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PRESIDENT BUHARI REJOICES WITH  ADAMS ALIYU OSHIOMHOLE AT 70 President Muhammadu Buhari joins leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in celebrating with former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, on his 70th birthday, April 4, 2022. The President congratulates the former Chairman of the APC on another milestone, saluting his salutary contributions to development of democracy and good governance. President Buhari believes Comrade Oshiomhole’s leadership strides in various sectors will stand the test of time, deploying his time and strength to the good of workers and Nigerians as a labour leader, Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress, and accepting the call into politics to serve his state. The President notes the mental soundness and experience of the former APC leader, willingly dedicating himself for the greater good of the country, and acting as the voice of the voiceless in different ramifications. As the former Governor turns 70, the Pr...

Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), says he doesn’t yet know if there will be elections in 2023. Speaking during a sermon on Sunday, the general overseer said God is yet to speak to him about the election. “As I am standing before you, I still don’t know whether there will be an election next year,” he said. “Don’t say that Pastor Adeboye said there will be no election next year. That’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying I don’t know yet. I don’t know because my father hasn’t talked to me about it at all.  

The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Saturday, urged the people of the state to observe a one-day prayer session against the activities of the gunmen terrorising the state and the South-East region. He said the move became necessary so as to counter the evil attached to the Indigenous People of Biafra’s sit-at-home order. The governor said the prayer session will hold on Monday, April 4, 2022, in churches and other religious centres across the state. Soludo explained that the prayer session was against those hiding under the IPOB’s name to cause havoc in the state.  

 The passes, which had real vaccine batch numbers, were being sold to those who did not want to get jabbed themselves. It is said that the man, 60, from the city of Magdeburg, received up to 90 vaccinations against COVID-19 at centres in Saxony. The 60-year-old, whose name has not been released in line with German privacy laws, got the jabs for months until police caught him. He was discovered after he had a COVID-19 jab two days in a row at a vaccination centre in Eilenburg, Saxony. The passes, which had real vaccine batch numbers, were being sold to those who did not want to get jabbed themselves (stock image) Several blank cards were confiscated from the 60-year-old by police. He was not detained but German news agency dpa reported that the man is under investigation for issuing the vaccination cards without authorisation and document forgery. It is unclear what impact the 90 doses of the vaccine from different brands had on the man's personal health. In recent months, German po...

A five-year-old Florida girl died after her mother kidnapped her and led police on a high-speed chase that ended with her vehicle crashing into a retention pond. Pamela Tereza Cabrera, 32, led police on a 30-mile pursuit through North Jacksonville on Thursday night, reaching speeds of 90 mph, before she crashed her vehicle into the pond as she tried to exit the interstate. Officers pulled Cabrera out of the water, but were unable locate her daughter, Vanity, WJAX reported. A dive team eventually found the five-year-old dead at the bottom of the pond. Cabrera was arrested on several charges, including fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, vehicular homicide and multiple counts of battery. She lost custody of Vanity in 2020 as she battled schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. She was expected in court on Friday but did not show up due to 'disruptive behavior.' Officials say she is currently undergoing a mental health evaluation at the Jacksonville Jail and is ex...

Dangote Refinery, Fertilizer Plant Will Ensure Energy, Food Security - Minister The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the coming on stream of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals as well as the Dangote Fertilizer Plant will help to ensure energy and food security in the country. The Minister made the remarks in Lagos on Sunday while touring the sprawling complexes of the refinery and the fertilizer plant in Ibeju-Lekki. “We must not fail to appreciate the fact that it’s not just that we will be self-sufficient in terms of food security and energy security, but the quality of our refined products and fertilizer will be world-class,’’ he said. Alhaji Mohammed, who was accompanied by 25 journalists, said while the refinery will ensure the availability of the highest quality Euro V Grade petroleum products, the fertilizer plant is producing granulated urea, which is of the highest quality and which does not become sticky and cause loss of value...

The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, revealed that he was to board the Abuja-Kaduna train that was attacked on Monday, March 28, but a phone call caused him to abort the journey. The attack left some of the passengers dead, others injured and many still unaccounted for. Speaking on Saturday, April 2, when Igbo leaders under the aegis of Ahamefuna Socio-cultural organisation converged in Enugu, Igwe Achebe said he did not board the train because of a phone call inviting him for an emergency. He said: "I was among the passengers meant to be on the train last Monday because I had a meeting I was supposed to be attending. I was already at the train station when I got a call over an emergency and I had to leave the station to attend to it." The monarch decried the increasing insecurity situation in the country. ©️ Kenneth Osim  

“My birth names are Igbo names Chibuike Amaechi. I am an Igbo man.  "Let no one deny me my Igbo heritage, birthright, ancestry, please! Unless you want to be sectional and deny the Igbo people. "I have made myself clear repeatedly, that I, Chibuike Amaechi from Ikwerre, am an Igbo man. Our people are Igbo people.” — Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi  

