Day: October 22, 2022

NBS Confirms Hike In Cooking Gas Price

Precious Ibekwe

The average price of 5kg of cooking gas has increased from N4,456.56 in August to N4,474.48 in September, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated. It stated in its “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for September 2022 released Saturday in Abuja that the September price was a 0.40 per cent increase over what obtained in August. “On a year-on-year basis, the September 2022 price of N4,474.48 for 5Kg of gas was an 86.62 per cent increase over the price of N2,397.60 obtainable for the same volume in September 2021, it…

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Police Kill Suspect In Apostle Johnson Suleman Murder Attempt

ADEOLA YUSUF

DPO removed, clergyman alleges cover-up after one of his suspected attackers, arrested by vigilantes and handed over to the police, was shot dead by Police   The Divisional Police Officer of Auchi Division, Edo State, Ayodele Suleiman, has been removed by the state Commissioner of Police, Assistant Inspector General of Police Abutu Yaro. This followed the death of a suspect in the attack on the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman. A statement by the Command’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, Jennifer Iwegbu, said the DPO’s withdrawal was…

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Flood Ravages Ex-President Jonathan’s Country Home, Otueke

Efe Wellington

Flood has taken over major parts of Otuoke Community, hometown of former President Goodluck Jonathan, in Bayelsa State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Otuoke is located in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. It is one of the communities mostly affected by flood disasters. Some residents of the community now use canoes to access their homes following the overflow of River Orashi, Taylor and Epie creeks situated in Rivers and Bayelsa States respectively. NAN recalls that the flood affected the house of Dr. Jonathan in 2012, but…

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How Winners Chapel’s Popular Pastor Slumpped, Died

Precious Ibekwe

Fred Attabo is the Pastor-in-Charge of Bishop David Oyedepo’s Living Faith Bible Church in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital The Pastor-in-Charge of Living Faith Bible Church in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, Pastor Fred Attabo, is dead, the News Agency of Nigeria is reporting. The 68-year-old pastor of the church popularly known as Winners Chapel, died in the early hours of Friday. READ ALSO How I tore Bishop Oyedepo’s book publicly for being full of errors – Pastor Tunde Bakare CROSSFIRE: Oyedepo, Akintola clash over Kwara Hijab crisis RCCG PastorJailed…

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Pierluigi Collina: Tale of Legendary Referee Famous Footballers Fear

Ganiyu Amodu

Pierluigi Collina is his name and he remains the only referee who had the VAR in his eyes, and one who can speak four languages on the field (French, Spanish, Italian and English). Platforms Africa reports that this referee could communicate in 4 languages on the field (French, Spanish, Italian and English). Before each game, he studied the game and the players of the teams he would lead and learned the names of the players. READ ALSO: Why My Daughter Was Cast In Anikulapo – Kunle Afolayan Have Extra-Marital Sex…

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Why My Daughter Was Cast In Anikulapo – Kunle Afolayan

Ganiyu Amodu

Eyiyemi Afolayan made her debut appearance as an actor on the set of Anikulapo where she acted the role of Princess Omowunmi, a beautiful but gullible princess of Alaafin   Veteran actor and movie producer, Kunle Afolayan, has explained why he casted his daughter, Eyiyemi Afolayan, for the role of Princess Omowunmi in his recent release, Anikulapo. Afolayan, who posted a short video clip of his daughter and himself on his Instagram handle on Wednesday, said the role required somebody beautiful and his daughter is definitely beautiful. He added that…

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Eazi Travels: How Tourists, Others Can Travel Now, Pay Later – ATCT Boss

Ganiyu Amodu

Eazi Travels, a web-based marketplace that would reach out to more travelers globally, has been launched in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital with revelations on problems the scheme has come to solve. Chairman ATCT Group, Chief John Adebanjo, told Platforms Africa at the Lagos Continental Hotel venue of the launch of Eazi Travels that there is also a hotel bouquet added to this and other packages. READ ALSO: Africa’s Aviation in Turbulence, Bumpy Flights Why Nigeria’s Local Aviation Doesn’t Run 24-Hour Operations – FAAN Dinka Ethnic Group: Tales of World’s Tallest…

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