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 Governor Wike Tasks Christians To Be Steadfast In Prayers  ...Honoured By Anglican Communion  Rivers State Governor, Barr. Nyesom Wike has called on Christians and Church leaders to continue in their  prayers for the peace, development, and growth of the State. Speaking during the Silver Jubilee Anniversary/Thanksgiving of the Diocese of Niger Delta North, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion at the St. Paul’s Cathedral, Diobu, Port Harcourt, on Saturday, Governor Wike acknowledged that the successes of his administration is  largely attributable to God and the prayers from Christians. The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, further urged Christians not to relent in their prayers, noting that more  successes at the end of his administration is very crucial. According to him: “I call on the clergy and all Christians to continue to support our administration and  to pray for us always. Do not rest...

  The Nigerian Comedian made this known to us on social media today when he shared a photo from the traditional marriage with the caption '' My mother got married yesterday at the age of 72.dont tell me true love don't exist.congratulations mama''. Wow congratulations to his mother .One more photo below.

 NDLEA arrests notorious drug dealer behind London-bound multiple consignments . Intercepts Cocaine, Meth going to UK; 261kgs illicit substances in Kano, Kogi, Osun A notorious drug dealer, Okoli Collins Ikenna, who is the mastermind of recent multiple attempts to export illicit drugs to London in the United Kingdom through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, and some courier companies in Lagos has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. Okoli has been on court bail following his arrest in November 2020 and subsequent arraignment before a Lagos Federal High Court for attempting to export 15.700kgs of Methamphetamine to Australia. Series of investigations into recent multiple attempts to export illicit drugs to the UK led to the arrest of the drug dealer on Tuesday 2nd November, when he was caught with 78 parcels of Cannabis, concealed in black soap packs labelled as Dudu Osun, with a total weight of 12.250 kilograms heading to U...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced the postponement of the governorship election in Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State, following alleged irregularities discovered in most communities in the council area. The announcement was made during collation on Sunday by the officer in charge, Ahmadu Umar. According to Umar, there were 148,407 registered voters in the LGA, yet there was no election in the council area on Saturday due to the activities of some politicians who tried to rig the election. The exercise has been rescheduled to hold on Saturday, November 13, 2021, as the INEC official warned trouble makers to steer clear of all the venues where the election will hold in the Ihiala Council area. Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. C Don Adinuba, had alleged that a politician in the area and his group had tried to rig the election. He noted that some of the hoodlums have been arrested by security agents in the ...

Members of Shura (Judicial) Council of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ groups have appointed Sani Shuwaram, a 45-year-old as a new Leader (Wali) in the Lake Chad. Shuwaram was sworn by an Alkali (Judge) Bukar Arge, in a brief ceremony in KURNAWA,a remote camp in the Lake Chad Basin fringes considered as the de-facto headquarters of ISWAP, in Abadam Local Government Area in Borno state. Shuwaram would be the fifth officially recognised ISWAP figure by ISIS Central, after Mamman Nur, Abu-Mosab Albarnawwy, Abbah-Gana, Abu-Dawud, also known as Abu Hafsat Al-Ansari and Aba-Ibrahim. One of the sources said: “The envoys were present at the event to also look at the ways of resolving problems with the ISWAP group which include internal rivalries, discriminatory actions, financial challenges, refusal of Boko Haram to pledge allegiance after Shekau’s death and clashes with Bakoura-led/Buduma JAS group.

  *VP meets President Ouattara, co-chairs summit with Ivorian PM    Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire must continue to build closer economic ties and integrate, especially within the ambit of regional integration agreements like ECOWAS and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), so as to create more jobs for its youths, while deepening bilateral ties between both countries, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.   Prof. Osinbajo also extended President Muhammadu Buhari’s greetings and appreciation to Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, for his friendship and positive disposition towards strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries.   The VP noted that “we should put in place arrangements that enable value addition within and between our countries so that we can create the much needed jobs for our young people and stem the irregular migration to other parts of the world where they are often mistreated and used for menial tasks.”   Prof....

PICTURES: GOVERNOR BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU WITH OTHER WORLD LEADERS AT THE 2ND EUROPEAN CORPORATE COUNCIL ON AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST (ECAM) SUMMIT IN ROME, ITALY   PIX 1 L-R: Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Chairman, Institute for Global Research and former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair at the second edition of the European Corporate Council on Africa and Middle East (ECAM) summit with the theme ‘Finding New Ways to Care’, in Rome, Italy, recently. PIX 2: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (second right) with Saudi Arabia HRH Turki bin Al Faisal Al Saud and Chair of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (left) and Chairman of Institute for Global Research and former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair (right) at the second edition of the European Corporate Council on Africa and Middle East (ECAM) summit with the theme ‘Finding New Ways to Care’, in Rome, Italy recently. PIX 3 L-R: Chairman an...

In preparation for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) third stage Super Eagles World Cup Home Qualifying Match with Cape Verde, the Lagos State Government will divert traffic to and from the Stadium in Surulere on Monday, 15th November, 2021. In a statement signed by the Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde said that vehicles will be barred from accessing Teslim Balogun Stadium axis from 12:00 noon till 5.00 pm, when the match will commence on Monday, 15th November. The diversion plan, according to him, will have motorists heading towards Costain, Lagos Island from Masha/Kilo and Surulere diverted to Adeniran Ogunsanya or Bode Thomas to link Iponri or Eric Moore to access their destinations. Alternately, he advised motorists to utilise Adelabu to connect Babs Animashaun/Eric Moore axis to link Brewery and access Costain or Eko Bridge. Oladeinde also encouraged Car owners to use the aforementioned routes to access Surulere from Lagos Island, while implor...