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Pope to deliver Sunday Prayer by Live stream due to Virus
The Vatican said Pope Francis will deliver Sunday’s Angelus Prayer by live stream instead of in person from his window overlooking Saint Peter’s Square out of concern over the new corona virus. According to a statement by the Vatican, the prayer will be broadcast via live stream by Vatican News and on screens in Saint Peter’s Square. The Vatican said the live stream will be recorded at the library of the Apostolic Palace overlooking the square. The pope is currently spending most of his time at his Saint Martha’s guest house in a separate part of the Vatican
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Pastor Adeboye predicted my Victory at Supreme Court – Governor Diri
The Governor of Bayelsa state, Duoye Diri, has revealed that Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), predicted his victory at the Supreme Court. He said this on Friday, at the Redemption Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. “I visited this church on the 11th of December during the programme of the Great Turn Around. “After the service, I went to see Daddy G.O. He prayed for me and thereafter, he said, ‘It is well. Go and when you receive it, come back to the church’. “The judicial processes continued until the 14th of…
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Court orders anti graft Agency to quit Sanusi’s probe
Kano state’s Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has been barred from investigating the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi pending the hearing of an appeal filed by the monarch. This came after the commission insisted on investigating Emir Sanusi over alleged sale of landed properties belonging to Kano Emirate. Emir Sanusi however dragged the commission to court and sought for an order to restrain it from investigating him over alleged land racketeering to the tune of N2.2billion. The order was dated March 6, 2020 and signed by Justice Allogoa.
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NIMC Boss arraigned for allegedly defiling 2-Year-old in his Office
The Director of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Imo State, Mr. Ikenna Unegbu has been arraigned in court for allegedly defiling a 2-year-old girl, The Nation reports. He was accused of committing the said offense in his office on February 5, after taking the child from the mother on the guise of consoling her after being scolded for pouring water around the office. The mother of the victim Chinonye Obioma said: “My daughter went into the office twice with biscuits and groundnuts, only to come out from the director’s office the third time crying.” Recalling her daughter’s abnormal…
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Stop following the buried Biafra, trust in Nigeria – Adamu Garba.
A former All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has declared that Biafra is dead and buried. He was reacting to the commendation that greeted the decision of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe to oppose the senate’s approval of $22.79bn external loan requested by President Muhammadu Buhari. Abaribe had tackled the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan for shutting out the rest of the senate members on the approval of the loan, he had asked the senate to review the items on the list for the loan as there are aspects of the loan which they object to. However,…
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Man caught having Sex with Goat in uncompleted building.
A man identified as Peter David was caught red-handed having sex with a goat in an uncompleted building in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State’s capital. He revealed it was not the first time he will be indulging in the act as he had once done so in Akure, Ondo State. Upon being interrogated by residents of the community where he committted the act, the man said; “When I saw the goat, I chased, caught and brought it to this uncompleted building to sleep with it”
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Obaseki will never get automatic Ticket, he must face Primaries – Edo APC insist
The All Progressives Congress, Edo state have insisted that the Governor of Edo state Mr Godwin Obaseki must face the party primaries as September election draws closer. The factional state chairman of the party Colonel David Imuse said this while briefing newsmen in Benin city the state capital on Friday. According to him, ‘ it is a pity that, as a governor under the same political party, you are celebrating a purported suspension of your party national chairman, not just national chairman but a man that handed government to you as a successor. ‘While they were here at Urhokpota hall…
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Togo confirms first Case of Coronavirus
Togo on Friday, confirmed its first case of the coronavirus epidemic. It was confirmed after a 42-year-old woman tested positive following her return from a trip to Benin, Germany, France and Turkey. The presidency in a statement said the index case is currently isolated in a treatment centre for infectious diseases” “From February 22 to March 2, 2020 she visited Benin, Germany, France and Turkey before returning to Togo via the land border with Benin. “All people who had contact with the patient in the country have been identified and put in quarantine,” the statement added.
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Nigerian Teen abducted on his way to School in Toronto has been found
A 14-year-old boy Nigerian teenager who was kidnapped on his way to school in Toronto on Wednesday morning has been found. According to the police report he was kidnapped as retribution for his stepbrother’s $4 million drug debt. In a tweet on Thursday evening, Toronto police said the teen is being taken to hospital for a medical checkup. Superintendent Steve Watts said in a press conference that Jolayemi’s step-brother, Olalekan Osikoya, owes money to the suspects involved in the kidnapping. The drug deal at issue is alleged to have taken place in the summer of 2019, Watts said, adding the…
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Nnamdi Kanu to lead a million man march in Virginia over killings of Christians in Nigeria
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday, disclosed that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu will lead a one-million-man march in Virginia to protest against the killing of Christians in Nigeria which will take place on the 20th of March. A statement by IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful said the march was aimed at creating international awareness on the killing of Christians in Nigeria. “We the global and indomitable family of the Indigenous Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to humbly notify Biafrans, friends of Biafra, persecuted Judeo-Christian communities in Nigeria, victims of Fulani terrorism and…
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Coronavirus affected my 83rd Birthday plans – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo who turned 83 yesterday said a lecture programme scheduled for his birthday ceremony was cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak. Speaking in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at a symposium to mark his 83rd birthday, Obasanjo said: “When we were thinking of this celebration, two programmes came to mind. One was to see what Asian countries have done to make their continent become what they’ve become. “We would’ve spent Tuesday and Wednesday to really consider how the Asians have risen to greatness and what lessons we could learn from them. But because of coronavirus, that programme was shelved.…
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Buhari will complete Legacy Projects in S/East before 2023 — Presidency
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, says President Muhammadu Buhari will complete ongoing legacy projects in the southeast before the expiration of his administration in 2023. He said this yesterday while receiving the editorial management of Orient Daily Newspaper led by its Editor-in-Chief, Stanley Egbochuku. He said the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had in 2018 listed 69 ongoing projects in the region, mainly roads and bridges, funded from budgetary allocations, the Sukuk Bond and the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund. ‘‘Last December, I had reason to travel to Onitsha, Anambra State and onboard the flight to Asaba, I remember the…
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