The Bishop of Ondo Catholic Diocese, Jude Arogundade, on Sunday called on the Federal Government to be more proactive in the protection of lives and property of citizens. Arogundade made the call while delivering his sermon at the reopening of St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which was shut down after some suspected terrorists attacked and killed no fewer than 40 worshippers with several others injured in the church. The church was down for about 10 months. The bishop, who expressed dismay over the attack on the church last year, said government had failed and should apologise to…
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A young man, 22, was on Sunday evening set ablaze by an angry mob for allegedly stealing an Android mobile phone at Atimbo area of Calabar Municipality Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River. A witness who narrated the incident, said the man identified as Eyo, has been known for petty stealing around the area and had been warned to desist from such. The witness, who pleaded anonymity, said that the man committed the offence on Saturday and disappeared into thin air only to reappear on Sunday. “I have known Eyo from secondary school, he has always been stealing, there…
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has assured the Obidient Family which he leads to see the incessant attacks on them as a huge sacrifice needed to rescue and build a new Nigeria that is POssible. Obi in a series of tweets on Easter Monday ostensibly to identify with the Obidients who have been under ceaseless attacks by some anti-democratic agents bent on defending and perpetuating frauds and retaining the status quo of criminalities in the country that he and his Vice Datti Baba-Ahmad are with them. “My Dear Obidients, a very happy Holy Month of Easter…
President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Saudi Arabia on official visit from Tuesday, April 11th to 19th on his last trip to the Kingdom as President, during which he will perform Umrah, the Lesser Pilgrimage. He will be accompanied by his aides. Garba Shehu
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria on Monday, said it generated N441m from tickets sold across the country in March. The National Chairman of CEAN, Mr Opeyemi Ajayi, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. Ajayi said the total admission of viewers into cinemas across the federation, for the period under review was 174,071. “For March, we had total sales of N441,752,914 across all cinema with 174,071 viewers admission into cinemas. “Sales in March was encouraging compared with February when we recorded total sales of N278 million due to activities of the Presidential and National…
The salaries and allowances for the incoming lawmakers may cost the country about N49bn, findings by The PUNCH have shown. The figure covers the salaries and allowances of state and federal lawmakers. The salaries and allowances are based on data collated from a document obtained from the website of the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission. However, the total allowances are higher than reported as the amount for a number of the allowances was not disclosed. While N32.60bn will be spent at the national level, N16.32bn will be spent at the state level. A breakdown shows that the annual basic salary of…
Ijaw leader and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has called for sanction against the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, for allegedly spreading fake news during his recent trip to the United States of America. Clark, particularly, berated the minister for accusing of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, of treason and pushing for an interim government. Clark, a known supporter of Obi, said this in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists on Monday. Condemning what he called the minister’s attempt at stifling free speech, Clark…
For using the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as a metaphor to promote their product on Good Friday, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, makers of Peak Milk, has come under fire from the Christian Association of Nigeria, which described the advertisement as “insensitive, offensive, and totally unacceptable.” While warning all companies and organisations to be mindful of the religious and cultural sensitivities of their customers when promoting their products, CAN said it was considering serious sanctions on the firm, including a boycott of their products by Christians. The Christian body said it would not tolerate any attempt to trivialise or disrespect its…
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