Month: August 2021

An Indonesian politician was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Monday for embezzling more than 1 million dollars of COVID-19 aid funds when he was social affairs minister last year. Juliari Batubara was guilty of having accepted 14.6 billion rupiah (1.16 million dollars) in kickbacks from companies appointed to supply food aid packages to…

A law has been passed in Nairobi, Kenya, which prohibits blowing of nose without hankerchief or tissue in public. The new rules and regulations which are aimed at keeping Nairobi clean and hygienic, also applies to when you are caught urinating in undesignated spaces, spitting on the streets, sleeping in kitchens or food stores, among…

The Federal Government on Monday begins enrollment the Batch C stream 1 of its N-Power programme. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development kicked off the process of the third batch of the beneficiaries on June 26, 2020. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, said over…

The general Overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners, Bishop David Oyedepo has banned the use of earphones and other new age tools in his church, describing them as devil’s tools. Oyedepo revealed that youths with these earphones are not ready to hear God’s words, hence they should not be allowed into…

An acclaimed pastor, Kehinde Sonaike accused of raping and Impregnating 12-year-old girl in Oworoshoki area of Lagos State has taken to his heel after allegedly having carnal knowledge of a teenager repeatedly . Kehinde who works as a clergyman at open heaven church located at oworoshoki was alleged to have been defiling the victim for…

An Afghan woman who went into labour in a U.S. evacuation flight gave birth as the flight touched ground on Sunday. The U.S. Air Mobility Command disclosed this via its official Twitter handle on Sunday. “During a flight from an Intermediate Staging Base in the Middle East, the mother went into labour and began having…

The Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association, UNIFEMGA, has awarded N6.99 million in scholarships to 113 students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The association announced this in a communique issued by its President, Abdul-Fattah Olanlege, after its 2021 Annual Reunion Conference held at the University Central Mosque in Ile-Ife on Sunday. The theme of the…

Auwalu Umar, spokesman for Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, says students of the institution pay N90 per bed-space in the hostels, a fee that has remained fixed since 40 years ago. Mr Umar said in spite of the ridiculously low amount being charged, the institution was able to provide hostel to 35 per cent of its…

General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry (OFM) Apostle Johnson Suleman has reacted to an allegation by Nollywood actress Chioma Ifemeludike that they had an affair, The Nation reports. He said that he is not angry with those attacking him on social media over the allegation. Chioma Ifemeludike had alleged that she slept with the popular…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, says that the ministry has inaugurated no fewer than 1,667 Information Communications Technology, ICT centres across the country. He also said that more than 455 other projects were ongoing in different parts of the country. Mr Pantami disclosed this when he featured on a special…