The Redeemed Christian Church of God on Tuesday confirmed the death of a Retired Deputy General Overseer of the church, Pastor Joseph Abiona. The PUNCH had reported that the 96-year-old retired DGO of the church passed on on Friday. RCCG Assistant General Overseer, Administration and Personnel, Pastor Johnson Odesola, in a statement, said the funeral arrangements…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has visited the scene of the protest staged by Magodo residents over the planned invasion and demolition of their properties. The estate management had ordered a closure of the estate gates in protest against the planned demolition of property in the estate. Policemen numbering about 50 had…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has banned the singing of Nigeria’s national anthem in schools and the use of Fulani cows during festive seasons in the South East region. Its Head, Directorate of State, Chika Edoziem, who made the announcement in Enugu, yesterday, urged IPOB members to prepare for a global protest with a…
The Command’s Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect was arrested on Monday in the Sagamu following a complaint lodged at Sagamu divisional headquarters by one Victoria Nwafor. Oyeyemi disclosed that Nwafor told the police that she saw a 14-year-old girl on the 22nd of December 2021, with a very sick two-year-old boy in Yaba Lagos….
Hon. Hafizu Kawu, the member representing Tarauni federal constituency, Kano, says the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is a saleable presidential aspirant if he chooses to contest the Presidential elections in 2023. Kawu made the disclosure during a press conference on Monday in Kano. The federal lawmaker, who urged Osinbajo to contest the Presidential elections in…
Six people have been killed and homes torched in a grisly attack on Monday by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in a Kenyan coastal region bordering Somalia, police and government officials said. One man was beheaded and five others shot or burned to death in the early morning attack in a village in Lamu County about 420…
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has condemned the killing of three persons on Sunday in the Rafin Bauna community of Bassa Local Government Area of the state. The governor’s condemnation of the act is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Jos by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham….
•to complete Red, Blue line rail projects, Imota Rice Mill, starts 4th Mainland Bridge •Adeboye, Tinubu, Gbajabiamila, Fashola, others attend Lagos Thanksgiving Service Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday assured Lagosians that Year 2022 would be a season of consolidation, as his administration will complete some of the landmark projects…
Trust Africa news, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commiserated with the people of Ibadan and the family of the 41st Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 93. He said the late traditional ruler’s service to the people of Ibadanland, Oyo State and…
