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HERBALIST DIED ON PASTOR'S WIFE IN THE HOTEL.. The reported case is from Ajagunigbala Church in Ekiti a white garment church not C.C.C as reported by other News Agencies from Nigeria. It's a C&S  Evang. Mrs Ajagunigbala is the Pastor of the Church who was involved in the case reported and her Church was destroyed. Her husband was just interrogated by the Police and the investigation is still ongoing.  Lesson for everyone as Christians, do not use thunderbolt on your wife, just pray and counsel, if it's persist, you can divorce her peacefully and go your way out of troubles  . According to another source Popular herbalist popularly Known as Ejiogbe dies in hotel after s-x romp with pastor’s wife in Ikere-Ekiti Popular Herbalist Dies In Hotel After s-x Romp With Pastor’s Wife In Ekiti State . Nigeria  The victim was identified as Fadayomi Kehinde, popularly known as Ejiogbe died after a marathon s-xual intercourse with a woman at a hotel in Ikere Ekiti on Monday, J...

Ex-Deputy Governor, Dameshi To Be Buried January 5  *** The funeral arrangements for former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Hon. Dameshi Luka Barau have been released.  This was contained in a statement issued by Dr. Aminu Dodo Yamu on behalf of the Burial's planning committee.  According to the statement, he'll be buried at his residence in Ningo, Akwanga LGA of the State on Thursday January 05. “On Wednesday 4th January 2023, by 3pm there will Christian wake keep at Late Dameshi's residence, Ningo village, along Jos road, Akwanga, Nasarawa State.  “On Thursday by 8am corpse will be taken from General Hospital Akwanga to King's Summit Church, off Keffi road for church service. “Final Internment at his residence in Ningo,” Yamu announced.  Dameshi had died on December 12, 2022 at Zenith Hospital Abuja after protracted illness. He was 58-years old.   He left behind his aged mother, brothers, sisters, uncles, relations, friends and five (5) children....

Gunmen Raid Late Emir’s Residence, Kidnap Five In Kaduna Bandits reportedly raided the late Emir of Jere, Dr Sa’ad Usman’s private residence in the Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State and abducted some persons. The attack reportedly took place on Sunday, at 11:00 pm as residents were set to go to bed. A resident in the area, Alhaji Musa Arungo, said a man, Hussaini, was abducted while his wife and four-month-old baby escaped while the attackers were in a neighbouring house. According to him, the bandits entered a nearby community, Anguwar Salanke and abducted another resident, identified as Baba Na’ibi. “After the abduction of the resident, they also injured two occupants of the house – Ahmad and Musa. The two injured persons were taken to the hospital,” he said. Confirming the abduction, the Jere emirate council’s secretary, Malam Aliyu Zubair, said six people were abducted in the area based on the information at his disposal. He said the bandits invaded the late emir’s priv...

According to reports, Pele's funeral procession will see his coffin stop briefly outside the home of his 100-year-old mother Celeste Arantes who's bedridden, before heading to his final resting place.  Pele’s 100-year-old mother unaware of his death, says sister Maria Lucia do Nascimento, sister of Pele, says the 100-year-old mother of the Brazilian football legend is unaware of her son’s death. Pele's mother does not know that her son, the world-famous soccer legend, has died, his sister has revealed. Celeste, who has just turned 100 and is looked after by daughter Maria Lucia do Nascimento, has not been told about her son's death. Overnight it emerged Pele's only surviving sibling has yet to tell the matriarch her famous footballer son has lost his fight against colon cancer. Pele will be buried at the Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica, a 32 storey cemetery in Santos, Brazil. This is the tallest cemetery in the world and the graves have a great view. Pele will be burie...

Fifa president made the suggestion while speaking to reporters at Pele's wake in Santos, Brazil. FIFA President Gianni Infantino (C) greets the wife of Brazilian football legend Pele, Marcia Aoki (R), during his wake at the Urbano Caldeira stadium in Santos Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, has bizarrely called on every nation in the world to name a football stadium after Pele in tribute to the Brazilian legend. “We are here to pay homage to him, and we are talking with all the federations to observe a moment of silence for Pele,” said Infantino, on a visit to Santos to attend the three-time World Cup winner’s memorial at his former club. “But we are also talking to every country in the world about having a football stadium named after Pele. In 50 or 100 years, when a child asks, ‘Who was Pele?’ then we will be able to remember him. In the place where he used to score his goals, we see the emotions of football. We have to make sure this happens.” It would be an unprecedented co...

IMO STATE GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT This is to inform the good people of Imo State and the general public that the second edition of Governor Hope Uzodimma's live phone-in programme will be held on Wednesday, January 4th at the Government House, Owerri.  The programme is a novel initiative of the state government wherein all the private and public radio stations in the state are connected live through a mobile radio station. The three-hour programme enables Imo people to call by phone and ask His Excellency, Sen Hope Uzodimma, the state Governor, any question in any area about the governance of the state. . The programme will be streamed live online on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.  Imo people in the state, in Nigeria or anywhere in the world are free to call in on the following numbers: 08105366239, 08162973458, 09054696746. Also, special interest groups such as student unions, market associations road Transport workers, the Nigerian Bar Association, the Nig...

Stray bullet kills final year UNIZIK student as gunmen and Nigerian Army clash in Imo A final year student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, was killed by a stray bullet during a gun duel between unknown gunmen and soldiers at a military checkpoint at Ubomiri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, Sahara Reporters reports.    The 500L Radiography student, Godson Anumenwe, was said to have left Port Harcourt for his hometown on Saturday night, December 31, 2022, when he met his untimely death. The President of the Radiography Students' Association, Anonde Stephen, confirmed the sad news in a statement on Monday, January 2, 2023.   "Until the time of his death, he was in the 500 level class waiting to sign out very soon. It's a very sad loss for all," the statement read. "We sympathize with the bereaved and urge all to remember the family in prayers as we grief and mourn this great loss. Rest easy Godson." One more photo below.   

