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It will be the gathering of high profile gospel minister as Osinachi (Sinach) of Way Maker fame and Mercy Chinwo, as well as other gospel greats will be on hand to entertain worshippers on Friday, December 6, 2024 in Lagos. Other great music ministers, include Ebuka Songs, Dunsin Oyekan, Bidemi Olaoba, Moses Bliss along with their American counterparts, award winning singer, Israel Houghton, Travis Greene to name a few will Lift Up The Name of Jesus in worship at this year’s “The Experience”. Tagged as the largest gathering of persons for a music and miracles concert, thousands will gather under…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has charged the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to take advantage of their stay at the Lagos State Orientation Camp to network and synergise. This is as the governor promised to deliver the NYSC permanent orientation camp at Agbowa, Ikorodu, before 2024 ends. Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance at the swearing-in of the 2024 Batch C Stream 1 corps members on Friday. The event held at the NYSC temporary orientation camp, Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu was represented by the state Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende. According to the governor, the…
Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS, has made a shocking revelation (as per INTERPOL) that the West African sub-region in general and Nigeria in particular are now destinations for stolen vehicles from Europe. The Customs boss said this while addressing journalists at the Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja, Lagos, on stolen vehicles from Canada while handing over the 21 exotic cars worth over N1.8 billion to the Canadian Government. Adeniyi lamented that Nigeria has become a preferred destination for internationally stolen vehicles which not only tarnishes Nigeria’s international image “but also impacts our economy through…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, on reappointment as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Okonjo-Iweala, it would be recalled, was unanimously reappointed by the WTO’s General Council for a second term. The renowned development economist and global finance expert made history in 2021 as the first African and first woman to lead the 164-nation-member WTO. Her first term as the seventh Director-General of the WTO will expire on August 31, 2025, while the second term begins September 1. In a Friday statement signed by presidential…
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, on Friday, paid tribute to his late wife and First Lady, Patience, during her funeral service held in Ikot Ekpene Udo, Nsit-Ubium Local Government Area of the state. The governor described his late wife as his anchor and vowed never to forget her or refer to her in the past tense, promising to keep her memory alive in his heart. “You were my anchor, the one who could tell me what was right and what was wrong. With your death, part of me is gone, but I will cherish the memories we shared…
Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, has reportedly been arrested and detained by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The arrest, which took place three days ago, was confirmed by the Foundation For Investigative Journalism (FIJ) on its official page on Friday morning. It was gathered that Soyombo’s detention may be linked to his work exposing corruption and smugglers aided by Nigerian Customs Services. The FIJ has called for his immediate release and raised the alarm over the increasing threats to press freedom in the country. Soyombo, known for his investigative reporting on high-profile issues such…
The Appeal Court, Lagos Division, on Friday nullified the conviction of Dr Olufemi Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, who had been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his wife’s niece. The court discharged and acquitted Olaleye after finding the judgement of the trial court to be faulty. PUNCH reports that the appellate court held that “the prosecution’s case was bereft of any credible evidence that she was a child. Credible and reasonable doubt was created in the prosecution’s case.” “It is on record that the trial court concluded on the age of the victim…
In a move to fortify the security architecture of Edo State, the state government has lifted the suspension imposed on the Edo State Security Corps in September 2024. A press statement by Mr. Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, said the decision made by the governor, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, marks a comprehensive shift in the state’s quest for enhanced safety and security. The suspension, which was initiated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) ahead of the September 21, 2024 gubernatorial election, was based on the constitutional stipulation that election security is the sole responsibility…
Nigerian quartet of Ademola Lookman, William Troost-Ekong, Paul Onuachu and Asisat Oshoala have gotten nominations for the 2024 FIFA Best Awards. Their nominations in different categories of the prestigious award are not unconnected with their outstanding performances in the outgoing year. The football body released the list of the nominees on Friday morning and the Nigerian stars made the list. Expectedly, Lookman made the list for the team of the year alongside Ekong. Southampton attacker Onuachu was nominated for the Puskas award while Oshoala will compete for honour in the Marta’s award. The winner of the FIFA Fan Award will…
Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has admitted pleading guilty to a criminal offence relating to a police investigation over a mobile phone she claimed was stolen. Subsequently, she has resigned her position. She has admitted that, a decade ago, she told police she had lost her work mobile phone in a mugging, but later found it had not been taken. She was given a conditional discharge in 2013, before she became an MP. Haigh is the first resignation from Sir Keir Starmer’s government and the 37-year-old said her appointment as the “youngest ever” female Cabinet member “remains one of the proudest…
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