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Anglican Diocese of Cape Coast - Ghana  ordains Rev Regina Baadu as their first female Priest.   Congratulations to her 👏👏.More photos below.

Man allegedly k*lls his 17 years old  4-months pregnant wife who hails from Uli  for ritual 3 months after wedding. A Nigerian man, Nnanna Emeka, is on the run after he allegedly killed his 4-month-old pregnant in Ugbele Mgbidi area of Imo State. It was gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred on Saturday, July 3, 2021, just three months after the couple tied the knot.  According to a source, “He wanted to take his wife out on a date, and then, probably take her to somewhere and k*ll her. He would have come back to cook up stories to cover his track. But unfortunately for him, the wife refused to go out with him. Just few days before, she had told a friend that for the past week her husband’s character has changed, that she doesn’t understand him anymore. So, we believe that’s why she refused to go out with him.  However, after trying fruitlessly to get his wife to go out with him, he allegedly decided to k*ll her inside their apartment and take her corpse to ...

  The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who governed for more than four years amid increasing political instability and surging gang violence, has shaken the Caribbean nation and drawn condemnation from around the world. Moise, 53, was killed in the early hours of Wednesday at his private home in the capital, Port-au-Prince, in what Prime Minister Claude Joseph said was “a highly coordinated attack by a highly trained and heavily armed group”. “Haiti has lost a true statesman,” Joseph said. “We will ensure that those responsible for this heinous act are swiftly brought to justice.”   Moise’s killing has been widely condemned by world leaders as well as United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who called on all Haitians “to preserve the constitutional order, remain united in the face of this abhorrent act and reject all violence”.   Joseph has sought to reassure people in the aftermath of the attack, with the Haitian authorities saying a...

  Suzzanne Douglas, best known for starring in the WB sitcom "The Parent 'Hood" and in the 1989 dance drama "Tap," died on Tuesday, her publicist confirmed to Variety. She was 64. "The industry has lost a truly talented artist with the passing of Suzzanne Douglas. She touched everyone who knew her and was lovely in every sense of the word," her publicist shared in a statement to Variety. "The family appreciates your support and asks for their privacy during this difficult time." "Suzzanne Douglas, a beautiful and talented actress, made her transition today," her cousin Angie Tee wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. "She warmed our hearts on movie screens and television sets all over the world. This beautiful soul was my cousin. I can remember growing up, there weren't very many Black actresses who had starring roles but there was my cousin with the lead role in 'Tap' starring alongside great dancers such as Gregory Hines a...

WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW PLANE THEN GOD INSTRUCTED ME NOT TO STEP OUT OF NIGERIA! -Bishop David Oyedepo ‘Don’t step out of this country’! 2017. I have not passed any border of any nation since 2017. We have our brand new plane at the airport. Instructions! Take fast hold of instruction, keep her, let her not go! For she is thy life. I have not stepped out into Ghana, we have about 200 churches in there. I have never stepped into Benin Republic which is behind my house here and I don’t need to fly. Driving is faster than flying. Praise God. It’s 2 hours from my house to the hotel I will stay. Praise God. But he said ‘Don’t go out of this Country’!. Yes Sir! We have never been as blessed as the time (He said) ‘Don’t go out’! If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land. Church Gist.

  According to a Facebook post by one Friday Ugonna,he shared all these photos with the caption  ''Two storey building collapsed in Isiagu Amikwo Awka around 3:45am yesterday night... Thank God no life were lost.. God is a miracle working God. Some Engineers  are fake''.. More photos below.

  In furtherance of its proactive measures to forestall any possible breakdown of law and order in Lagos State by members of Aiye Confraternity aka Black Axe as the group intends to mark its annual 7/7 Celebration ( Boogie-Night) in many states of Nigeria and beyond, with no exception to Lagos State, the Lagos State Police Command has embarked on Show of Force to send a signal to cultists, especially Black Axe members, to steer clear of the state, and to assure the good people of Lagos State of adequate security. Earlier on Wednesday, 7th July, 2021, the Lagos State Police Command had warned members of the Black Axe to desist from having Celebration to commemorate their annual 7/7 in any part of the state as the police and other security agencies have put measures in place to resist such Celebration today 7th July, 2021 or at any time in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has therefore re-echoed his order to officers and men of the command to int...

The Gombe Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on July 5, 2021 secured the conviction of two former staff of Gombe State Ministry of Lands and Survey, Yahaya Umaru Waja and Muhammed Manga, who were sentenced to nine years imprisonment each on four of the five-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and cheating, by Justice Fatima Musa of the Gombe State High Court, Gombe. The duo used forged land documents to obtain the sum of N340, 000 (Three Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira Only) from the complainant in the case. The offence is contrary to Sections 362,366, 320 and punishable under Sections 322, 364 and 322 of the Penal Code. Upon arraignment today, Waja and Manga pleaded guilty and were subsequently convicted by Court. Justice Musa, however offered them an option of fine of N110, 000 (One Hundred and Ten Thousand) each. She further ordered the first convict, Yahaya Umaru Waja to pay the sum of N120, 000 (One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira) as restitutio...

My lawyers have informed me of the judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja, in the case of Folakemi Adeosun v The Attorney General of the Federation (FHC/ABJ/CS/303/2021) in which the court, presided over by Honourable Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ruled that the constitution does not require me to present my first-degree certificate or any other certificate, including the NYSC certificate, to be appointed a Minister. More importantly, he also ruled that I was not eligible to perform NYSC by virtue of the constitution. This is the position I have always maintained and am happy for this official clarification. The ruling vindicates me after a very traumatic spell. It is, however, not only a personal victory; it’s also a victory for many Nigerians in the Diaspora under similar conditions who are desirous to serve their country. I wish to thank God, my family, friends, my counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) and numerous well-wishers for their love, care and concern throughout this difficult p...

