On Friday, over a hundred people watched on as 10 devotees were nailed to wooden crosses, among them Ruben Enaje, a 63-year-old carpenter and sign painter. The real-life crucifixions have become an annual religious spectacle that draws tourists to three rural communities in Pampanga province, north of Manila. The gory ritual resumed last year after…
Omowunmi, widow of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad, has cried out over what she described as constant threats to her and Liam, the baby she had with the late singer. This was as she urged the musician’s father, Joseph Aloba, to get a court order for the Deoxyribonucleic Acid Identification (DNA)…
Good Friday is a remembrance of the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. In cities across the country, some churches are expected to hold services. Processions tagged the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ would also take place. At the Saint Peter Cathedral in the diocese of Bukuru, Plateau State, worshippers joined their counterparts to…
The party also wants the governorship ticket to be reserved for Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, based on what it described as his sterling performance in office. This was disclosed in a communique issued after the party’s National Convention, held in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Wednesday.“Based on the antecedents of the presidential candidate before, during,…
Jubril Gawat, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State shared photos of the buses in a post on his X handle on Thursday. “The Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) conducted a comprehensive enforcement operation on Wednesday targeting unroadworthy vehicles across the state,” he said. “Over 50 rickety…
In an originating motion, Gambaryan sought a declaration that his detention and seizure of his travel document contravened Section 35 (1) and (4) of the 1999 Constitution (As Amended). He urged the court to order the NSA and EFCC to release him from their custody and return his passport with immediate effect. Gambaryan equally sought…
The International Press Institute, Nigeria, has alleged that the missing Editor of FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, is in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency. The DIA is an agency under the command of Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, who, in turn, reports to the Chief of Defence Staff. The IPI, in a statement on Wednesday signed…
Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Tokunbo Abiru, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions in the 10th Senate, who is also the Senator representing Lagos East, is a man of extraordinary passion for the development of people. With an innate drive for excellence in all his pursuits, Senator Abiru has consistently…
Dispelling the rumours in a statement on Wednesday, the Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, urged Nigerians to disregard them entirely. He reaffirmed the NNPCL’s commitment to sustaining the current sufficiency in petroleum products supply across all its retail stations in the country. The statement reads: “The NNPC Limited wishes to clarify rumours suggesting a…