Nollywood actress Ruby Ojiakor built a house for her mother. She took to social media few minutes ago to share her joy. She shared all these photos with the caption  " A New Year Gift” From Me to my beloved mother “ love you mum”❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️". More photos below.   

 1. It gives me great pleasure to sign into law today the 2023 Appropriation Bill, the eighth and final annual  budget of this Administration along with the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill, principally to enable us to respond to the havoc which the recent nationwide floods did to our infrastructure and agriculture sectors. 2. I would like to sincerely thank the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and all the distinguished and honourable leaders and members of the National Assembly for the expeditious consideration and passage of the Appropriation Bill.   3. As I mentioned during the presentation of the 2023 Appropriation Bill, early passage of the budget proposal is critical to ensure effective delivery of our legacy projects, a smooth transition programme and effective take-off of the incoming Administration. 4. I appreciate the firm commitment of the 9th National Assembly to the restoration of a predictable January to December fisca...

Rev Fr Raphael Abiola Adebayo parish priest of Catholic Church of Resurrection Magodo, Lagos has been announced dead. He was the Parish Priest of St Agnes Catholic Church Maryland for a long time before he was transferred to Magodo. Eternal rest grant on him and let perpetual light shine on him May his soul rest in peace...   Read the press statement below. More photos below 

2023 POLLS: SANWO-OLU URGES RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO CONTINUOUSLY PRAY FOR NIGERIA, LAGOS  •Calls for collaboration between government, church •Lagos has become a reference point for excellence in administration, visionary leadership - Methodist Prelate Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged religious leaders, particularly the Prelate and clergymen of the Methodist Church Nigeria to continuously pray for Nigeria and Lagos State as the country prepares for the forthcoming general elections.  He said the prayers and counsel of the religious leaders are most needed at this crucial time especially as the country prepares for the general elections slated for February 25 and March 11.  Governor Sanwo-Olu made the appeal on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the Prelate, Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence Oliver Aba, at Lagos House Marina. He also implored Nigerians to conduct themselves in a way and manner that will continue to guarantee the peace and security ...

130 hospitals, pharmacies operated by fake doctors discovered in Kano 3 January 2023  …Fake doctor infuses HIV-positive blood in woman A committee inaugurated by the Chairman of Tudun Wada Local Government Council, in Kano State, Alhaji Ahmad Tijjani Matata, has discovered 130 hospitals and pharmacies operated by fake doctors in the LGA. The committee, during its investigation, found that only one of the fake doctors had a secondary school certificate, while one of them was an electrical engineer who owned an eight-bed hospital that claimed to treat different illnesses. The chairman of the committee, Alhaji Abubakar Musa Karafe, said the worst part was how one of the fake doctors infused HIV-positive blood in a woman who attended his clinic for treatment of malaria. He said the investigation followed a series of complaints received from residents over the proliferation of private hospitals and pharmacies in their various villages. “It is disheartening that we even found an electric...

 Edwin Clark Endorses Peter Obi For President Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has endorsed the candidacy of Mr Peter Obi for the 2023 general elections. Chief Clark announced his position at a news briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. The elder statesman based his endorsement of Mr Obi, who is the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party on traits he believes are critical to leading the country. Explaining further, he cited honesty, trust and transparency, all of which he said Mr Obi displayed when he was governor of Anambra State. Chief Clark called on Mr Obi to tackle the issues of the injustices and environmental degradation in the Niger Delta region if elected as President. The Ijaw leader’s backing is the second high-profile endorsement to be received by Mr Obi in three days.  

PRESS RELEASE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: IGP STANDARDIZES POLICE INVESTIGATION PROCESS Directs against Duplication, Parallel Investigations The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, in a bid to strengthen the criminal justice system and standardize investigation processes in the Nigeria Police Force, has ordered a streamlining of all police investigative processes to prevent duplication of investigation via indiscriminate petitions and transfer of cases initiated by individuals and groups who have been indicted in initial investigations as a way to frustrate diligent investigation process and truncate criminal justice delivery. The IGP gave the directives while reviewing and dealing with files/cases in response to complaints on indiscriminate transfers of cases from Zonal/State Commands and other investigative units of the Force by operatives of the Force Criminal Investigations Department, Force Intelligence Bureau, and other Force Headquarter...

3rd January, 2023. PRESS RELEASE       MISSING PERSON One Akpokwaye Frawa Benseke  'm' of No. 3 Orhokpokpo Street Agbarho, Delta State whose photograph is on your screen has been reported missing. Age 67yrs old, 5ft tall, no tribal mark, fair in complexion and speaks English,Yoruba and Urhobo language fluently. The victim left home on 17/12/2022 to Agofure Motor Park Effurun to board a vehicle to Lagos State and has not returned home. All efforts made to trace his whereabout proved abortive.Anyone with useful information of the whereabout of the victim should report to Agbarho Div, PPRO's office Asaba or the  nearest police station. DSP. BRIGHT EDAFE, POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, DELTA STATE COMMAND, ASABA.  

President Buhari signs 2023 Budget into Law in State House on 3rd Jan 2023. More details later and more photos below.

Slain ex-CBN Staff, Wife Buried Amid Tears In Abeokuta Kehinde and Oluwabukunola Fatinoye, a couple assassinated in the early hours of New Year’s day in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, have been laid to rest amid tears. More photos below.