Abuja Court passes judgment on Kemi Adeosun’s NYSC certificate A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday said that the former Finance Minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun did not need the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) discharge certificate to take up any ministerial appointment or before standing for any elective office in the country. The court held that Adeosun who graduated in a London University in 1989 was already 36 years of age, therefore, exempted from participating in the NYSC scheme. Delivering judgment in a suit, Justice Taiwo Oladipupo Taiwo, held that Adeosun from available facts was a United Kingdom citizen having been born in the UK in 1967 and remained there till 2003 when she came back to Nigeria. Justice Taiwo held that Adeosun became a Nigerian citizen by virtue of the 1999 Constitution which came into force on May 29 of the year, therefore, the NYSC Act will have no effect on her. The judge said that Adeosun would have committed a grave crime against Nigeria if she ha...

Taraba: Public hearing of the bill for tea and coffee bill by Sen. Yusuf A Yusuf - Ahmad Abubakar A successful public hearing for the establishment of tea and coffee council which may have it headquarters in Gembu Sardauna local area of taraba when successful. Tea and coffee are twin beverages Nigerians delightfully consume in high quantities. The social and health benefits and importance of these beverages are prime factors in the daily lives of Nigerians. In the same vein, the contribution of tea and coffee to Nigeria’s economy is underscored by the export quantities of these twin beverages, hence earning Nigeria a chunk of it’s foreign exchange in significant figures. The retail value of coffee occasioned by Nigeria’s local consumption, but reached a whooping, #11.02 billion ($29 million) Last year 2020, and it’s projected to hover around #15.5 billion ($31 million) this year but only abiy 5 percent of this Quantity of consumption is locally, while Nigeria’s coffee production capaci...

Magistrate Bolanle Adeola of Court VIII sitting at Ogba, on Tuesday, sentenced one Sekinat Oluwakemi Raji, a traveller from India to 14 days Community Service for flouting the Coronavirus Pandemic Law 2021 of the State. According to the Chief State Counsel of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Benedicta Shokoya, the judgement was sequel to the arraignment of the defendant by the Directorate on behalf of the State Government on a two-count charge. She said the defendant pleaded guilty to the charges of flouting the COVID-19 Law, which stipulates that a traveller into the State must self-isolate for seven days, adding that the two-count charge of breaking out of confinement and constituting a nuisance to the public are contrary to Section 17(2) of the Coroner Pandemic Emergency Law 2021 and Section 6(m) of the Public Health Law of Lagos State 2015 respectively.  In her words, “The defendant, Sekinat Oluwakemi Raji, with Passport Number B00166532 ...

Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is set to conduct major enforcement operations at FESTAC axis of Lagos over the next few weeks, in a bid to stem the activities of cart-pushers, which has left the environment in a deplorable condition. According to a release signed by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, the activities of the outlawed cart-pushers had increased the level of indiscriminate disposal of waste at unauthorised locations such as in drainage channels, road medians and uncompleted buildings.  He stated that the enforcement exercise would be carried out to restore sanity to the environment and forestall the negative consequences of indiscriminate dumping of refuse, especially during the current rainy season. Odumboni, therefore, urged residents to shun patronage of cart-pushers, whose activities jeopardise the health and safety of residents, stressing the need to patronise assigned PSP operators and to pay for waste services ...

Abuja Hair Stylist Convicted of Juju Scam Justice A.O. Musa of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja today July 7, 2021 convicted and sentenced one Energy Dennis, a hair stylist, to five months imprisonment for obtaining $110 from an American by false pretence. Dennis (a.k.a Baba Dayo),  falsely represented himself as a spiritualist (Babalawo) and obatined the sum of $100 (One Hundred United States Dollars) from  one Monica of the United States of America. The offence is contrary to Section 320 (a) of Penal Code laws of the Federation of Nigeria (Abuja) 1990 and punishable under Section 322 of the same law. Upon arraignment, the defendant pleaded guilty to the charge. Consequently, the prosecution reviewed the facts of the case, leading to the conviction of the defendant by the Court, which however gave him the option of N20,000 fine. In addition to his sentence, the court also ordered that the money recovered be returned to the victim.

President Muhammadu Buhari today Wednesday 7 July 2021  elavated and decorated the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya with his new badge of rank of Lieutenant General. This is coming after the National Assembly screened and confirmed the COAS in line with the constitutional provisions.  Speaking shortly after his decoration, the COAS expressed his appreciation to the President for appointing him to serve and command the Nigerian Army as the 22nd COAS. He pledged to discharge his duties professionally and diligently with utmost respect for the fundamental rights of the citizenry. Lieutenant General Yahaya also assured the President of his loyalty to the Constitution and Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  Present at the event were  the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Honourable Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Wife of the COAS, Mrs Salamatu Faruk Yahay...

POLICE PRESS RELEASE, LAGOS STATE COMMAND, DATED  7TH JULY, 2021 AIYE CONFRATERNITY 7/7 CELEBRATION: LAGOS POLICE PUT OFFICERS ON ALERT, VOW TO GO AFTER SUSPECTED CULTISTS  In its bid to curtail cult related activities and forestall any possible breakdown of law and order in Lagos State, the Lagos State Police Command has warned against any gathering, under whatever guise, in commemoration of the 7/7 Annual Celebration (Boogie-Night) of the Neo Black Movement of Africa aka Black Axe today 7th July, 2021, and put its officers and men on red alert. The Police Command, based on availble and processed intelligence at its disposal, has deemed it necessary to warn the group to desist from any celebration to commemorate today 7/7/2021, and put measures in place to fortify the state against any unlawful gathering, procession, lawlessness and possible breakdown of law and order in Lagos State.  The Command therefore warns any group of persons under any nomenclature particularly me...