Month: July 2022
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Read How Pastor Adeboye Rain Curses on Kidnappers, Bandits Terrorising Nigerians
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has “cursed” kidnappers, herdsmen and other criminal groups terrorising Nigeria. During his sermon at the ongoing July Holy Communion Service, Adeboye prayed that terrorists and all their sponsors would not know peace. He said he was surprised when he heard the news…
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Just In: Late Alaafin’s Wife, Olori Kafayat Is Dead
Barely two months after the death of the topmost Yoruba monarch, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, the Alaafin of Oyo, one of his wives, Olori Kafayat, has also passed on Friday. Though details of her death is yet to be revealed but sources said the Olori died late Friday night. Olori Kafayat Adeyemi, who was…
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3 Persons Died Mysteriously in Osun Church
Three persons were reported dead in a church healing home in Osun state. The deceased, Rasheedat Mufutau, 58, Anifowose Basira, 48, Abdul-Rahman Afolabi (infant), were said to be under spiritual healing in the church located at Ofatedo area of Egbedore local government area of the state. Findings revealed that the incident occurred on June 28,…
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Tinubu Denies Meeting Wike in France, as Crisis Rocking PDP Deepens
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, did not meet in France. Tinubu’s spokesperson, Tunde Rahman, made this known on Friday, describing earlier reports as “fake news”. This is coming amid reports that Wike shunned the emissaries of the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Atiku…
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Nigerian Lawmaker Sentenced To Seven Years Imprisonment Breaks Silence
The lawmaker representing Delta North in the ninth Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi(APC, Delta North) has vowed to immediately challenge the Court of Appeal judgment which sentence him to seven years imprisonment at the Supreme Court. In a statement made available to Vanguard in Abuja by his media unit, Nwaoboshi said they are confident that the…
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SERAP Threatens To Drag President Buhari To Court Over Lingering ASUU Strike
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has said it will take a legal action against President Muhammadu Buhari over the lingering strike embarked on by public universities’ lecturers. SERAP said this on its verified Twitter handle @SERAPNigeria on Friday. Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, started a strike action on February 14 to demand,…
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Alleged Organ Harvesting: Court Grants Embattled Former DSP, Ekweremadu’s Request
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the request of embattled former Deputy Senate President,Ike Ekweremadu to mandate Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, to release the official bio-data of David Ukpo Nwamini. Recall that Ekweremadu and wife had, in the application dated and filed on June 27 by Awomolo, sued NIMC and four others. Others…
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Amid Rumored Meeting With Tinubu, Governor Wike Drops Cryptic Message
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike of Rivers who lost the presidential ticket of the main opposition party to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has dropped a cryptic message on social media. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Joe Igbokwe, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, claimed Wike met with the ruling party Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola…
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Travel Agent in Lagos Court For Allegedly Defrauding Intending Hajj Pilgrims of N25 Million
A travel agent, Sharafadeen Irorun has been dragged before Lagos state high court sitting in Ikeja for allegedly defrauding intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia of the sum of N25 million. The state government docked Irorun before Justice Oyindamola Ogala on a 12-count charge of stealing and obtaining money under false pretences. The prosecutor, Olawale Ijabike…
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Taraba Govt Debunks Expulsion of Protesting Secondary Students in Viral Video (Watch the Protest here)
Taraba State Government through the Ministry of Education says a committee has been set up to unravel the circumstances that surround the viral video of secondary school students protesting over poor learning conditions in their school. Commissioner for Education says none of the protesting students was expelled as purported in some quarters. A viral video…