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3 Abia State University lecturers die same day
Three lecturers of Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, who have been identified as Prof. A. I. Nwabughuogu of History/International Relations Department, Dr D. S. Okoroigwe of Geography/Planning Department, and a third lecturer from the Department of Political Science, all died on Friday, September 3. According to a source who spoke to ThePunch claimed that the lecturers of the institution were suffering economic hardships. He said, according to the publication: “We are being owed more than seven months’ salaries; the last time (we were paid) was January 2021.” The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Abia State University, Dr…
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BREAKING: Buhari appoints Adetifa as new NCDC DG
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This was confirmed in a statement by Buhari’s special assistant on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu on Monday. Shehu said Adetifa will take over from Chikwe Ihekweazu, who has been given an appointment at the World Health Organisation (WHO). In an official letter addressed to Ihekweazu, WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said Ihekweazu is the deputy in charge of health emergency intelligence at the global health organisation. He is to assume the office on November 1, 2021, and will be…
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God will punish those troubling Nigeria – Bishop Wale Oke
The National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has cursed those behind the challenges facing Nigeria. He said God will punish them if they do not desist from their nefarious acts. The Presiding Bishop of Sword of the Spirit Ministries in Ibadan, Oyo State, spoke at the end of a seven days programme by the ministry. In a statement by his Media Aide, Kayode Oladeji, Oke said, “such people will face the wrath of God in an unimaginable dimension”. The clergyman, however, assured that Nigeria would scale through its current challenges. He added: “There…
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2023 Presidency: Southeast needs God’s anointing to produce Buhari’s successor – Umahi
Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi has said the Southeast needs the anointing of God to produce Buhari’s successor in 2023. The Governor made this know during an interactive session with State House correspondents after a meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said that God would give the country a successor with a “good heart” like President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Umahi while responding to questions on whether the southeast was working towards a presidential candidate said Southeasterners in political parties were selling the southeast to their parties. “My position about what you ask is that our…
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”Churches should make DNA test mandatory for child dedication”- Deji Adeyanju
Activist Deji Adeyanju has opined that DNA tests should be made mandatory in churches prior to a child’s dedication ceremony. Deji made this known in a tweet via his Twitter handle as he called for a National policy on DNA testing. “DNA is a must. Let us promote it as national policy. Churches should make it mandatory for child dedication.” he wrote. This comes amid the marital drama between popular comedian and OAP, Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, and his estranged wife Uzoamaka Ohiri.
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Bandits will remain until Buhari grants them amnesty like Niger Delta militants – Sheikh Gumi
Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has reiterated the need to grant bandits amnesty. He said bandits will continue to operate until granted amnesty like Niger Delta militants. The cleric, who has access to bandits, disclosed this in a post on his Facebook page entitled: ‘Zamfara: The Flaring Of Crisis.’ Gumi warned that military action against armed herders would worsen the insecurity situation rather than solve it. Citing the incident in Afghanistan, the Kaduna-based scholar insisted that no military, especially of a poor economy, can win guerrilla warfare. The statement reads partly: “By 2015, banditry has replaced cattle rearing that…
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Insecurity: Nigerian leaders need to obey God – Pastor Adeboye
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor E.A Adeboye has urged Nigerian leaders to heed to God’s directive amid the insecurity challenges in the country. Adeboye said leaders and Nigerians, in general, should look up to God for a solution to the country’s crisis. He spoke yesterday during the inauguration of Prophetess Esther Ajayi’s Love of Christ ultra-modern worship centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. “Any prayer made in this place by people shall be answered by God, for it is a blessed land. “It is fulfilment of God’s directive to His servant, Esther Ajayi, some years…
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Bandits abduct Katsina Deputy Speaker’s younger sister set to get married
Bandits have abducted the younger sister of Deputy Speaker of Katsina State House of assembly, Hon. Shehu Dalhatu Tafoki. The bandits were said to have stormed Tafoki’s village in Faskari Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, September 5, where they abducted the victim identified as Asma’u Dalhatu. Tafoki who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust, said “Yes, it is true that my younger sister, Asma’u Dalhatu, was abducted by bandits in the early hours of Sunday. They stormed the town around 1am and headed straight to the village head’s residence, which is our family house and kidnapped two of our…
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FG to recover millions of Naira wrongly paid to 588 Doctors
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has revealed that the Federal Government will recover millions of naira wrongly paid to 588 medical doctors across the country. The Minister said this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja, he explained that the affected doctors wrongly benefitted from Medical Residency Training Fund meant for a particular category of doctors. He said the names of the doctors were uncovered after a thorough scrutinisation of the 8000 names submitted by Chief Medical Directors of Federal Government health institutions for the training programme. He further revealed that a substantial amount…
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Billionaire businessman, Ayiri Emami, pays homage to the gods days after new Olu of Warri displaced him as Prime Minister of Warri kingdom
Billionaire businessman, Ayiri Emami, today September 4, visited a river in the state to pay homage to the gods days after the new Olu of Warri displaced him as Prime Minister of Warri kingdom. Ayiri who was opposed to the coronation of Tsola Emiko as the 21st Olu of Warri was displaced as the Prime Minister of the kingdom during the revalidation of chiefs carried out by the Olu on September 2. Today, Ayiri led some of his supporters to the river to pay homage to the gods, Umale Okun meaning ”God’s of the water”. See more photos below
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Marriage is not a bed of roses. People like me couldn’t survive it – Actress Georgia Onuoha calls for prayers for troubled marriages
Actress Georgina Onuoha has called for prayers for couples whose marriages are facing turbulent times. In a post shared on her Instagram page, Georgina said people are facing difficult times in their marriages and the only thing people should do is pray for them. She mentioned that people like her couldn’t survive marriage as it isn’t a bed of roses. See her post below…
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We dated for barely 3 months and it was a living hell. She cheated right from the start of our relationship – Tonto Dikeh’s ex-boyfriend, Prince Kpokpogri speaks
Tonto Dikeh’s ex-boyfriend, Prince Kpokpogri has finally reacted to allegations of cheating on the actress while they together. Kpokpogiri dared those claiming that he paid money over the evidence that was dug up against him, to come forward or “remain silent forever”. Insinuating that he is the victim of a blackmail, the businessman also claimed there is plot to pull down men and the “recent revelation reveals we all need to be wary of Helen of Troy as it is glaring who had an ulterior motive all along”. Stating that people have been asking him to maintain his silence, Kpokpogiri who yesterday…
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