April 2021

Kidnap: Adeboye Confirms Release Of 8 RCCG Members

Kidnap: Adeboye Confirms Release Of 8 RCCG Members

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, on Thursday, confirmed that the eight members of the church who were kidnapped in Kaduna State have been released.

Recall that 8 members of RCCG, Region 30, Trinity Sanctuary, Kaduna, were attacked on March 26 near Doka along the Kachia-Kafanchan Road, on their way to a programme.

The abductors had also demanded ₦50m ransom for their release.

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But the cleric on Thursday in a tweet said the members have been freed and were taken …

Nobody Can Question Position Of First Lady – Tinubu

Nobody Can Question Position Of First Lady – Tinubu

The national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, has ensured the role of the First Lady is never questioned.

Tinubu stated this at the public presentation of Aisha’s biography tagged, ‘Aisha Buhari: Being different,” on Thursday.’

The book was written by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs, Dr Hajo Sani.

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Tinubu, who was the chairman of the occasion, said, “Given the First Lady’s achievements, no one can reasonably question the role …

Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Free To Run For President - Ouattara

Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo ‘Free To Return’ – Ouattara

President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast on Wednesday stated that Ex-President Laurent Gbagbo and his former right-hand man Charles Ble Goude are ‘free to return to Ivory Coast when they want’ after they were definitively acquitted of crimes against humanity by the ICC.

At the commencement of a cabinet meeting in Abidjan, Ouattara said; ‘Arrangements will be made so that Laurent Gbagbo can enjoy, in accordance with the laws in place, the advantages and allowances available to former presidents,’

He spoke a week after the International Criminal Court (ICC) upheld Gbagbo’s acquittal, with appeals judges confirming that he was …

Super Eagles Move Four Spots In Latest FIFA World Rankings

Super Eagles Move Four Spots In Latest FIFA World Rankings

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved four places in the FIFA world rankings released Wednesday following convincing back-back wins over Benin Republic and Lesotho in the just concluded 2021 AFCON qualifiers.

The Gernot Rohr-coached side in the month of March defeated the Squirrels of Benin 1-0 in Porto-Novo before returning home three days later to wallop Crocodiles of Lesotho 3-0 in the final 2021 AFCON qualifier staged in Lagos.

The three-time African champions, therefore, topped Group L of the 2021 AFCON qualifying series unbeaten to book their ticket to the next continental championship to be staged in Cameroon.

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Bolsonaro Refuses Lockdown As Brazil COVID Crisis Drags On

Bolsonaro Refuses Lockdown As Brazil COVID Crisis Drags On

Despite the devastating effects of Covid-19 in the country, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has reiterated that he has no plans to order a national lockdown, a day after the nation saw its highest number of coronavirus deaths in 24 hours.

According to reports, Brazil’s Health Ministry registered 3,829 deaths on Wednesday, slightly lower than 4,195 fatalities from the previous day, a grim national record.

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We’re not going to accept this politics of stay home and shut everything down,” said Bolsonaro during a speech in the city of Chapeco,

US 'Disturbed' Over Jailed Russian Opposition Leader's Health

US ‘Disturbed’ Over Jailed Russian Opposition Leader’s Health

The Biden led-administration on Wednesday said it is ‘disturbed’ by reports that jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s health was deteriorating, urging Kremlin authorities to take actions to ensure his health and safety.

Navalny, who is easily President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic was arrested in January and sentenced to 2 1/2 years in jail for violating terms of his parole from an earlier suspended sentence, has been on a hunger strike for about a week in demand of outside medical attention.

His lawyers on Wednesday said his health has been rapidly degrading. Navalny, 44, was moved to the sick …

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Uzodinma Counters Ex-IG, Says Politicians Behind Imo Attacks

The Governor of Hope Uzodinma on Wednesday stated that the attack on security facilities in the state is the handiwork of aggrieved politicians and not members of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB).

Uzodinma made this assertion when he spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday.

According to him, the tactics of the disgruntled politicians was that at first, they would try to identify grievances of people in a particular area and used them to achieve political gains.

He said if it is in Imo State and ‘probably there are some IPOB people who are not happy,

PDP to APC Leave Our Governors Alone

PDP to APC: Leave Our Governors Alone

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has issued a warning to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop poaching its governors or persuading them to join its fold.

This warning was issued by the chairman of the forum, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal who spoke when he led a delegation of PDP governors on a commiseration visit to the Governor of Zamfara State, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle in Gusau on Wednesday.

Tambuwal was accompanied on the visit by the governors of Rivers State, Oyo, Taraba, Bauchi, and Adamawa.

Tambuwal said instead of genuinely commiserating with the people of Zamfara …

6M Illegal Arms In Circulation In Nigeria – Abdulsalami

6 Million Illegal Arms In Circulation In Nigeria – Abdulsalami

Nigeria’s Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (Retd) has expressed grave concern over the proliferation of all calibre of weapons in the country, which he estimated at over six million.

The former Nigerian leader expressed dismay that the proliferation of weapons has heightened insecurity and led to over 80,000 deaths and close to three million Internally Displaced Persons (IDP).

Abubakar, who is chairman of, National Peace Committee (NPC), painted the ugly state of Insecurity the country is presently grappling at a dialogue of the committee with key stakeholders at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, yesterday.

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Reps Call For Tighter Security Around Nigerian Prisons

Reps Call For Tighter Security Around Nigerian Prisons

Following last Monday’s attack of Owerri Custodial Centre by Unknown gunmen, the House of Representatives has called for a security beef-up of the various correctional centers across the country.

The charge was made known through the Chairman, House Committee on Reformatory Institutions, Anayo Edwin, in a statement released on Wednesday, according to him, it is worrisome that about 1,800 inmates escaped from the Owerri Custodial Centre during the invasion.

While condemning the attacks on Owerri prisons as well as police formations in Imo State, Edwin, urged the Department of State Security (DSS) to unravel the immediate and remote causes of …

AstraZeneca: Nigeria Probes Blood Clotting Side Effects

AstraZeneca: Nigeria Probes Blood Clotting Side Effects

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) is investigating the blood clotting in some persons who received the first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The Director General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, spoke to the press at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing.

On Tuesday, the European Medicines Agency announced there’s a causal link between AstraZeneca’s jab and rare blood clots.

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Marco Cavaleri, Head of Health Threats and Vaccine Strategy, told Rome’s Il Messaggero newspaper that a definitive statement will be released this week.

Ihekweazu said the government was …

NSE CEO Oscar Onyema Completes Tenure

NSE CEO Oscar Onyema Completes Tenure

Oscar Onyema, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange has completed his tenure.

Onyema, 52, assumed the position on April 4, 2011. He was formerly Senior Vice President of the American Stock Exchange.

In a statement on Tuesday, Olumide Orojimi, Head of Corporate Communications, said a closing ceremony was held to honour him.

Orojimi noted that the NSE experienced significant growth under the former CEO. He cited the recent completion of the demutualisation of The Exchange.

Onyema recalled he took over when the stock market was “in …