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Pastor Taiwo Odukoya Loses Wife, Nomthi, to Cancer
Nomthi, the wife of Taiwo Odukoya, the senior pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, is dead. Pastor Odukoya announced her death in a post on his Instagram page on Tuesday evening. According to him, Nomthi “battled cancer for the better part of two years”. “With deep regret and gratitude to God, I have to […]
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‘Gardens In Homes, Schools’ — FG, States Mull ‘Operation Feed Yourself’ to Tackle Malnutrition
The federal government, in partnership with states, is considering plans to launch ‘Operation Feed Yourself’ as part of efforts to tackle malnutrition and improve food security in the country. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed this on Monday, during a high-level meeting on nutrition. According to a statement by Laolu Akande, spokesperson to the vice-president, Osinbajo said […]
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Zainab Ahmed: Nigeria Needs to Tap Into $2trn Islamic Finance Market — It’s NOT Only For Muslims
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says Nigeria needs significant financial sector reforms for sustained growth and penetration of Islamic finance in delivering overall economic growth. Ahmed said this on Tuesday at the 5th African International Conference on Islamic Finance titled, “Infrastructure financing, sustainability and the future of African market 2.0” in […]
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Gunmen Kidnap 13 LG Workers in Kaduna
Thirteen Zaria Local Government employees have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen while returning from a condolence visit around Giwa local area in Kaduna State. It was gathered that the victims, mostly women, were abducted along Zaria and Giwa local council at about 5pm on Monday. Sources say only the driver was allowed to go in […]
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Bandits Ambush Police Patrol Team In Zamfara, Kill 7, burn Patrol Vehicle
Bandits have attacked mobile Police Patrol Team kill seven personnel and set Ablaze patrol vehicle in Zamfara. The incident occurred along Magani – Gusau road when troops deployed to keep peace in the area were ambushed by gunmen Monday night The whereabout of some personnel who escaped the attack is still unknown The troops were […]
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Kubwa Inferno: FEMA Wants Sellers Of Flammable Materials Segmented Outside Markets
The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has emphasised the need for sellers of flammable materials to be segmented outside the markets to prevent fire outbreaks. The Director-General (D-G) of FEMA, Alhaji Idriss Abbas, made the suggestion in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, while reacting to the recent tragic kerosene surface tank fire explosion at […]
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Electoral Act Amendment: No Party Has Right To Impose Its Processes On Another
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received the news of the passage of the harmonized electoral act amendment bill, which among other things, provided for direct primaries for nomination of candidates for elections by political parties. Our party holds that it is the inalienable right of each political party, within the context of our constitutional […]
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Ikoyi Collapsed Building Subscribers Signed Over $500,000 Contract Each
Some subscribers to the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos State, signed contracts ranging from over $500,000 (N206.5m) to over $3m (N1.24bn) for the purchase of luxury apartments in the high-rise from Fourscore Heights Limited, findings by our correspondent have revealed. Documents obtained by our correspondent showed that after the payment of an initial deposit, […]
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Climate change: Africa Cheated, Oppressed, Lied To by Rich Nations —Buhari
The President Muhammadu Buhari speaking at the opening plenary of the COP-26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland said Africa is being cheated, oppressed and lied to by rich nations. He said this is despite the continent almost being non-emitters, stressing that it is responsible for a mere five per cent of global emissions. Reminding […]