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First Baptist Church, Isia, Okeho has rolled out a week long celebration for its 120th anniversary. The ministry say in a statement that, the activities which will commence August 20, 2023 will culminate in the grand finale on August 26, 2023. The statement co-signed by the under-shepherd of the Church,…

Members of Knighthood of Saint Paul (KSP), have been charged to imbibe the attitude of simplicity. The charge was made recently, at the investiture of new members of Knighthood of Saint Paul in Benin City, Edo State. The colourful ceremony which was ably supervised by His Grace, Most Rev. Dr.…

My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. I am not going to talk in difficult terms by dwelling on…

  The Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization, has accused Finland-based agitator, Simon Ekpa of declaring a second Biafra war in the Southeast. Ohanaeze made the allegations while announcing a $500, 000 bounty on Ekpa. In a statement by Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, the group urged President Bola Tinubu to deploy soldiers…

  A man accused of circulating nude photos of his former lovers was on Wednesday arraigned at a Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Ogba, Lagos. The man, Amarah Kennedy, a business man was arraigned on six counts charge of provocation, unlawful conversion of funds and publication of nudes on social media…

  The 2023 AGM/Reunion of Old Students Association, Command Day Secondary School, (CDSSJ) Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Rukuba, Jos, Plateau State popularly called “Ex-Commandos,” is set to hold the 2023 AGM in September. The barracks, which was formally called Rukuba Military Cantonment, the Old Students  promises to be the biggest and…

  Nigeria may experience an unprecedented rise in unwanted pregnancies in 2023 up to 700,000 according to a report by the United Nations Population Fund. The organization attributes this to the challenge of funding family planning in the country. It stated this at an event to mark the 2023 World…

  A US court has convicted Mr Woodberry, with real name, Jacob Olalekan Ponle, an associate of Hushpuppi, a convicted fraudster. Mr Woodberry, was sentenced on July 11 by Judge Robert Gettleman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago, after being convicted on…

  The Asset Recovery Committee set up by Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, on Tuesday, raided an automobile shop owned by ex-Governor Samuel Ortom in Makurdi, the state capital. Some vehicles were seized during the operation. The committee reportedly used towing vans to pull out some vehicles after attempts…

  A civil society group, Congress of Civil Society Group (CCSG) Abia State Chapter has called on President Bola Tinubu to release the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu with a view to stemming insecurity in the Southeast geo-political zone. The group which made this…