Popular Catholic Priest Resigns, Switches To Traditional Religion

ADEOLA YUSUF

Dr. Echezona Obiagbaosogu, a Catholic priest with 17 years of experience, has officially stepped down from his clerical duties to adopt African traditional spirituality. Obiagbaosogu, who lectures in African Traditional Religion at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, revealed that his passion for traditional African beliefs and rainmaking practices influenced his decision. Obiagbaosogu recounted how his childhood experiences shaped his current path. His father, a Christian who valued traditional medicine, and his grandfather, a staunch traditionalist, nurtured his curiosity about nature and spirituality. During his academic research, Obiagbaosogu studied under a seasoned native…

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Man Gets £5,000 In Compensation After Cutting Himself While Shaving

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Man gets 5,000 in compensation after cutting himself while shaving A man who sued a razor company after cutting himself while shaving with one of their products has been handed £5,000 in compensation. Nick Silverthorn, 48, from London, bought himself a new razor during the Christmas holidays. He said he visited his local Sainsbury’s in Richmond to buy a £2.50 Wilkinson Sword Men Advance 3 razor But when Mr Silverthorn unwrapped his purchase and began shaving on Boxing Day, he started “bleeding badly.” READ ALSO: Nigerians To Pay More For…

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Nigerians To Pay More For Calls, Data, Minister Confirms, Says Hike Not 100%

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  Real reason we yielded to MTN, Glo, others’ request for tariff hike, full details of what minister Bosun Tijani said   The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has announced that telecom tariffs will rise soon, but the increase will not reach 100 percent. Speaking after a stakeholders’ meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on Wednesday in Abuja, Tijani explained that discussions and consultations on the matter are still in progress. The MNOs have earlier proposed a 100 percent hike in tariffs. The minister noted…

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Stella Nwadigo, Teacher Who Brutalized 3 Year-Old Nursery Pupil, Arrested

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“Justice must be served,” terse statement Muyiwa Adejobi, Force PRO, released on how 45 year-old tomentour of a 3 year-old pupil was arrested   A female teacher with Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu, Stella Nwadigo, who physically abused a 3-year-old Abayomi Micheal un a viral video has been arrested by the police. Muyiwa Adejobi, Force PRO, who announced this in a terse statement, declared that justice must be served. A video in which Nwadigbo was seen brutalising Abayomi has been greeted by condemnation abd criticism. Stampede: Why Ooni Ex-Wife, Oriyomi Hamzat…

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‘Now 226,747 MSCF,’ Nigeria’s Gas Output Increase By 2.9%

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s gas output has risen on a month-on-month, MoM basis, by 2.9 per cent to  226,747.05 million standard cubic feet, MSCF in November 2024, from 220,396.45MSCF recorded in October 2024. But on  year-on-year, YoY basis, the gas output rose marginally by 0.02 per cent to 2,292,951 MSCF in the first 11 months (January – November) of 2024, from 2,292,471MSCF recorded in the corresponding period of 2023. However, of the 2,292,951MSCF produced during the period, 606,658MSCF was consumed locally in Nigeria, indicating an increase of 1.6 per cent against 596,861MSCF consumed locally during…

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‘Upright’ Policeman Buhari Honoured For Rejecting $200,000 Bribe Converts To Islam

ADEOLA YUSUF

Assistant Commissioner of Police, Daniel Amah, renowned for rejecting a $200,000 bribe, has embraced Islam in a ceremony held at the palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. During the private event held on Tuesday, Amah was formally welcomed into the faith. He adopted Muhammad as his new name. Speaking in Hausa, the Emir urged Amah to seek Islamic knowledge and diligently observe the five pillars of Islam: belief in Allah, the five daily prayers, fasting during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca, and Zakat (charitable giving). The Emir prayed…

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‘Monthly Routine,’ Mysterious Banana Sacrifice Appears On UK Street Again

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  Residents of Nottinghamshire, England have been left puzzled by the mysterious appearance of plates filled with peeled bananas left by the side of a road every month for over a year. FULL LIST: Japa, Agbero, Eba, 17 Other Nigerian Words Added To Oxford Dictionary ’24 Hours After Swearing In,’ Governor’s Special Adviser Dies 10 Facts About Éric Chelle, Super Eagles’ New Coach The phenomenon occurs on the second day of each month in 2024, when a plate of bananas is found on a street corner in Beeston, across from…

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‘No Bribery, No Extortion,’ AIG Reads Riot Act To Newly Promoted Officers

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The Assistant Inspector General of Police in-charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Adegoke Fayoade, yesterday, charged newly promoted Assistant Commissioners of Police, Chief Superintendent of Police, and Superintendents of Police, to shun disgraceful acts and refrain from extorting members of the public. He reminded the officers that their promotion was a call to duty, urging them to work harder in ensuring that lives and properties of Nigerians within their jurisdictions were saved. AIG Fayoade gave the charge at the decoration of 33 newly promoted officers drawn from the Lagos and…

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Troops Eliminate 34 Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorists In Borno, Six Soldiers killed

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The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday confirmed that over 34 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists were neutralised in a fierce battle at Sabon Gari Community, Damboa Local Government Area, Borno State. The attack also resulted in the loss of six soldiers. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement titled “Terrorists Killed in Attack on Sabon Gari in Damboa LGA of Borno State.” He revealed that the terrorists, riding on motorcycles and gun trucks, attempted to retaliate the recent killing of their commanders but were overwhelmed…

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Stampede: Why Ooni Ex-Wife, Oriyomi Hamzat Will Be In Agodi Prison Till January 13

ADEOLA YUSUF

A high court in Ibadan has fixed Tuesday, January 13, 2025, to rule on the bail applications filed by Naomi Silekunola, ex-wife of Ooni of Ife, Oriyomi Hamzat, CEO Of Agidigbo FM, and Fasasi Abdullahi. Abdullahi serves as the principal of Islamic High School, the site of the stampede incident in Ibadan. The trio are standing trial over their alleged roles in a stampede at a funfair in December, which claimed the lives of over 40 people, most of them children. The defendants were remanded at Agodi correctional centre on December 24 after…

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