Tension is escalating between Russia and Ukraine, as both countries exchanged sharp statements over allegations of interference in Nigeria’s domestic affairs. The Russian Government on Friday issued a stern warning to the United States, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom for accusing it of sponsoring protests in Nigeria. Russia, in a release, said the countries should…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has appointed his daughter, Helen Eno-Obareki, as the Acting First Lady of the state following the death of his wife, Pastor Patience Eno. The governor made the announcement on Friday during a condolence visit by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and other dignitaries in Uyo. Eno stated that…
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….
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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’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…
