The founder of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, has asserted that Jesus Christ harbours a strong dislike for poverty and never associated closely with the poor during His earthly ministry. Speaking to his congregation in a video which started trending on Sunday, Ibiyeomie claimed that, according to the scripture, Jesus never entered the home of…
The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma has said that President Bola Tinubu is what Nigeria needs to attain her desired growth. Speaking in Lagos over the weekend, the governor and Chairman of the Progressives Governorsâs Forum said Tinubu is performing and going beyond the expectations of Nigerians with his policies and style of governance….
Plateau United forward, Vincent Temitope, was attacked by an irate knife-wielding fan on Sunday after their Nigeria Premier Football League match-day 33 defeat against Nasarawa United in Lafia. Nasarawa United had won the nail-biting encounter 3-2 against their North Central neighbours before a video of the player being treated for a cut around his neck…
The Presidency on Sunday dismissed speculation that President Bola Tinubu left the shores of the country to see doctors in France, insisting that it was a working visit. The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, made the clarification when he was featured as a guest on Channels Televisionâs Politics Today, Bwala…
Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command over allegations of criminal defamation, threat to life, incitement, and character assassination against Yoruba Fuji musician Mr. Okunola Saheed, widely known as “Osupa.” In a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP…
Nigerian singer and rapper Eedris Abdulkareem says he didnât attack Seyi Tinubu with his new song, stressing that he only replied to a statement made by the entrepreneur that his father, President Bola Tinubu, is Nigeriaâs best-ever president. The younger Tinubu made the statement in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, in March 2025. The rapper…
A student at the Distant Learning Centre of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (name not provided) was reportedly electrocuted while retrieving a ball from a compound in Moro, Osun State. Sources near the scene of the incident said it happened Saturday evening in a private hostel located along the Moro/Ife route. It was gathered that…
The House of Representatives will on Tuesday inaugurate an ad-hoc committee to take over the legislative functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Recall that President Bola Tinubu on March 18, declared emergency rule in the oil-rich state following a worsening relationship between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the state House of Assembly. Citing Section…
The Presidency on Sunday disowned billboards and other materials promoting the 2027 campaign for President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima nationwide. âWe urgently call on individuals and groups funding this 2027 political campaign through the ongoing deployment of materials on billboards nationwide to cease immediately,â it said in a statement signed by Tinubuâs…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the passing of Charles Bassey, a member of the historic Green Eagles squad that clinched Nigeriaâs first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title in 1980. Bassey died on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the age of 71, following a prolonged illness. The former forward, who hailed from Eket in…