Over 300 Boko Haram fighters and their families have been killed by their diehard commanders in the last year for attempting to surrender in Borno State. Military sources said that about 90,000 of the fighters had repented and surrendered across the state in the last 17 months. The Special Adviser to the Borno State Government on Security Affairs, Brig. Gen. Ishaq Abdullahi, told newsmen in Maiduguri that the diehard Boko Haram commanders resorted to killing any terrorist attempting to flee the Sambisa forest to surrender in order to frustrate the ongoing peace dialogue between government and the terror group. “Just…
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A 55-minute documentary on the Presidential Business Forum, which was held on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA, will air on Saturday, January 21 through Monday, January 23, 2023. The documentary produced by the Presidency chronicles the proceedings of the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum jointly hosted by the Office of the Chief of Staff, the Business Council on International Understanding and the Nigerian Mission in Washington. This is according to a statement signed by the President’s Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled…
The 2023 national population and housing census will hold from March 29 to April 1, 2023. The Chairman of the National Population Council Chairman, National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Friday shortly after an audience with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. “By March 29 to April 2, our staff will be in the field enumerating people,” said Kwarra. According to him, the technological tools to be deployed will be able to code buildings and landmass, detailing information such as location, landscapes, etc. This, he said, will…
The Osun State Chapter of the New Nigeria People Party has vowed to fight vote-buying and other illegal practices that can pose a threat to credible elections in the state. The NNPC state chairman, Oluwatosin Odeyemi, made this known at the party secretariat on Thursday in Osogbo. He further stated all corrupt practices would not be accepted before, during or after the election exercise in the state saying the votes of Osun people must count. He said “I’m telling this to the opposition to know that it’s no more business as usual. As the NNPP has come together as one…
The Taraba State Police Command on Friday confirmed the abduction of eight family members of the Chief of Mutum-Biyu in Gassol Local Government Area, Justice Sani Muhammad (retd). The command’s Public Relations Officer, Usman Abdullah, confirmed the development to newsmen in Jalingo on Friday. Abdullahi said the kidnappers on Thursday night invaded the Jalingo residence of the traditional ruler and kidnapped his two wives and six children. He also disclosed that police had already commenced an investigation into the incident to ensure the victims were released unhurt. A family source told journalists in Jalingo that the abductors have already made…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that the state will host the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for a two-day working visit next week. The state Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, announced this on Friday during a press briefing held in Alausa, Ikeja. Omotoso disclosed that the presidential visit, scheduled for January 23 and 24, would include the inauguration of projects undertaken by the Sanwo-Olu administration which include the Lekki Deep Sea Port, the Imota Rice Mill and the Blue Line Rail project. He said, “Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has asked us to inform you that President Muhammadu…
The Independent National Electoral Commission Director Voter Education and Publicity, Victor Aluko, has said the commission is in talks with the management of Meta to find ways to combat fake news. Aluko said this at the launch event of ‘Run Am’, an artificial intelligence application, designed by Rise Networks, to serve as a fake news verification app for the 2023 elections, which is now only about 33 days away. The INEC director said the commission had also sought ways to fight the spread of misinformation and disinformation and was grateful for the organisation’s initiative to join the fight against the…
✝️📗DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL Date: 2023-Jan-20 🎯TOPIC: BE ATTENTIVE 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW 👇 https://youtu.be/wnCJS-Q9gSI ✝️📖TEXT: Matthew 13:24-32(AMP) 24. Another parable He set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25. But while he was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed also darnel (weeds resembling wheat) among the wheat, and went on his way. 26. So when the plants sprouted and formed grain, the darnel (weeds) appeared also. 27. And the servants of the owner came to him and said, Sir, did you not sow…
– DISCUSSION VIDEO LINK AND STUDY GUIDE- 📺 WATCH THE DISCUSSION VIDEO VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/j7fFN9757E4 GOD’S CHILDREN AS PILGRIMS TO THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM: MANIFESTATION OF GOD’S REIGN ON EARTH Date: Jan 15, 2023 Sub Theme: God’s Reign 3 *Topic: The Throne of God* Text: Rev 20:11-15 *Aims* to visualise the heavenly Throne of God and to expose the essence of God’s reign in heaven. *Introduction* The Bible identifies heaven as the “Throne of God” (Isaiah 66:1), but also locates the Throne of God as “in heaven”(Psa 11: 4) Throne is the symbol of a reigning ruler. Therefore, God sits…
Saturday, January 14, 2023 ✝TOPIC: ESCAPE FOR YOUR LIFE 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW 👇 https://youtu.be/vaf1QfdgbSs ✝📖TEXT: Genesis 19:12-29 12 Then the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city—take them out of this place! 13 For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.” 14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, “Get up, get out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city!” But to his sons-in-law…