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Fatoyinbo’s COZA Dragged For Defying Coronavirus Warning

March 22, 2020 6:52 am

Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo and his Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) faced a barrage of attacks on Saturday over the planned Sunday service of the church in Abuja after reports that the city has three coronavirus cases.

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In an Instagram post, the church, taking into consideration the signs of the times announced:

“Following a directive from the FCT Administration, please be informed that service would hold tomorrow, 22nd March, 2020 by 7:30am @Evelyn Centre and 9am at The COZA AUDITORIUM, Guzape Hills , Asokoro Extension, Abuja

“Electronic thermometers will

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Network Failure Mars 2020 UTME, Destroy Students’ Hopes

March 15, 2020 6:23 am

Power and network failures reportedly marred commencement of the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Saturday in some centres in Lagos and Abuja.

According to reports, some candidates in a few Computer-Based Test centres in Lagos State, scheduled for 7am, were unable to take the exam until 1pm, and when they were called in to commence the exam, their computers reportedly went off after writing just two or three papers.

The newspaper learnt that the Virtual Private Network, which transmits the questions from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, failed in a handful of those centres, leading to anxiety …

More And More Nigerians Are Being Born Into Poverty – UN

March 12, 2020 4:30 pm

The United Nations Country Director in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, says more Nigerians are being born into poverty.

Kallon stated this in Abuja yesterday when he led a delegation of the UN on a courtesy visit to Nigerian Senate President Ahmad Lawan. He said Nigeria’s “alarming” population growth without a corresponding economic growth was one of the mega trends affecting development in the country. He said: “The UN is concerned about some mega trends that we feel is affecting Nigeria’s development.

Read Also: United Nations: Nigeria Still Owing Annual Contribution

“One, is our concern about explosive population growth vis-a-vis the Gross

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APC Removes Oshiomhole’s Pictures, Banners At Secretariat

March 12, 2020 11:47 am

Banners displaying the pictures of the embattled chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole at the party secretariat in Abuja, have been removed.

The billboard with the picture of President Muhammadu Buhari and Oshiomhole, at the entrance of the party secretariat has also been replaced.

It was replaced on Wednesday night with a billboard displaying only the picture of Buhari.

Other billboards of Oshiomhole on Blantyre street, where the party secretariat is located, have been removed.

Meanwhile Buhari has given the go ahead for the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the APC slated for Tuesday, presidency …

Breaking: Metuh Guilty Of ₦400m Money Laundering

February 25, 2020 7:09 am

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday found the Peoples Democratic Party’s, PDP, former Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh guilty of ₦400 million money laundering.

Ruling on the first count in his judgement, Justice Okon Abang ruled that a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, unlawfully transferred the sum of N400 million to the defendants in November 2014.

Abang held that Metuh and his firm. Destra Investments Limited reasonably ought to have known that the sum of N400 million paid to them formed part of the proceeds of the unlawful activity of the ex-NSA because they had no form of a …

Laetitia Naankang Dagan: gruesomely murdered

Aso Rock Director, Laetitia Gruesomely Murdered

February 19, 2020 3:51 am

Ms. Laetitia Naankang Dagan, an Assistant Director at the State House, Abuja was on Monday night assassinated by unidentified persons in her apartment.

The Permanent Secretary, State House, Abuja, Jalal Arabi, disclosed this on Tuesday, saying that the 47-year Dagan from Plateau State, worked in her office on Monday till 8pm, but by 11pm, she was gruesomely murdered in her apartment by unidentified persons.

He described the killing of Dagan, Assistant Director of Administration in the State House, as “a painful loss, not only to her immediate family, but also the entire State House.”

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Resident Doctors Condemn On-Duty Assault On Members

February 16, 2020 9:33 am

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja has condemned an assault on one of its members while on call on Saturday.

The Association in a statement signed by its President, Dr Adejo Arome and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, threatened to take necessary action if security agencies did not prosecute the perpetrators.

Arome said that the assault was committed on Saturday when the doctor on call was discharging his duty.

