Kogi State Govt Seeks FG Intervention as Flood displaces 70 communities
Kogi State Government has called on the Federal Government to urgently come to the rescue of the state as flood sacked 70 communities in some parts of the State. The Deputy Governor of the state, Salifu Oyibo made the appeal while inspecting Edeha community in Kogi Local Government area which was affected by the flood….
2.5 million unemployed Nigerians to benefit from LEEP — Labour Minister
Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, the Minister of State Labour and Employment, has said that the ministry would be launching the Renewed Hope Labour Employment and Empowerment Programme (LEEP) this month of October. While speaking with journalists in Abuja on Friday in the ministrym she noted that LEEP is part of the continued efforts at revitalizing the nation’s…
EU court judgment in Lassana Diarra’s case sparks transfer uncertainty
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Friday that certain international football regulations concerning player transfers are in violation of EU law, in a landmark decision that could disrupt the existing transfer system. The court was called upon to resolve a long-standing dispute between former French footballer Lassana Diarra, who played for…
I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven. But he apologised for the comment which he described as…
Six more bodies recovered in Niger boat disaster
Six more bodies of victims of the October 1 boat crash in Niger State have been recovered from the river in the Gbajibo community. The figure brings the total number of recovered bodies to 42 according to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency NSEMA. The Director General of NSEMA Abdullahi Baba-Arah who made this known…
Pastor Adeboye apologises for saying no heaven without tithe
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday…
Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold
Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday…
India opposes tougher penalties for marital rape
India’s government has asked the country’s top court not to toughen criminal penalties against marital rape during an ongoing case brought by campaigners seeking to outlaw it. The penal code introduced in the 19th century during British colonial rule of India explicitly states that “sexual acts by a man with his own wife… is not…
Israeli strike cuts off main road to Syria, Lebanon says
Lebanon said an Israeli strike on Friday cut off the main international road to Syria after Israel said Hezbollah was transporting weapons through the tiny Mediterranean country’s principal land border crossing. The strike, which Israel has not commented on, comes after 310,000 people, mostly Syrians, have in recent days fled the war pitting Israel and…
Osun NURTW Chief Dumps APC, Joins PDP with Thousands of Supporters
Osun APC today suffered another setback as Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, welcomed Comrade Lekan Salami, the former chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Osun State and a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to his office today. During his interaction…
