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A pastor in Lagos state has caught the eyes of Nigerians after announcing the suspension of offering collection in his church.  In a trending video, the pastor could be seen telling his church members that henceforth, offerings will no longer be collected because of the situation of the country. He stated that in these times […]

There have been debates across British media since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s recent visit to Nigeria. Their visit, intended to celebrate the Invictus Games has sparked a wave of criticism from several British journalists. It has been marred by harsh comments from media personalities who question the suitability of Nigeria as a destination for members of

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar met with Peter Obi, thepresidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections in Abuja, earlier in the week. The meeting sparked speculations about a merger of some opposition political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. In an interview with BBC Hausa Service monitored by FRED EZEH,

The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has reacted to a purported report in which she said spread through WhatsApp of her bringing six multinational companies to Nigeria by December amid Tinubu’s policies and reforms. In the purported WhatsApp message, it was written that she’s bringing investors to Nigeria using the

A former member of the Rivers State House of Assembly has made serious allegations against former Governor Nyesom Wike, accusing him of appropriating public lands for personal use. Speaking in an interview on AIT’s Democracy Today, the ex-lawmaker claims that Wike forcibly removed the Igbo community from Ikokwu and converted the land for his own

According to an eyewitness, Mr Tunde Are, the raging fire starter at about 11:00 am. He said people ran helter-skelter to contain the fire before a… The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL Tank Farm at Kayode Street, Marine Beach, in the Apapa area of Lagos was on Friday was gutted by fire. According to

Fubara has asked Local Government Chairmen to vacate office… The governor’s statement came amid threats by the local government chairmen that they would not vacate office on July 17 because the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly extended their tenure to six months in an amended law. The governor admonished them to shun violence, warning that

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Frontier has advised the members of the Rivers State Assembly whose seats were recently declared vacant to go back and contest fresh elections. The group in a statement on Thursday said the lawmakers’ defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was a betrayal of the trust and mandate given

The Anambra State Local Government Service Commission has sacked six directors and 222 other staff members. According to Leadership, they were fired for possessing fake certificates with which they gained employment into the commission. Chairman of the Commission, Mr Vincent Ezeaka disclosed the scandals to newsmen at the Commission’s office in Awka on Thursday. In the same vein,

Be wary of northern endorsements, Ohanaeze cautions Obi The Chidi Ibeh faction of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has cautioned the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, not to rely on his connections with northern elites in any alleged merger talks ahead of the 2027 elections.

Lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi has stated that he feels sorry for the former governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike but he feels more sorry for those cheering on the current governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara. This statement was contained in a post that he shared on his official X handle on

Attack On Supporters: Fubara Reads Riot Act To Outgoing Pro-Wike LG Chairmen Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has warned that any outgoing local government chairman in the state who hurts any well-meaning Rivers person will not be forgiven as he will be made to pay for his sin. Naturenex reports that the local government

A Second Republic Senator in the old Ondo State, Michael Onunkun, popularly known as MAE Onunkun is dead. Onunkun was aged 98. He represented Ondo West Senatorial District, now Ondo South, in the old Ondo State from 1979 to 1983. His daughter, Mrs Morenike Alaka, confirmed this to NAN on Thursday in Okitipupa. Alaka, a

The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, recently visited a retired Deputy Commissioner of Police, Dame Stella Obuoforibo Okuyiga, who is 94 years old and among the first set of 20 female officers enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in 1955. The visit to Okuyiga got the internet buzzing as many praised Disu for

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that he was the highest beneficiary of the judiciary in Nigeria when judges in the country were incorruptible. According to the report by Vanguard, the former Anambra State governor recalled how he approached the court to seek redress when another candidate was