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The Assemblies of Light Bearer Greater Church of Lucifer, popularly known as Church of Satan, Ohafia, Abia State, has been demolished and its founder, Ifekwe Udo arrested by the State police command. The church was allegedly destroyed by youths in the area. Ohafia Area Council Chairman, Fred Idika told reporters that Udo and his Church of Satan would not be allowed to come back to the area, adding that he (Udo) was a bad influence to the community. Udo, a.k.a Lucifer or Fada-Fada was arrested earlier in the week for flouting the COVID-19 lockdown rules. Udo who also runs a…

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Leo Igwe, founder of the Humanist Association of Nigeria (HAN) has ‘knocked’ Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church, a.k.a Winners Chapel, over his claim of healing some coronavirus patients through prayer. Recall that Oyedepo on Sunday disclosed that his church had recorded 114 COVID-19 healings. He said the above number had publicly testified of being healed from COVID-19. He spoke during his sermon at the church’s headquarters. But Mr. Igwe believes that Oyedepo’s claim could do more harm than good by making people throw caution to the wind and indulging in risky behaviours believing that their faith would heal…

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The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has cautioned the Southeast against the campaign for Igbo presidency. Nwajiuba said there was no time in the history of Nigeria that the presidency was ceded to a particular ethnic group based on tribe, hence the Southeast should be careful over the term Igbo presidency. Nwajiuba said: “Anybody talking about Igbo presidency should be careful because there was never a time we heard about Hausa presidency. When the Yoruba were contesting, we did not hear of Yoruba presidency, why is our own different? “There is no time people involved in politics will…

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Four months on from the last match in this season’s Champions League, the draw for the final eight will be held on Friday amid ongoing uncertainty about how safe it will be to play out the competition in Lisbon as planned, and with four last-16 ties still to be completed. It was on March 11 that Paris Saint-Germain beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 behind closed doors to qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time in four years and their players celebrated wildly with jubilant supporters who had gathered outside the Parc des Princes. The same night, holders Liverpool were knocked…

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Pakistani student, Taimoor Ahmed is one of hundreds of thousands of foreigners enrolled in American universities now fearing for their future after Donald Trump’s administration threatened to revoke their visas. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced this week that foreign students whose entire courses have moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic must return to their home country. “I might be affected if they don’t offer any sort of in-person class,” said Taimoor Ahmed, an information technology student at Cal State University in Los Angeles. “I’m concerned. This can potentially change my future and plans,” the 25-year-old told…

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Members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) met on Wednesday to discuss issues affecting the country, including the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on Nigerians and the economy. At the meeting which held virtually and was presided by the NGF Chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, the governors resolved to approve the work of the NGF Sub-Committee interfacing with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, to consolidate measures to gradually open the formal and informal sectors of the economy. Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, who is the chairman of the committee, had briefed the Forum on steps…

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Reno Omokri, a former media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to the appointment of Mohammed Umar as the new boss of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in place of suspended acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu. Omokri who bared his thoughts on the development in a post on Twitter on Wednesday, rhetorically asked President Muhammadu Buhari if there was a law stating that EFCC Chairmen can only come from the north. He further asked President Buhari if there was no Southerner deemed credible enough to head the anti-graft agency. Omokri in the post on Twitter wrote: “Is there any law…

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The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has declared that fraud does not represent who we are as Nigerians. Dabiri-Erewa who made the declaration in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, also lamented the effect of cybercrime on the image of Nigeria. According to the NiDCOM boss who was reacting to the arrest of Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi and his cohorts, cybercrime has dented the image of Nigeria before the global scene. She also cautioned Nigerians against committing a crime and flaunting it like alleged cybercriminal, Hushpuppi did on Instagram. She…

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The Federal Executive Council is holding its sixth virtual meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The meeting which is currently holding is being chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. In attendance are the Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari and 11 ministers. The Ministers at the Council Chambers include those of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Aviation, Hadi Sirika; Justice, Abubakar Malami. Others include Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio; Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi;…

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The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Wednesday said the suspension of Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was long overdue. Speaking with DAILY POST, President-General of AYCF, Yerima Shettima said Magu’s indictment by a federal government agency without proper investigation until now was an indication that the suspension of the EFCC boss was long overdue. According to Shettima: “Note that Magu was indicted by an agency under this same government, so for me, his suspension was long overdue because nobody is perfect. “So as long as there is that indictment, Nigerians doubt…

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