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Mar

2024

Economic Hardship : Forget Church, Use Your Offerings To Feed The Poor & Unemployed – Kumuyi Tells Christians

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Religion

Hardship: Shun Church, Use Your Offerings To Feed Poor, Unemployed – Kumuyi Tells Christians The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Doctor William Folohunso Kumuyi has advised Christians against giving their offerings to the Church but rather give it to the poor and unemployed in their communities Kumuyi who made the statement in a viral video was heard telling his church congregation that Christians should not spend all their money on building churches but also help their poor neighbours who can’t afford basic life needs. Kumuyi narrated how a preacher had instructed his members to give monies meant…

Feb

2024

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NCC Orders MTN, Glo, Airtel, Others To Block Sims Without NIN

Business, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Telecommunications

NCC Orders MTN, Glo, Airtel, Others To Block SIMs Without NIN The Nigerian Communications Commission has reiterated its directive to telecom operators to bar telephone subscribers not linked to their National Identification Numbers on or before February 28, 2024. The Executive Vice Chairman, National Communication Commission, Dr Aminu Maida, spoke at the NCC’s Special Day during the ongoing 45th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Wednesday. Maida who was represented by Mr Reuben Mouka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, insisted that as a matter of critical national security, telecom consumers must link their NIN to their SIM. He reaffirmed that the…

Feb

2024

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“I’m Back To Face Killer Herdsmen In Yorubaland” – Sunday Igboho

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Security, South West

“I’m Back To Face Killer Herdsmen In Yorubaland” – Sunday Igboho Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, says he is back in the country to chase killer herdsmen out of Yorubaland. Adeyemo who said this in a video that went viral on Tuesday, said the Federal Government and soldiers deployed to Yorubaland cannot combat the menace of the herdsmen on their own. To a cheering crowd as seen in the video, Igboho said, “I want you all to stand with me so that we can liberate ourselves from the herders encroaching on our lands. Let us…

Feb

2024

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Lawmakers’ Salaries Too Small For Job Responsibilities – Deputy Speaker

Columns/Opinions/Letters, National Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Lawmakers’ Salaries Too Small For Job Responsibilities – Deputy Speaker The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Monday said the current salaries of federal lawmakers cannot take them home to do the jobs they were elected to do. While stressing that the take home pay of the average lawmaker is a ‘far cry’ from what people insinuate, Kalu called for understanding, saying the call for the slashing of their salary by 50 per cent is not the solution to the current problem. The deputy speaker spoke when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Monday.…

Feb

2024

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The Geometric Miracle Of 24/7 In Aba: The Betrayals, The Shameless Claims – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba Ohafia)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics

ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THE GEOMETRIC MIRACLE OF 24/7 LIGHT IN ABA. The commissioning yesterday of the Aba Independent Power Plant project designed and built by Professor Barthlomew Nnaji's Geometric Power Ltd over a 20 years period was indeed a shining armor spotted in a thick cloud. It started as a developing story that was too difficult to imagine to be true. A fairy tale sort of stuff of the Cinderella fame. But turning out to be true that at last, something good came out of the tribe of Benjamin. Thus, Aba, the Enyimba City, the pearl of the…

Feb

2024

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Order Release Of Nnamdi Kanu Now – Sunday Igboho Urges Tinubu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Human Rights, News Flash

Yoruba Nation Activist, Sunday Igboho Urges Tinubu To Order Release Of Nnamdi Kanu Sunday Igboho Sunday Igboho was arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic on Monday night while he tried to travel.Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to order the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Igboho urged the Tinubu-led Federal Government to drop the treasonable charges against Kanu. In a video released on Monday, Igboho emphasized that releasing Kanu is crucial to attending to his failing health. He stressed that Kanu, like himself,…

Feb

2024

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President Tinubu To Scrap And Merge Govt Agencies(See List)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, News Flash, Presidency

List Of government Agencies To Be Scrapped, Merged By Tinubu Emeges The federal government is planning to merge some Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, while eliminating others as part of the Oronsaye report’s implementation by President Bola Tinubu. This decision, announced after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, stems from the report initiated by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011. Led by Steve Oronsaye, the committee identified overlapping agencies causing competition and wasteful expenditure, recommending the reduction of 263 statutory agencies to 161, abolishing 38, and merging 52. Additionally, 14 agencies are proposed to revert to departments within ministries, aiming for a…

Feb

2024

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Abia Is Working, We Are Proud Of Your Achievements Within 9 Months – President Tinubu

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash, Presidency

ABIA IS WORKING, WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE ACHIEVED WITHIN NINE MONTHS, PRESIDENT TINUBU TELLS GOV OTTI From the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has come an emphatic endorsement of the performance of Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR. "Within the last nine months, people of Abia State have witnessed a change in their fortunes. "Abia is working! "We are quite proud of the accomplishments of His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR. He has brought to bear his wealth of experience, intellect and exposure to the development of Abia State," President Tinubu…

Feb

2024

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“Nigeria Has Failed” – Northern Elders Forum Chair, Prof. Abdullahi

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, News Flash

"Nigeria Has Failed" - Northern Elders Forum Chair, Prof. Abdullahi “Looking at present reality in the country, everyone, both the leaders and the led have failed the country. This event, to me is an opportunity for us to talk to ourselves about our collective failure as a country. “Today, we’ve just had power failure now, for 64 years we are having 4,000 megawatts, what a shame. 4000 megawatts of electricity is not enough for one big house in another country. “For those of us who from time to time go to Saudi Arabia on pilgrimage and so on. I should…

Feb

2024

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Army Speaks Over Coup Plot Against President Tinubu

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Nigerian Army Speaks Over Coup Plot Against President Tinubu The Nigeria Army (NA) has disowned the insinuation of a possible coup plot against the democratically elected government of President Bola Tinubu. It also described as “fake news” a report by an online newspaper (not AttNews) on Sunday of suspicions of a coup plot in Nigeria over the biting economic situation. It will be recalled that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, had warned people calling for a coup over the current economic hardship in the country to desist from such. However, an online newspaper reported that the…