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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has hailed the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, for his philanthropy and dedication to the gospel. Adeboye said this on Thursday at the combined Service of Songs for Wigwe, his wife, Doreen and their son, Chizi, which held at the RCCG Resurrection Parish, Lekki, Lagos. The trio died in a helicopter crash in the United States of America early February alongside a former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo. Reading an excerpt of Adeboye’s condolence message at the service was…

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The United Nations Children Fund has condemned the abduction of students by bandits in Kaduna State. It said the alarming frequency of such incidents across the country signalled a crisis that requires immediate and determined action from all. UNICEF said it is coordinating with local officials and providing assistance to the affected parents and families through psychological support services. Over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA primary school at Kuriga, Kaduna State were abducted by bandits. The bandits reportedly invaded the Kuriga area of the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Thursday, shooting at…

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The Primate of All Nigeria, Anglican Communion, the Most Rev. Dr. Henry C. Ndukuba, has told communicators in the Church that they had a bounding duty to propagate the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. He explained that the position of communicators in the Church was a divine call to preach the Gospel to all the nooks and crannies of the world, insisting that it was a mandate they could not afford to shoulder, saying, “It is an assignment they ought to strive to execute with everything within their capacity”. The Primate made the call Thursday, March 7, 2024,…

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Italian coach Enzo Maresca has described the return of Nigeria  international defender  Wilfred Ndidi  to action for Leicester City after months of injury-enforced absence as something good  for his side. The 27-year-old  Nigeria international defender has been out injured since December which subsequently  ruled him out of the 2023  Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) recently concluded in Cote d’Ivoire where the  Super Eagles came second  behind the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire. But he  made a return to the  Foxes’ line  up in the 1-0 away win against Sunderland on Tuesday as he managed  20 minutes after coming on as a substitute…

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The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to ensure that security education is incorporated as a core subject in the Primary and Secondary Schools Curriculum. The House mandated the Committee on Basic Education and Services to ensure implementation. These resolutions followed the adoption of a motion titled, “Need to Incorporate Security Education as Core Subject in Nigeria’s Primary and Secondary School Curriculum” moved by Hon. Omirin Emmanuel Olusanyo. The House noted that Security Education is crucial for fostering knowledge and preparedness, enabling Individuals to understand potential threats and take appropriate measures to protect themselves and their…

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Operatives of the Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps, Ungoggo Division, Kano State Command, have arrested suspected kidnapper, Ibrahim Usman, at Yar’adua quarters, Rimin Kebe, Ungoggo Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, a copy of which was made available to the News corespondent on Thursday. “The 85-year-old suspect, Ibrahim Usman, abducted the victim, a three-year-old boy who is a child in the neighbourhood and attempted to hide him in his friend’s residence situated at the Hotoro bye-pass in Kano State. “Having suspected foul play, his friend refused…

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Nigeria’s men’s and women’s table tennis teams continued their quest for more medals at the African Games after they cruised to the next round of the team event, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. While the men’s team reached the quarter-finals of the team’s event, the women’s team zoomed to the semis on Wednesday. In Group 2 of the men’s team event, Nigeria’s Matthew Kuit and Amadi Omeh defeated Mauritania’s trio Ahmed El Hacen, Ahmed Youssef and Sagna Hamina 3-0 in their opening game before outclassing DR Congo duo Kassa Gedon and Christian Mbongia by the same scoreline in their second group…

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Some bandits were reported to have invaded the LEA Primary School, Kuriga in the troubled Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, kidnapping scores of pupils on Thursday morning. A source, who is a resident of the area, said no fewer than 100 pupils were taken away by the bandits who stormed the town in large numbers. It was also gathered that the head teacher of the school as well as other staff were among those abducted by the hoodlums. Details of the incident were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. Penultimate Thursday, bandits invaded the…

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The House of Representatives, on Thursday, directed the Federal Inland Revenue Service to recover all taxes totalling over N5.19trn owed the Federal Government by Ministries, Departments and Agencies, oil companies as well as individuals. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion on the floor of the House on Thursday, moved by the member representing Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo State, Esosa Iyawe. Leading the debate on the motion titled “Alleged non-remittance and under-remittance of tax by Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government, oil companies and other organisations”, the Labour Party chieftain recalled that in 2021, “The FIRS revealed that…

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The Nigeria Police, on Thursday, said that preliminary investigations conducted have unearthed compelling evidence indicting Mrs. Chioma Okoli’s alleged role in the violation of extant laws in the Erisco Tomato saga. This is even as the force cautioned members of the public against spreading misinformation and attempting to manipulate public sentiment, adding that the law operates impartially and that any attempt to subvert it would be met with the full force of legal action. The warning was issued by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, Force headquarters, Abuja. Adejobi said the recent developments in the case were deeply worrisome,…

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