The chief Imam of Apo Juma’at Mosque in Abuja, Sheikh Nuru Khalid, has been suspended by the mosque’s steering committee for criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari over Kaduna train bombing. The Imam, in his Friday sermon, had criticized the president for failure to visit Kaduna over the daring terrorist attack, saying condemnation wasn’t enough. He argued that the president was in Kaduna for campaign but refused to visit the state after the bomb attack. ”Everyone condemned the incident, except the bandits. So condemnation is not enough. The president should visit the state to sympathise with the victims. ”The president has been to Kaduna for campaigns but couldn’t go to the state on a sympathy visit,” he said. The chairman of the mosque steering committee, Sai’du Dansadau, however said the Imam was sacked for inciting sermon on April 1.  

More facts have emerged on why members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who are loyalists of Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kwara state. The former APC members who are at loggerheads with Kwara state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq told SUNDAY INDEPENDENT that the emergence of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the national chairman of the APC influenced their decision to call it quit with the party. Alhaji Lawal Shehu, a chieftain of the party said they strongly believed that they cannot get justice in the APC since Adamu, who was the chairman of the party’s reconciliation committee is now the national chairman. When asked whether they got the blessing of Lai Mohammed to leave the APC for SDP, he said the Minister appealed to them not to dump the party as the whole issue will be sorted out before the election but they can’t wait because the election is just few months away.  

  Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, has declared his intention to run for president in 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).  The governor made his intention official on Saturday at the Eagle Square in Abuja.  Bello, who is completing a second term as governor, highlighted the achievements of his government and said he would replicate the same at the national level if elected president.

OPERATION HADIN KAI: PERSONNEL CONFER WITH OPERATION’S MEDAL The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) Major General Waidi Shaibu, on Saturday, 2nd April, 2022 at 212 Battalion Parade Ground Maimalari Cantonment conferred deserving officers and men of 7 Division and Sector 1 OPHK with operation LAFIYA DOLE and TURA TAKAI BANGO Medals. General Waidi Shaibu who was the Reviewing Officer during the parade stated that, the presentation of medals in the Nigerian Army is an age long tradition of recognizing, appreciating, honoring and documenting the services and effort of our deserving personnel. He further stated that medal presentation is also a way the Nigerian Army shows love and support for its personnel who sacrificed their lives and freedom for their fatherland. As part of his remarks, Major General Shaibu expressed appreciation to personnel especially those who lost their lives since the beginning of...

9.5million Tramadol tablets worth N5bn seized at Lagos airport, Abuja, Edo . As NDLEA records largest cocaine seizure at Port Harcourt airport; arrests 7 drug dealers in Kano   No less than 9.5 million tablets of pharmaceutical opioids: Tramadol and Exol 5 worth over N5billion have been seized at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Edo state by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS. Of the figure, 214 cartons of Tramadol 225 under 10 different brand names, which translate to 9, 219, 400 tablets weighing 6, 384.5kg, with an estimated street value of N4, 609, 700, 000 were transferred on Tuesday 29th March alongside 85 cartons of dried Khat leaves with a total weight of 1, 327.35kg by the Nigerian Customs to the MMIA Command of NDLEA as a symbol of the synergy between the two law enforcement agencies. In Abuja, about 228,740 tablets and capsules of Tramad...

Governor Soludo Promises To Build Road Linking Ayamelum To The State Capital As Speaker Okafor Marks 45th Birthday Anniversary  The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has assured that the Omor to Oba-Ofemmili road will be flagged off soon. Governor Soludo gave the assurance while felicitating with the Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Uche Okafor on his forty-fifth birthday celebration. According to the Governor, the road is important as it will link Awka with Ayamelum local government area, a major agrarian area in the state. Governor Soludo used the opportunity to thank ndi Ayamelum for the vote they gave the party in the last gubernatorial election, saying that part of his dream for the state is to ensure massive promotion of made in Anambra products across the state and beyond. While stating that the massive support of the constituents shows that the Speaker is properly utilizing the constituency funds and he reiterated that Anambra ...

SANWO-OLU CONGRATULATES EBENEZER OBEY AT 80 Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated an elder statesman and music maestro, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, on his 80th birthday celebration. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a congratulatory message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile on Saturday, described "Chief Commander" Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, who will clock 80 on Sunday, April 3, as an apostle of God, who is using music as a means of evangelism. He said: "On behalf of my wife, Ibijoke, and the good people of Lagos State, I join your family, friends, associates and fans to congratulate you (Evangelist Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi) on your 80th birthday celebration. "You are an elder statesman, a music maestro of our generation, an evangelist and a man that has used music as a tool to spread joy across sections in our country, bringing all of us together for common good. "You are an apostle of God and a man that is also using music as a...