a 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON The list was made public by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Huesca’s Kelechi Nwakalu, Union Berlin’s Taiwo Awoniyi, Almeria striker Sadiq Umar and in-form Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis all make the cut. The usual suspects are also included […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has approved free rides on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors on Christmas and New Year days for residents of the state. This was made known in a statement signed by the Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Engr. (Mrs.) Abimbola Akinajo, on Friday. According to her, the “free […]
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, has asked Commissioners of Police (CPs) in the thirty-six (36) States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja as well as their supervisory Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), to initiate and implement well-coordinated crime prevention strategies and ensure round-the-clock visibility patrols towards peaceful […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration would not abandon all its campaign promises before the end of his tenure. The President disclosed this in his message to Nigerians on the occasion of this year’s Christmas Celebrations. It reads: “I rejoice with Christians in Nigeria as they join fellow believers all over the world […]
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