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The Anglican Bishop, Right Reverend Aderogba Adeyinka of Jebba Anglican Diocese, Kwara State, his wife and a driver who were abducted on Sunday have regained their freedom. The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, Adewale Osifeso, who confirmed this in a statement yesterday said the massive deployment of Police personnel for the operation to rescue the victims and the domination of the entire area by the Police Tactical teams […]
The Secretary of All Progressives Congress APC, in Enugu State, Rob Ngwu, says having a Muslim running mate with the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu would fuel more division in the country considering the religious make-up of Nigeria. Ngwu made the comment yesterday when he featured on Urban Radio flagship programme, The Parliament, in reaction to the recent speculation of APC fielding a Muslim-Muslim ticket in […]
Former Deputy President of the Senate Ike Ekwerwmadu says narrow political interests has affected the 2022 Electoral Act as amended. The senior lawmaker while giving his personal assessment of the just concluded primary elections by political parties into various political offices at a lecture in Abuja yesterday, said the direct mode of primary election is the only viable alternative in the nomination of candidates to consolidate Nigeria’s democracy. Ekwerwmadu lamented […]
The Governor of Enugu State Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, yesterday inspected Trans Ekulu Bridge, Enugu, with a view to beautifying the area as one of the gateways to Enugu City, and the connecting roads in other to proffer solution to the gridlock being experienced by road users in the axis caused by increase in population strength of the state. Ugwuanyi in maintaining his administration’s Urban Renewal drive, further inspected the New Market […]
The Minority Leader of the Senate Enyinnaya Abaribe will today quit as the ninth Senate’s minority leader. The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, who assumed minority leadership in 2019, was elected on the Peoples Democratic Party PDP platform but defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA due to an unresolved crisis while seeking the 2023 governorship ticket. Abaribe, has since submitted his letter of resignation to the President […]
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has called for the removal of fuel subsidy, lamenting that the maintenance was hurting the economy and impeding investments in human capital development. Ahmed yesterday in Abuja at the launch of the Nigeria Development Update NDU 2022 report by the World Bank, explained that if subsidy was not in the budget, there would be no need to borrow money to finance it. The minister […]
Nollywood rave of the moment Osas Ighodaro has landed her first international award nomination for her role in Play Network Studio's 'Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story'. Ighodaro was nominated alongside seven other African stars including Ijeoma Grace Agu, for the 'Best African Actress ' category of the Septimius Awards formerly known as NVIFF in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Confirming the nomination, the actress shared a post on Instagram from what appears to be […]
Nigerian Born Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka has been crowned Player of the Season for 2021/22, after securing 58% of the public vote to beat Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard who had 22% and English shot stopper Aaron Ramsdale with 11%, on second and third respectively. The England international was the only member of Mikel Arteta’s squad to feature in every Premier League game, playing a total of3,359 minutes across 43 appearances, […]
Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the La Luz Del Mundo mega church, has been sentenced in a Los Angeles court to 16 years and eight months in prison. 53-year-old García, pleaded guilty last week to three counts of sexually abusing girls from his congregation, which made his sentence considerably shorter than the life imprisonment he could have faced had he been found guilty in a trial. To his followers, […]
