The remains of the Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya. were on Saturday buried in Lagos. Pastor Odukoya died on August 7 in the United States of America. Before the interment, a funeral service held at the church’s headquarters had in attendance a large crowd of mourners, including dignitaries such as Dolapo, the wife of the immediate past Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; Pastor Paul Adefarasin; Bishop Stephen Adegbite; Rev. Sam Adeyemi; and Peterson Okopi. Bishop David Abioye of the Living Faith Ministries (Winners Chapel), in his sermon at the event, extolled Pastor Odukoya’s legacies, while…
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Niger Delta Itsekiri Oil Producing Communities, NDIOPC, has threatened to shutdown Chevron Nigeria Limited facilities in Olero, Dibi and Abiteye Fields in Delta State over perceived failed promises by the company and Delta State government. NDIOPC in separate letters to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and Chairman of Board and Chief Executive Officer of Chevron, alleged the refusal to convert the VTP5/OTP2 and VTP6 graduates to staff by Chevron, 15 years after their employment, despite interventions by the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III. The Itsekiri host communities are vexed with the seeming inaction of the Delta State government and the management…
Barring any last-minute change, members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers will begin withdrawal of their services from offices and oil locations. They said the threat was against the sale of the Nigeria Agip Oil Company and Eni Nigeria to Oando Plc without due process being followed. The threat is from oil and gas workers in the PENGASSAN branch in Mobil, Chevron, NUPENG, Total Energies and Shell companies. They said the planned withdrawal of their services was in solidarity support of NAOC staff over the…
A female student of the Gombe State University has been arrested by the school security outfit and handed over to the police for allegedly throwing a day-old baby from a three-storey building. Our correspondent gathered that the baby died due to the impact of the fall from the girls’ hostel. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the female student, who was worried about what to do with the child after she gave birth to him, decided to end his life. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mohammed Abubakar, confirmed the incident, saying that the culprit had been handed to the police. Abubakar said,…
Nicki Minaj will emcee and perform at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. MTV officials announced on Friday that the rapper, 40, will be emceeing and performing at the annual Video Music Awards this year. “SO EXCITED to have @NICKIMINAJ BACK as our emcee at the #VMAs this year!!!!!” MTV wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. Nicki served as emcee at the event last year alongside LL Cool J and Jack Harlow and also performed a nine-song medley. This year, the rapper is set to emcee solo and perform her latest single, Last Time I Saw You. Over the…
On Thursday, Organisers of the Black Entertainment Television Awards, popularly known as BET Awards, announced the nominees for the 18th annual “BET Hip-Hop Awards” 2023, honouring the past year in Hip Hop music across 17 categories. Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu known as Burna Boy bagged seven nominations in this year’s edition of the award. On Tuesday, October 3, The award will be taped from Atlanta, GA, and will premiere Tuesday, October 10, 2023. The categories include: ‘Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year’, ‘Song of the Year,’ ‘Best Hip-Hop Video’, ‘Best Collaboration’, ‘Best Live Performer’, ‘Lyricist of the Year’, and ‘Hustler of the Year’. BEST LIVE PERFORMER BURNA…
There has been a disturbing rise in cases of kidnapping across the country. The elite are not the only targets of kidnappers; workers, students, and even children are not spared. Recently, eight members of the National Youth Service Corps, including their driver, were abducted by terrorists on a highway in Zamfara State. The corps members were travelling in an AKTC bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Sokoto State, to take part in the mandatory national service. Similarly, residents of Kuchiko Resettlement Development Area in Bwari, Abuja, also raised the alarm over rising kidnap incidents in the area. These attacks…
Peter Obi (left), with his Grace, Archbishop Alexander Ibeziem of the Anglican Diocese of Awka, at the foundation-laying ceremony of the Department of Midwifery and Public Health Nursing of the Millennium College of Nursing Sciences of the Awka Anglican Communion . . . Saturday in Awka. In his dedication to advancing critical aspects of human development, Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, on Saturday donated N10 million at the foundation-laying ceremony of the Department of Midwifery and Public Health Nursing of the Millennium College of Nursing Sciences of the Awka Anglican Communion, Anambra State. He promised…
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