According to him, the doctor on duty was attending to a female patient to …

Sowore To Take up Volunteer Teaching Job In Abuja

January 28, 2020 12:48 am

The publisher of Sahara Reporters and presidential candidate of the in 2019 general elections Omoyele Sowore Monday said he was open to teaching Government or Geography in a Government-owned secondary school “while sitting idle in Abuja.”

He said he looked for a public school where he could teach on Monday. But the principal had “disappeared” before he got to the school.

“Today I set out to look for a public school where I could teach “Government” or Geography while sitting idle in Abuja,” Sowore said in a post on his Instagram

“So we set out to a public school but …

ICPC Officials Invade Pinnacle Office In Abuja

January 21, 2020 2:29 pm

The Management of Pinnacle Communications Ltd, a licensed Digital Switch-Over operator in Nigeria, has lamented the alleged illegal invasion of its Abuja office by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.

The invasion, which it described as despicable, unwarranted, and illegal happened on Wednesday at the company’s office located on Charles De Gualle street, Asokoro, Abuja with the ICPC officials allegedly citing an “order from above.”

The operatives of the ICPC had reportedly stormed the office with fully armed policemen in four vehicles, 3 Hilux vans, and a car, garbed in ICPC jackets that authenticated

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PDP Abuja Protest Ends Abruptly As Members Escape Death

January 20, 2020 10:14 am

The protest embarked upon, on Monday, in Abuja by the leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party against the judgement of the Supreme Court on the 2019 Imo State governorship election has ended abruptly at the Eagle Square.

The Supreme Court had on January 14 nullified the victory of Chief Emeka Ihedioha, who is the PDP Imo State 2019 governorship candidate.

The apex court had held that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Hope Uzodinma, is the duly elected governor of the state and ordered that he should be sworn in as the governor of the …

Police Arrest Mastermind Of First Bank Abuja Robbery

January 2, 2020 12:11 pm

The mastermind of the foiled robbery of First bank in the Mpape area of Abuja has been arrested.

The suspect is being held at the FCT Command Headquarters by old CBN building, Garki, Abuja.

Ernest, a barman, was arrested at his hideout by police detectives, the Nation reports.

Read Also: PDP: Buhari’s New Year Message Is Uninspiring, Tasteless

THISDAY recalls that a Customer Service Officer with First Bank at Mpape, Abuja, Larry Ehizo had narrated how he helped robbers gain access to the bank.

He and others were paraded by the FCT Police command for the operation foiled by a

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Dangote To Renovate MKO Stadium, Abuja

December 18, 2019 8:48 am

Nigeria’s top philanthropists and Business moguls, Aliko Dangote and Chief Keshington Adebutu have promised to renovate the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja and Lagos National Stadium.

This was revealed by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, at the just concluded “Adopt Campaign” initiative held at Civic centre, Lagos.

The campaign, which was categorised into two “Adopt a pitch” and “Adopt a sports centre” saw the minister showing gratitude to Dangote and Adebutu who showed huge concern towards the adoption of the decayed stadiums.

The minister said Dangote has vowed to give the Moshood Kashimawo Abiola (MKO) National Stadium …

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Fatoyinbo’s COZA Dragged For Defying Coronavirus Warning

Network Failure Mars 2020 UTME, Destroy Students’ Hopes

More And More Nigerians Are Being Born Into Poverty – UN

APC Removes Oshiomhole’s Pictures, Banners At Secretariat

Breaking: Metuh Guilty Of ₦400m Money Laundering

Aso Rock Director, Laetitia Gruesomely Murdered

Resident Doctors Condemn On-Duty Assault On Members

Sowore To Take up Volunteer Teaching Job In Abuja

ICPC Officials Invade Pinnacle Office In Abuja

PDP Abuja Protest Ends Abruptly As Members Escape Death

Police Arrest Mastermind Of First Bank Abuja Robbery

Dangote To Renovate MKO Stadium, Abuja

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