2020

Insecurity: CAN Declares 3-Day Nationwide Prayer

CAN To FG: CAMA Law Is Satanic, It’s A Time Bomb

August 20, 2020 12:54 pm

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has rejected the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA), saying appointing a supervising minister to suspend church trustees and appoint new one is Satanic.

CAN said the new act would snuff life out of the church and rank the church as a secular institution under secular control.

Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo had condemned the CAMA law and rejected it in totality.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on August 7 signed into law, the Companies and Allied Matters Bill, 2020. The bill which has been passed by the National Assembly …

UTME

UTME 2020: JAMB Withdraws Licenses Of 11 Centres

January 21, 2020 2:34 pm
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn licences from 11 centres for charging candidates exorbitant amount in the ongoing 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) registration.

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the board, made this known in Abuja on Tuesday, at an interactive session with stakeholders.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders comprises – the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), banks, E-transact, Digital Partner Network, Interswitch and other service providers.

Oloyede said that the proliferation of tutorial centres was a major concern as most of the centres engaged in fraud and corruption,

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APC

Ondo 2020: What APC Chairman Told US Delegation

January 11, 2020 5:33 am
Ade Adetimehin, the Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, says the party will not condone the use of thuggery within its fold in the state’s coming governorship election.

NAN reports that Adetimehin made this disclosure on Friday in Akure while playing host to a team of political observers from the United States Consulate General office in Lagos.

The chairman said, “A party that is diligently serving the people, and positively affecting the economy, has no business resorting to violence to win an election”.

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He assured the guests that

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2020: Ohanaeze Youths Task Buhari On Enugu Coal Mines

January 5, 2020 2:18 pm
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths Council Worldwide at the weekend called on President Mohammad Buhari to ensure immediate revamping of Enugu coal mines, rebuild the numerous dilapidated railway stations and train coaches abandoned across the South-East zone.

The group made this known in a statement signed by the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and the secretary General Mazi Okwu Nnabuike and forwarded to DAILY POST in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State.

Ohanaeze youths also lamented the death trapped nature of Federal roads in the Southeast zone, calling for an urgent attention of the Federal

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2020: Hope Uzodimma Will Take Over Imo State – Fr. Mbaka

January 1, 2020 9:39 am
Charismatic Roman Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria (Amen), Fr Ejike Mbaka, is at it again.

The Enugu cleric, who is known for his controversial prophecies, in his New Year message, said Senator Hope Uzodimma would be sworn in as governor of Imo State.

Mbaka had predicted President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory during the 2015 New Year Message, which he titled ‘From Goodluck to Badluck.’

Addressing thousands of members of his congregation, he said that the 2019 APC governorship candidate, Uzodinma, would dislodge the incumbent governor of the state, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha of Peoples Democratic Party

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2020: Buhari Lists Major Projects To Be Completed This Year

January 1, 2020 5:26 am
President Muhammadu Buhari has listed some projects Nigerians should expect to come upstream by 2020.

This was part of the President’s New Year message he personally signed and made available to THISDAY on January 1.

Buhari said, “To recapitulate, some of the projects Nigerians should expect to come upstream from 2020 include:

“47 road projects scheduled for completion in 2020/21, including roads leading to ports.

“Major bridges including substantial work on the Second Niger Bridge.

“Completion of 13 housing estates under the National Housing Project Plan.

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;”Lagos, Kano, Maiduguri and

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2020: Prophet Omale Releases Prophecies On Buhari, Aisha

December 31, 2019 2:35 pm
The founder of the Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, Abuja, Dr. Emmanuel Omale has prophesied events that would happen in 2020.

Omale on Tuesday prophesied that a retired General will be implicated in coup attempt.

He also gave predictions on President Muhammadu Buhari, his wife Aisha, governors, the US election among others.

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The cleric warned Buhari to scrap the visa on arrival policy, noting that such would create problems for Nigeria.

The prophecies below:

1. President Buhari should scrap the visa-on-Arrival for Africans program as it will create

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2020: APGA Makes Demands, Task FG

December 30, 2019 4:59 am
The national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Victor Oye, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to factor the sufferings of the people into whatever programmes it plans to execute 2020.

The APGA chairman opined that anything outside of this would increase the hardship and hunger in the country.

Oye made his opinion known in a terse statement forwarded to newsmen on Sunday afternoon.

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The statement partly reads, “Despite the social, economic and political challenges facing our nation, we still have every reason to be grateful

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2020: Don’t Throw Nigeria Into Anarchy – Igbo Group

December 30, 2019 4:58 am

An Igbo socio-political organization, Igbo National Council (INC), has called on the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and other northern political leaders to immediately call Yerima Shettima and his co-travellers to order before they throw the country into destructive political crisis ahead 2023 Nigeria Presidential election.

The group in a statement issued on Sunday by its President General, Chilos Godsent, urged Nigerians to ignore the false and misleading publications of Yerima Shettima, regarding the 2023 Nigeria Presidential elections.

Recall that the Arewa Youth leader, Yerima Shettima, was quoted in an interview with newsmen as saying that 2023

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2020: Economy Set To Ride On Non-Oil Sector For Growth

December 29, 2019 7:04 am

The prospects for economic growth in 2020 seem bright, but the growth is expected to be fragile. As it was the case in 2019, non-oil sector driven by agriculture, ICT and manufacturing among others, will deliver the expected result, writes Bamidele Famoofo

The economy is expected to expand beyond the record achieved in 2019. Economic experts have predicted a modest 2.25 percent GDP growth for the economy in 2020, noting that key driver of growth in the fiscal year would be the non-oil sector. The non-oil sector continued to keep overall GDP afloat for much of 2019, having supported overall …

Edo 2020: Why We Must Fast, Pray – Oba Of Benin

December 28, 2019 11:39 am
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has urged traditional rulers to fast and pray for peace in the state ahead of the Edo governorship election in 2020.

The traditional ruler gave the charge at the quarterly meeting of the Edo Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs in Benin on Saturday, NAN reports.

The monarch said the prayers and fasting should go along with offering of sacrifice to Almighty God and their ancestors.

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Ewuare, who is the chairman of the council, said the call for prayers became necessary in

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2020: Primate Ayodele Release Shocking Prophecies On Buhari

December 26, 2019 4:53 am
Founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke-Afa, Ejigbo Lagos, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, has released prophecies for year 2020.

Ayodele made the revelations public during Christmas at his annual fest gathering.

The cleric gave prophecies on Nigeria, prominent citizens including President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, government agencies, the international community, among others.

Excerpts below:

“NIGERIA: Nigeria in the Diaspora will witness more troubles. I foresee incessant killings in the country as rioting will be on the increase. Nigeria 2020 needs to pray so well because I

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