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Clerics have advised the federal government and National Assembly not to succumb to the pressure of legalising gay marriage in Nigeria. They spoke at the 16th edition of St. Patrick Archdiocesan Feast Day celebration and cultural fiesta and launching of N70 million for community bus, organised by St. Patrick Edo/Delta Catholic Community, Holy Rosary Parish, Wuse-Abuja. Addressing newsmen at the event, Bishop of Uromi Diocese, Donatus Ogun, said homosexuality was against God’s plan of creation. He said: “Naturally, homosexuality is contrary to the divine plan. Homosexuality for many reasons opposes God’s plan because it doesn’t lead to procreation. “When…

Ahead of the November 16, 2024 governorship election in Ondo State, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its timetable and schedule of activities leading to the party’s selection of a candidate on April 25, 2024. The APC timetable released late Monday was signed by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaimon Argungu. According to the party, the sale of nominations, expression of interest and delegates forms for contestants will begin on April 3 and end on April 10, 2024, while primary election is slated for April 25, 2024. Like its governorship primary in Edo State which produced Monday…

At least 87 people have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in Kajuru community, Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state. Punch reports some residents as saying that the assailants attacked the community on Sunday night. The gunmen were also said to have looted several shops. Mansir Hassan, Kaduna police spokesperson, did not respond to calls and text messages on the incident. Meanwhile, Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff, met with Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, on Monday, over the uptick in kidnappings in the state. Speaking at the meeting held at the Kaduna government house, Musa said the attacks are “temporary”.…

By Professor Abdulkarim Garba. With the country’s inflation rate put at 31.70 percent amidst unemployment, food crisis, low earnings, worsening by population explosion, the level of poverty can best be imagined. Successive governments had developed series of policies fram work and measures to check the growing cause effects of poverty in Nigeria. Such measures unfortunately devoid all known solution. In this easy, Professor Abdulkarim Garba, of Bayero University, Kano dissected the concept of poverty and how to check the ugly monster. Concept of Poverty: Poverty is a complex and multifaceted issue that affects millions of people around…

Police in Akwa Ibom have arrested a woman who allegedly faked her own kidnap. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Waheed Ayilara, disclosed this in Uyo on Friday while briefing journalists. He said police operatives also arrested 52 suspects for various criminal activities ranging from murder, kidnap, armed robbery, child trafficking, cultism and fraud. One of such is a female from Nung Oku village in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom arranged her own kidnap. After demanding N4m as ransom, she was apprehended by operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command. “A report was…

President Bola Tinubu has mourned the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Mohood Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II. In a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesman, President Tinubu described the late Olubadan as a courageous man who stood for peace. “His Imperial Majesty, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, was an exceptional king who used his ancestral stool in the service of humanity,” Tinubu was quoted as saying on Friday. “He was compassionate, courageous, and an unrelenting advocate of the pristine ideals of peace, honesty, and unity. His wise counsel will be sorely missed at this time in the…

The Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, will be crowned as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland subject to the approval of the state governor, Seyi Makinde. He will be crowned following the demise of the 42nd Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Thursday. He is the next in line to the late Olubadan. Confirming the death of the monarch, Makinde, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, said Oba Balogun died at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. The late monarch, who was born on October 18, 1942, reigned for two years. He will be buried according to…

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, is dead. He was aged 81. Oba Balogun spent two years on the throne of his forefathers, having been presented the Staff of Office by the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on March 11, 2022. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, on Thursday, Makinde said Oba Balogun died Thursday evening at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. The governor described the late monarch as a towering figure akin to an Iroko tree. He wrote, “With total submission to the will of God, I announce the passing unto…

The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a suspected female kidnapper and rescued three children from her. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. Mr Hundeyin said that the case was reported on Monday at about 3.30 p.m. to Area M Police Command, Idimu by one Segun, said to be a headmaster of a school (name not mentioned), located at Ijegun area of Lagos. He said the headmaster reported that some unknown persons invaded the school and kidnapped three students on the school premises.…

After series of appeal, President Bola Tinubu has directed the reopening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger. He has also lifted other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. Tinubu’s directive was contained in a statement sent to the press by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media & publicity. He said the directive is in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its extraordinary summit on February 24, 2024, in Abuja. “ECOWAS leaders had agreed to lift economic sanctions against the Republic of…

