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‘Prosperity sermon’ is from Lucifer, Pastors owning private jets, two cars are not Christians – Giwa
The Senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa has termed prosperity sermons as a teaching from Lucifer. He said if pastors are to follow the teaching of Jesus Christ, no pastor will have more than one car, but these days Pastors are seen with fleet of cars, Private jets and houses. Addressing his members in Akure on Wednesday, Giwa made it known that Nigeria has one of the richest pastors in the world. He said many clerics have deviated from the teachings of Christ because they want to be rich. “The teachings of our Lord…
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2023: Igbos don’t have numbers to produce Nigeria’s next president – Tunde Bakare
General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church in Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare has said the South-East does not have the numbers to produce the Nigeria’s next President yet. Speaking on Tuesday night, during an Instagram Live session with media mogul, Dele Momodu, the cleric said the Igbos need to come up to mainstream politics as the well known Eastern Party, APGA will not give them victory at the polls. He said; “The Igbos are my brothers and sisters, God bless them, I love them and I care about them. They should also come to mainstream politics because APGA as…
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I won’t help suffering Oyo community fight Fulani Herdsmen except Makinde invites me — Igboho
Popular Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has said he will not help Oyo Community seeking his help to fight Fulani kidnappers except the state governor gives him approval to do so. SaharaReporters had on Sunday reported that residents of Kajola village in Ayete, in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state called on Igboho to come to their rescue and save them from a group of armed Fulani herdsmen headed by one Iskilu Wakil. The villagers had alleged that Wakil and his fellow armed Fulani men had driven away farmers from the village…
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Buhari will complete Federal Projects in Bayelsa – Sylva
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has averred that President Muhammadu Buhari will complete ongoing federal projects in Bayelsa State. He identified some of the projects as the Brass Fertiliser Plant, the Oil and Gas Industrial Park project at Ogbia, the Oloibiri Museum, the Petrochemical Plant in Polaku among others. Speaking in a town hall meeting organised by his ministry in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, the Minister in a statement by his aide, Julius Bokoru described the projects as interventionist, saying they were strategically designed to create jobs in the state. The former Governor emphasized on the…
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Alleged N7.1billion Fraud: EFCC asks Abuja Court to transfer Orji Kalu’s case to Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked for the transfer of former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu’s case file from the Abuja division of the federal high court to that of Lagos. Recall that the chief whip of the senate, was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment in December 2019 after he was convicted of diverting N7.1 billion from the coffers of Abia state during his time as governor. However, the supreme court voided the trial after an appeal filed by Kalu’s co-defendant. The supreme court nullified the trial on the grounds that Mohammed Idris, the trial judge,…
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I can help FG procure Coronavirus vaccines for N150bn, N400bn budgeted for vaccines is in excess – Peter Obi
Former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi has shared that he will be able to Procure Coronavirus Vaccines for N150bn instead of the federal government’s budget of N400bn Speaking on Arise TV on Tuesday, February 2, the former Governor noted that the Federal Government’s budget exceeds the amount that can be used to procure vaccines for 70 percent of the country’s population if the National Vaccine Production Facility is operational. Obi said; “The issue of vaccine is one that I feel a sense of pain. Nigeria as a country in 1940 established what we called National Vaccine Production Facility domiciled…
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Those calling for ex-service chiefs to be invited to ICC are unpatriotic – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described Nigerians calling for the probe of the immediate past service chiefs as unpatriotic. Speaking during a Radio Nigeria programme, Politics Nationwide, on Tuesday morning February 2, Lai Mohammed noted that to the best of his knowledge, the service Chiefs obey the rules of engagement and because civilians do not know the structure of the Military nobody is competent to talk about its structure. “To the best of my knowledge, our service chiefs obey the rules of engagement and where there are infractions, there are internal regulations and internal mechanisms to address…
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Herdsmen: I will not allow ethnic war to be ignited under my watch – Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has vowed to ensure that ethnic wars don’t under his watch. The governor’s chief press secretary, Taiwo Adisa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday after Makinde held a meeting with leaders in Ibarapa local government area of the state which has been the centre of reported kidnapping, killings, and clashes between herders and indigenous farmers. This led to Yoruba activist youth, Sunday Igboho, issuing a seven-day eviction notice to herders in the area, blaming them for the insecurity. During the meeting on Monday, Makinde expressed that he felt the pain of the people…
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COVID-19: FG warns Nigerians against visiting Kogi State
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against visiting Kogi State. The state has been classified as a COVID-19 high risk state because of its failure to acknowledge the existence of the disease, report tests or build isolation centres. The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 disclosed this on Monday. “We have states where data is not coming forth. If we don’t test, your data will not be analysed and if your data is not analysed, we won’t know the level of the pandemic in your state,” Mukhtar Muhammad, the National Incident Manager of the PTF said. “Notable among the states…
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“When your President does not prosecute terrorists, he loses the moral right to traduce ESN” – Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has no right to condemn the Eastern Security Network, ESN. In a series of tweets Kanu said both Buhari and governors lacked the moral right to criticize the security outfit recently launched by IPOB because they do not prosecute terrorists but rather negotiate with bandits He also faulted the decision of the Nigerian Army to rehabilitate terrorists. He wrote: “When your President does not prosecute TERRORISTS but pardons and gives them scholarships. When your Governors negotiate with BANDITS and pay them. “When your security agencies…
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Boko Haram in full control of Guzamala – Borno Speaker, Lawan
Rt Hon Abdulkarim Lawan, the Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, on Monday, said terrorists are in full control of the Guzamala Local Government Area of the State. Lawan faulted the claim made by Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, and Gen Gabriel Olonisakin, the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), that all the 27 Local Government Areas in the State have been liberated as troops are not in control as claimed. He stressed that the entire Guzamala Local Government area where he hailed from, is still under the control of Boko Haram sect. Lawan disclosed this…
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Young girl allegedly steals her madam’s ATM card, withdraws N80,000 buys herself a new phone
A young girl has been detained in Sapele, Delta state for allegedly stealing the ATM card of her employer and withdrawing N80,000 from the bank account. According to reports, the incident happened on Friday, January 29 in the Gana area of Sapele. Sapele Times reported that the girl gave her mother N10,000 and used the rest of the money to buy herself a new phone.
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