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El-Rufai should expect God’s wrath if he demolishes churches — Bishop of Zaria
Bishop of Zaria Diocese (Anglican Communion), Rt Rev Abiodun Ogunyemi, recently prophesied that though Governor Nasir el-Rufai was being groomed to be Nigeria’s President, he would never be president. He tells GODWIN ISENYO about the controversy over state government’s plan to demolish a 110-year old church and his view of the regime of the President,
UK probes Nigerian-owned church where members allegedly sell blood to raise funds
The United Kingdom Government, through the Charity Commission, has opened an inquiry into the activities of Nigerian-owned church, SPAC Nation, various online media platforms have reported. According to reports, the church is run by 39-year-old Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, a Nigerian who took up residency in Britain in 2005. According to the Evening Standard, Adegboyega once
It’s been an honour, says emotional Tiger Woods after Presidents Cup win
Tiger Woods has won 15 majors and a record 82 US PGA Tour events all over the world but the US superstar admitted Sunday there was something extra special in winning the Presidents Cup. Woods became only the second playing-captain to lift the biennial matchplay trophy after Hale Irwin in the inaugural Presidents Cup in
Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman knocks out Colby Covington to retain UFC Welterweight title
Nigerian Kamaru Usman secured a dramatic late TKO against Colby Covington after a thrilling five-round war in the main event of UFC 245 in Las Vegas. The Nigerian Nightmare’ retains welterweight title after breaking Covington’s jaw. Referee Marc Goddard stepped in at 4:10 of the final round – the fifth latest finish in UFC history
Priests’ kidnap fuelled by leadership failure –Catholic scholar
RAPHAEL EDE Rev Fr Stan Ilo, an Associate Professor, Catholic Studies Research Scholar Centre for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at the De Paul University, Chicago, the United States, has said leadership failure in the country is responsible for the persistent kidnapping and other forms of attack on priests. He said Nigerians were angry with
Legislature, judiciary make it easy for Nigerian tyrants to survive — Balarabe Musa
A former Governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, speaks on the state of the nation, in this interview with SUCCESS NWOGU What is your position on the hate speech and social media regulation bills that are undergoing legislative process at the National Assembly? The direction of the bills is harsh; it is a tendency towards
Orphaned by Boko Haram, comforted by fate: Bittersweet tales of kids caught in the web of insurgency
Kids orphaned by Boko Haram in the northern part of the country found succour in a children home in Abeokuta, Ogun State. But the memories of how their parents were killed by the insurgents remain an open wound years after, writes MUDIAGA AFFE Eighteen-year-old Adiza Jacob, a native of Maiduguri in Borno State, can never
#Sexforgrades: ‘Lagos govt mustn’t allow offenders go unpunished’
Segun Adewole The Chief Executive Officer, WFM 91.7, Mrs Toun Okewale-Sonaiya, has asked the Lagos State Government not to be silent on the expected prosecution of anyone found wanting in the s** for grades documentary. She said the state government was yet to take action on the case of Dr Boniface Igbeneghu, a lecturer at
Tax: Locking up our students is terrorism, school tells Enugu govt
RAPHAEL EDE The Management of Providence High School, Enugu, Enugu State on Saturday described the locking up of 370 of its students and staff for two days inside the premises by the state Internal Revenue Service over alleged non-payment of income tax by the college as an act of terrorism. ESIRS on Friday morning
Journalist attacked by NDLEA officers in his home at night: I’m still in severe pain
In this interview with ABIODUN NEJO, a broadcast journalist and Master of Ceremonies, Adekunle Adejumo, popularly known and Dr Bengu, shares his experience in the hands of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency operatives who allegedly invaded his apartment in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, recently Your neighbours said you had not been home since some National Drug
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