Month: August 2022

2022 Convention: RCCG Makes Leadership Changes, Pegs Pastors’ Retirement Age At 70

ADEOLA YUSUF

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has announced some changes in the leadership of the church, following the retirement of some familiar faces, including retirement of the Church’s National Overseer, Pastor Joseph Obayemi. Various sources, who confirmed the changes announced at the end of the Church’s Ministers’ Conference last Sunday, said a formal announcement of the full list could be made by the administration department of the church. Usually, the Conference is not broadcast or covered by journalists. Pastor Obayemi and other pastors…

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Ryan Giggs Wanted Sex All The Time, Had Eight Affairs, Ex-Girlfriend Claims

ADEOLA YUSUF

The trial of former Manchester United ace Ryan Giggs heard the footballer wanted sex “all the time” and cheated on his ex Kate Greville eight times. The 48-year-old former Wales manager is accused of controlling behaviour towards Ms Greville from 2017 until their split in 2020 and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against her. He is also accused of assaulting her sister Emma Greville. Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard how he and Kate Greville had a “toxic” and “turbulent” seven-year relationship. Jurors heard Ms Greville has levelled a number…

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Real Reason I Failed To Perform In Tanzania — Kizz Daniel

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s popular singer, Kizz Daniel, has apologised for failing to perform at a show in Tanzania on Sunday. Kizz Daniel offered the explanation at a news conference he addressed on Tuesday after his arrest and release by Tanzanian Police. The Buga crooner was arrested in Dar es Salaam on Monday for failing to perform at the show on Sunday. READ ALSO JUST IN: Tanzania Police Release Kizz Daniel, Continue Probe Shell Pays $1.9bn Royalty, Taxes To Nigeria In Two Years Serena Williams Announces Retirement From Tennis According to the organiser…

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2023: INEC Has Not recognized Lawan, Akpabio – Official

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has denied recognizing Senators Ahmed Lawan and Godswill Akpabio as Senatorial candidates for Yobe Yobe North and Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial Districts as published by an online medium. The Commission made this crystal clear in a statement issued and signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye. Okoye stated,”Not for the first time, our attention has been drawn to a story published by an online medium that the Commission has doctored, backdated and certified documents to accommodate…

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Owo Church Massacre: Akeredolu Confirms Arrest Of 5 Suspects

ADEOLA YUSUF

Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of five suspected killers of over 40 worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo on June 5. Akeredolu said this during a courtesy visit to his office by the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ondo State Council, led by the Chairman, Prince Leke Adegbite. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akeredolu confirmed the arrest shortly after the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, announced the arrest of the masterminds of the attack…

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Serena Williams Announces Retirement From Tennis

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Why I have never liked the word retirement’ – Williams Serena Williams is stepping away from tennis after the upcoming US Open, although she’s not quite ready to put a firm date on it, or even say the word ‘retirement.’ ‘I have never liked the word,’ Williams wrote in the latest issue of Vogue. ‘It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I’ve been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important…

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Shell Pays $1.9bn Royalty, Taxes To Nigeria In Two Years

ADEOLA YUSUF

Oil giant spends $1.6bn on contracts to indigenous firms as Country Chair, Osagie Okunbor, expresses strong ties with Nigeria   Shell Companies in Nigeria has paid $1.886 billion ($1.9bn approximate) on royalty and taxes to the Nigerian government in the two years period of 2020 and 2021. Platforms Africa reports that the oil giant also said it spent over $1.6 billion on contracts to indigenous firms in the country during same period. A 2021 briefing note from the company, which contained these figures showed that Shell paid $986 million in…

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Girl Finishes Varsity At 18, Tops Class With First Class In Software Engineering

ADEOLA YUSUF

This is Deborah Idumu, the brilliant girl who graduated with first class from Babcock University at just 18. Deborah didn’t just graduate with first class, she was the overall best graduating student in her department, Software Engineering. READ ALSO: Ijebu East Chairman, Wale Adedayo’s Daughter Scores Five A1 In WASSCE Why MAPOLY Lecturer, Wasiu Tejuoso, Won Ogun Merit Award – Organisers OAU College Of Health Sciences Marks 50th Anniversary Beyond Logo And Bird: Untold Tale of Tech Titan, Twitter At just 18, Deborah is already a good Full-Stack Developer, with…

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Ijebu East Chairman, Wale Adedayo’s Daughter Scores Five A1 In WASSCE

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Oluwatoyin Ruth-First Adedayo is certainly following the path of her late South African namesake,” proud father pens emotional tributes for daughter   Wale Adedayo, Chairman, Ijebu East Local Government area of Ogun state, Southwest Nigeria, has celebrated the result of his daughter, Oluwatoyin Ruth Adedayo, in the just-released West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Platforms Africa reports that Adedayo, a renowned journalist, who announced the sterling performance of his daughter on his Facebook page, also uploaded the result. “I don’t know if I should say mine was better than…

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50 Companies Fold Up In Nigeria As Investment Crashes by 56%

ADEOLA YUSUF

50 firms close in 7 years of bad government policies Investment in manufacturing has reduced 56 per cent in seven years, and 50 such firms have shut down since 2017, a real sector buffeted on all sides by a plethora of bad government policies coupled with economic headwinds. Manufacturing firms that have closed shop in the past five years include Surest Foam Limited, Mufex, Framan Industries, MZM Continental, Nipol Industries, Moak Industries, and Stone Industries. Investment by those still standing has dived south, from N489.44 billion in 2016 to N217.22…

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