Atlanta ’96 Olympics winning coach Jo Bonfrere has urged the Nigeria Football Federation to appoint Emmanuel Amuneke as the new Super Eagles, adding that the country doesn’t need a foreign coach to lead the team. After guiding Nigeria to a second-place finish at the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, Portuguese coach, Jose Peseiro confirmed his departure as coach of the Eagles after his contract officially expired last month. The NFF on Friday declared the position of the Eagles head coach vacant while announcing that it was shopping for a new tactician for the team. In an…

The Presidency has accused the immediate past Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, of stealing billions from the country’s foreign reserve without seeking the approval of former President, Muhammadu Buhari. Presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in an interview with TVC, saying Emefiele was unchecked because he was in charge of most of CBN’s operations. According to him, Emefiele succeeded in depleting Nigeria’s foreign reserve because he was the then CBN governor and the chairman of the apex bank’s board of trustees. Ngelale said: “What was done concerning the expenditure of billions of dollars from the foreign…

Hollywood’s finest have been rewarded with golden statuettes at the Oscars in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre. Here is the full list of winners, as well as all the nominees. Best picture Winner: Oppenheimer American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of Interest Best actress Winner: Emma Stone – Poor Things Annette Bening – Nyad Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall Carey Mulligan – Maestro Best actor Winner: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer Bradley Cooper…

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union have declared a 7-day warning strike to demand the payment of four months of withheld salaries of their members, after the 2022 nationwide strike. The decision was part of the resolution of the joint action committee of the two unions, after a meeting which held in Akure at the weekend. According to the SSANU president, Mohammed Ibrahim, who read the communiqué of the meeting to journalists in Abuja on Monday, the decision to embark on the warning strike was taken as a last resort since several…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), says preparations for the 2024 Hajj exercise has reached about 70 per cent. Its Chairman, Alhaji Jalal Ahmad-Arabi, told journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday, that the commission would ensure a successful Hajj exercise The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ahmad-Arabi was in the state for a facility tour at the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport and the Kebbi Hajj camp. The tour is to ascertain the suitability of the airport to be one of the centres for the airlift of pilgrims during the 2024 Hajj operation. He said:…

The police authorities have dismissed an officer and suspended two others involved in the alleged extortion of 3,000 USD from a Port Harcourt resident. While Inspector Michael Odey one of the errant cops had already been dismissed, the other two, ASP Doubara Edonyabor and ASP Talent Mungo, have been suspended from office. The Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. She said both officers have been officially suspended following approval from the Police Service Commission (PSC). “As previously communicated during our press briefing on February 13, 2024, Inspector Michael Odey was…

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed Muslim Ummah to start searching for the crescent of Ramadan 1445 AH from Sunday. Abubakar made the call in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Janaidu, the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, and made available to newsmen in the state on Saturday. The statement reads, “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Sunday, March 10th, which is equivalent to 29th day of Sha’aban 1445 AH shall be the day to look for the new moon of…

The Federal government has directed the enforcement of all extant laws prohibiting the exportation of grains from Nigeria to ensure food stability and sufficiency in the country. Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi Adewale on Friday made the disclosure while engaging dealers at Dawanaw International grains market in Kano. Besides, the CG, Customs declared that the service owns the duty to eliminate any act of sabotage that will impede economic growth and trigger hunger and starvation in the country. Adewale told the grains dealers that Customs has received President Bola Tinubu’s order to henceforth enforce food export prohibition law,…

Police operatives in Kwara State have arrested four students of the state university over the death of one of their colleagues. Eyewitnesses told journalists that some students of the Kwara State University (KWASU) beat one of their colleagues to death for recording them on video in a private hostel outside the campus. The spokesperson for the state police command, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the arrest on Friday in Ilorin. She said an investigation into the alleged killing was ongoing.

Barely 24 hours after abduction of 287 pupils and teachers at a public primary school in Kuriga village of Chikun local government area, at least two worshippers were killed during Friday’s Juma’at prayer at Anguwar Makera in Kwasakwasa community of Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state. The incident happened around 2pm, when the unfortunate incident occurred when the bandits struck a jumat mosque, according to locals in the area. A community leader, Hudu Kwasakwasa, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits opened fire on worshipers during the Juma’at prayer. Kebbi Gov Swears in Local Government Administrators “The two…