Day: May 2, 2022

2023: RCCG Pastor Demands Sack of Colleague Who Campaigned for Osinbajo

Precious Ibekwe

“RCCG is a congregation of many parties, not for Osinbajo who says he wants to consolidate Buhari’s legacies, a legacy characterized by banditry, kidnappings, massive killings, corruption”   Youth Pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Dr. Oche Otorkpa, has called on the church to sack the Head of Politics and Governance of the church, pastor Timothy Olaniyan over a comment he made about the Vice-president, Yemi Osinbajo. The statement currently making the rounds and credited to Pastor Olaniyan has equally irked many quarters, with some condemning it.…

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Group Lampoons Gov Abiodun over Alleged Plight of Ogun Elders

Gbenga Adeoti

A political pressure group, Ogun Bibire Unity Forum, has berated the Ogun State government over his alleged insensitive attitude towards the plight of the elderly citizens of the state. A press statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta by its Organizing Secretary, Otunba Oluwatobi Sofela, lamented the ill-treatment the Dapo Abiodun-led government has continually meted out to the senior citizens, who due to age, are now very fragile and vulnerable to such inhuman treatments of constant abuses, exploitations and in some cases outright killings by those expected to protect them.…

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Russian Attack Kills American Fighting Alongside Ukrainian Forces

Aoko Benjamin

An American citizen, Willy Joseph Cancel, was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in Ukraine, members of Cancel’s family confirmed to CNN. The 22-year-old was working with a private military contracting company when he was killed on Monday. The company had sent him to Ukraine, and he was being paid while he was fighting there, Cancel’s mother, Rebecca Cabrera, told CNN. READ ALSO Interfere In Ukraine War, Suffer Severe Consequences, Putin Warns US, UK Rocket Attack Kills 50 At Ukraine’s Train Station, Citizens Flee Medical Student Dies in Nigeria 2 Weeks…

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Six Killed, 23 Injured In Lagos Three-storey Building Collapse

Tade Salako

About six dead bodies have been evacuated so far from the rubbles of a three-storey building which collapsed in the Ebutte Meta area of Lagos Sunday night. The building located on 24 Ibadan street, Harbert Macauly Way, Oyingbo reportedly caved in around 9:30pm on Sunday. Over 23 persons were said to have been rescued from the rubble and treated. Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, National Emergency Management Agency, among others are at the scene. The Lagos Teritorial Office, NEMA,  Mr Ibrahim…

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JUST IN: FIFA Slams N65m Fines on Nigeria Over Abuja Stadium Fracas

Aliyu Aliyu

FIFA has fined Nigeria 150,000 Swiss France (about 65m) after fans invaded the stadium following the 2022 World Cup playoffs against Ghana’s Black Stars at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja on March 29. The 1-1 draw played against Ghana meant Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after playing a goalless draw in the first leg in Kumasi Ghana. The result irked Nigerian fans who invaded the pitch, attacking players and officials and destroying things. FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee decried the poor organisation of the match for…

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