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Nigerian lady who has been childless for seven years dies after welcoming a set of quadruplets
A Nigerian Lady, Adedotun Afusat who has been childless for seven years died few hours after welcoming a set of quadruplets. She died on Tuesday, August 25 after welcoming her quadruplets, three girls and a boy. The sad news was shared by the sister of the deceased, Olawale Adedotun Oluwatomisin on Facebook. She wrote; ”Adedotun Afusat Feyishara, you came like a flash and you left without saying goodbye. You gave birth to 3girls and a boy on the day of your wedding Anniversary and you left same day death why why “Words can’t describe how wonderful u are, A great…
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CAMA: Bring forward any amendment to the Natl Assembly – Osinbajo tells clergymen
Vice president Yemi Osinbajo has called out all clergymen who have spoken against the CAMA law stating a possible solution. Speaking at the annual general conference of the Nigeria Bar Association on Thursday, August 27, Osinbajo asked those aggrieved by the new law to approach the national assembly for redress. He said; “We have a process by which this (CAMA law) can be redressed. Whatever the proposal for amendment may be, whatever the view of the leadership of the church may be, regarding the question of how the trustees, whether they are interim trustees or not, can be put into…
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Blasphemous Kano Singer: I will not waste time to sign the execution order – Ganduje
Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has reacted to the death sentence handed to the Kano Singer, Aminu Shariff over blasphemy. In a stakeholders meeting with religious clerics, scholars, lawyers and other important stakeholders on Thursday, August 27 as they aired their opinion on the issue, Ganduje made it clear that he will sign the execution order of death sentence on blasphemy offenders against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as soon as the Supreme court grants the permission. “The court has done the right thing in passing the judgement. We were told that by law, the offender has 30 days to appeal,…
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CAMA: We will use fasting and prayer to kill any BoT they appoint – Apostle Suleman
General overseer of the Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman has reacted to the just signed CAMA law which permits the registrar-general of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and a supervising minister to strictly supervise religious bodies and charity organizations. The law also gives the commission power to suspend the trustees of an association or a religious body and appoint an interim manager or managers to coordinate its affairs where it reasonably believes that there has been any misconduct or mismanagement, or where the affairs of the association are being run fraudulently or where it is necessary or desirable for the…
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International flights to resume September 5 – FG
The Federal Government on Thursday announced Sept. 5 as the date for the full resumption of international flights into the country. The announcement was shared during Thursdays briefing of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 by the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Musa Nuhu Nuhu said the government was pushing ahead with the implementation of the principle of reciprocity against nationals of some countries that were imposing stringent travel conditions on Nigerian citizens on the bases of COVID-19 cases in the country.He said a comprehensive list of the affected countries would be released to the public alongside the COVID-19…
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Akinwunmi Adesina re-elected AfDB president
Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has been re-elected president of the African development bank. He was re-elected by the Board of Governors of the Bank at the ongoing AfDB’s virtual annual meeting in Abidjan on Thursday. This was according to a tweet by Presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie via her Twitter handle, Onochie wrote, “Our very own Akinwumi Akin Adesina has been reaffirmed as the President of the African Development Bank. “Thank you to our supportive President @MBuhari who mobilized support for our own Adesina and why not! Adesina has been proven to be above boards.”
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Enugu Killings: I feel like abandoning the struggle – Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has revealed that he felt like abandoning the struggle for Biafra after revisiting the incident that claimed the lives of some of his members last Sunday in Emene, Enugu State. Kanu made this known in a letter to his members after the incident. In the letter, he likened his feelings to that of Jesus Christ who told God at the Garden of Gethsemane when faced with the agony of betrayal and death “if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.” He, however, pointed out that he…
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Nigerian Pastor, Nick Ohizu arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly offering bribe to railway officials
Nick Chibuzor Ohizu, a Nigerian Pastor prominent in Zimbabwe has been arrested for allegedly offering a $2,000 bribe to National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) officials. The 46-year-old head pastor of Empowerment Ministries Church was accused of offering USD $2,000 to two high ranking NRZ officials so they can reverse the cancellation of a lease agreement between his church and the transport utility. Chibuzor who was served the lease agreement on August 7, met Colonel Nyabambi and Clive Ncube at the NRZ office. The two NRZ officials reportedly accepted a bribe offer of $2,000 and agreed to reverse the cancellation on…
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Wike gifts lawmakers 15 SUV’s, calls for Unity
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has charged federal lawmakers of the state to defend the interest of the State. He urged the lawmakers to be fearless, committed and remain united while consulting with the party regularly in the course of the duties. This was made known in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim. According to the statement, the governor gave the charge while presenting 15 Sports Utility Vehicles to members of the National Assembly at Government House, Port Harcourt, he said it was aimed at easing the movements of the lawmakers and engendering…
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#JusticeforUwa: Suspects say they were paid N1m to kill UNIBEN Undergraduate, Vera Omozuwa
Six suspects have been apprehended and paraded by the Edo State police for the rape and killing of UNIBEN undergraduate, Vera Omozuwa inside a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. After months of investigation, the state police command has arrested and paraded the suspects identified as Nelson Ogbebor, Akato Valentine, Mrs Tina Samuel, Mrs Mary Ade, Nosa Osabohien and Collins Ulegbe. A breakthrough in the investigation came after the police traced the phone of the deceased to one of the suspects, Nosa Osabohien. Nosa who claimed to be a phone repairer said he bought Vera’s phone from Collins…
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Nigerian Man, Kaycee Madu becomes Minister of Justice in Canada
A Nigerian Man, Kaycee Madunhas been appointed Minister of Justice in Alberta, Canada. The first of it’s kind. Madu was elevated by Premier Jason Kenney to the justice portfolio from Municipal Affairs in a cabinet shuffle that saw Calgary-Elbow MLA Doug Schweitzer move from justice to an economic portfolio Kenney said; “This effectively takes the Economic Development, Trade and Tourism portfolio (and) renames it. Additional functions will be added to the ministry over the weeks and months that come. “This is a broadened and expanded ministry. Alberta is being hit especially hard with the double whammy of the global coronavirus…
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Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos becomes first person to have a net worth of $200B
Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos has become the first person in the World to have a net worth of $200 billion. Forbes reported that Bezos was worth $204.6 billion as of 1:50 pm ET on Wednesday, August 26, when Amazon stock gained 2%. The 56-year-old who is already the richest person in the world, saw his net worth increase to $204.6 billion from $74 billion during the span of 2020. According to Forbes’ calculations, Amazon founder’s fortune is the largest ever amassed even when taking inflation into account. The report said Amazon’s stock price has been skyrocketing over the last few…
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