A major fire broke out at South Africa’s seat of parliament in Cape Town early Sunday, sending a thick column of smoke into the sky and threatening the National Assembly building. The fire was believed to have started in one of the older buildings in the parliament precinct, leading to a security cordon nearby the…
Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, has faulted Pelumi Olajengbesi for tendering his resignation on social media. Olajengbesi is the lawyer defending the aides of Chief Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho against the Department of State Services at an Abuja High Court. The self-determination campaigners explained that Olajengbesi…
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Dr Alfred Adewale Martins has enjoined Nigerians to be optimistic and to embrace a positive mindset as they enter the New Year 2022, filled with renewed trust in God Almighty. Martins said this in his New Year message issued by the Director of Social Communications, Rev. Fr. Anthony…
Eric Adams, the city’s second black mayor and the former Brooklyn borough president, has been sworn in as the New York City’s 110th mayor. Adams was sworn in at Times Square, New York, on Saturday following the New Year’s Eve ball drop. He was sworn into office on a family bible held by his son,…
The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, on Saturday, appealed to his fellow priests to stop castigating him for praying for and blessing the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, over his travails. The cleric, who intensified prayers for the release of the IPOB leader…
Bishop Timothy Yahaya of the Anglican Communion, Kaduna Diocese, has said President Muhammadu Buhari failed woefully in his campaign promises he made over six years ago. In his New Year message to Nigerians, Bishop Yahaya, who took a critical look at the fight against corruption, insecurity and economy where Buhari promised to bring sanity, lamented…
Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has advised Lagosians to shun all acts of divisiveness and embrace genuine love by consolidating on the gains made by individuals and the State in the outgoing year. Sanwo-Olu gave this charge in his New Year message to Lagos residents, released by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, on the first day of…
•Lagos Has a Bright Future, Says Sanwo-Olu •Governor, Deputy, Clerics Lead New Year Prayers Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju The General Evangelist, Worldwide of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Prophet Samuel Kayode Abiara on Saturday told Nigerians, especially the people of Lagos State to shun those he described as prophets of doom. He gave the charge during the New…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill of N1.758 trillion christened ‘Budget of Consolidation’ into law. Governor Sanwo-Olu, while signing the Bill at the Lagos House, Ikeja, said that the capital expenditure stands at N1.166 trillion, representing 66 percent of the budget estimates, while recurrent expenditure…
