The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has issued guidelines for receiving politicians and government officials during church services and programmes, barring them from speaking from the pulpits. The church warned against publicly praising such government figures. A memo signed by the primate, Henry Ndukuba, on Saturday, said the decision was made during the recent episcopal…
A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has revealed the role he and Senator Murray Bruce played in the selection of a former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate. Four years before Obi defected to the Labour Party from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, he was selected…
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has attributed relative peace and stability in Southern Kaduna under his watch to his fair leadership devoid of religious or ethnic bias. In an interview with Channels TV on Sunday, Mr Sani said, “carrying everyone along” in leadership, regardless of their differences, has helped promote relative peace in the region….
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has released a list of 203 tertiary institutions that failed to upload their students’ data for the 2024/2025 student loan application exercise. It also announced the reopening of the portal for 48 hours to allow institutions yet to comply to do so. The Guardian reports that institutions are required…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has highlighted that Christians are killing each other in the southeastern part of the country. Soludo, however, emphasized that the violence is not religiously motivated. He was reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and his threat of military action against…
Tragedy struck in the Gboko West area of Benue State on Thursday as a teenager, Japheth Amine, drowned in River Nomnor Mke after sneaking out of school with his friends during study hours. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred earlier in the day when Japheth and a group of schoolmates went to swim in the…
Anambra Police Commissioner, Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered the detention of three Police Inspectors for alleged corruption The three Policemen were said to have extorted a resident after searching his phone during patrol. The incident, according to the command’s spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, took place on Wednesday He said the CP has further directed the immediate commencement…
Amidst the rift between Burna Boy and Cubana Chief Priest, which began on Friday, Davido appears to have been embroiled in another brewing scandal after an 11-year-old girl, identified as Anuoluwapo Adeleke, claiming to be his oldest daughter, shared a now-viral appreciation video on Sunday night. Netizens have expressed surprise that the 11-year-old’s video release…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 20-year-old music artist Godspower George Osahenrumwen, popularly known as Steady Boy, for allegedly attempting to take delivery of a large consignment of “Loud,” a potent strain of cannabis, smuggled into the country from the United States. This is contained in a statement issued…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has received the assurance of the German government for more and continuous support for the ongoing Police Reform in the country. Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd visited the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Annett Gunther in Abuja where he expressed the Commission’s gratitude for the continued support…