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The Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has accused the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) of mismanaging the ongoing leadership crisis in the party. It urged the national chairman of the party, Barr Julius Abure to resign now that the ovation was loudest. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, James Ezema, the umbrella body of all registered political parties and political associations in the country equally hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for resisting what it described as obvious pressure to use its officials to endorse the outcome of the recent contentious…

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The Presidency has accused the 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of introducing “two dangerous things” into Nigerian politics in the last elections. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, accused Obi of flaming religion and ethnicity during the last elections in Nigeria. Onanuga declared that Tinubu’s administration is not focused or concerned with Obi and his followers, the Obidients Featuring on Mic On with Seun Okinbaloye, the presidential aide assured that Tinubu’s administration remained focused and undistracted. He said: “As of now, we are busy with governance and we don’t want our attention…

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The French Foreign Minister, Stephane Sejourne on Monday expressed hope that “China sends very clear messages to Russia” over the ongoing war in Ukraine. Sejourne disclosed this during a press conference in Beijing after meeting his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. The French Foreign Minister harped on the need to negotiate a lasting peace with Ukraine. He said: “We are convinced that there will be no lasting peace if it is not negotiated with the Ukrainians. “There will be no security for Europeans if there is no peace in accordance with international law. “It is an essential issue for us, which…

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Manchester City failed to break down a determined Arsenal defence as a highly-anticipated clash at the top of the Premier League failed to live up to the hype in a 0-0 draw at the Etihad. Liverpool were the big winners yesterday in the title race as they beat Brighton 2-1 to go top, two points ahead of Arsenal and three clear of City with nine games to play. A share of the spoils preserves City’s unbeaten home run stretching back to November 2022 and ends Arsenal’s eight-match winning run in the Premier League. But it is the Gunners who will…

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The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, on Sunday, expressed concern about what he described as the “ubiquity of the military in our national life.” He said with the presence of soldiers everywhere “it is impossible to explain how we can say we are in a civilian democracy with the military literally looking like an army of occupation with an octopussean spread across all the 36 states and Abuja.” Kukah raised the concern in his Easter message made available to journalists in Sokoto. The cleric said a situation where soldiers had become a common, everyday item in society…

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The Federal Road Safety Corps said on Monday that 13 persons died while two were injured in an auto crash in Kogi State. The Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, said that the accident occurred around 7:30pm on Sunday. He disclosed that the accident involving a commercial Sharon bus and an articulated cement truck, occurred by Obajana Market along Obajana -Lokoja Road in Lokoja Local Government Area of the state. The sector commander said that the Sharon bus had packed behind a truck around the market for passengers to buy some things when the cement truck lost brake and…

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I am deeply saddened by the siege at Okwama and the continuous invasion of surrounding Urhobo villages by the Nigerian military following the gruesome murder of 17 of its officers at Okwama. While the Urhobo Nation condemns the killings in their entirety, we also respectfully and vehemently disagree with the killings of innocent men and women who knew next to nothing about what transpired. I say this because the necessity for increased protection of the civilian population and of civilian objectives in times of armed conflict was what led to the convening of the Geneva Conference of 1974–1977. This is…

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 DISCUSSION VIDEO LINK AND STUDY GUIDE 📺 WATCH THE DISCUSSION VIDEO VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/WHLx64HJGEE?si=fu57-BI60HBeyNPe The Christian Race EASTER SUNDAY Date: Mar 31, 2024 Sub Theme: Easter Sunday Topic: New life in Christ Jesus Text: IICor 5:12-21 Aims to study the concept of new life in Christ and to discuss the old livelihood in relation to the new life in Christ. Introduction We thank God for another Easter morning, a day to celebrate the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ over death. In our Bible passage today, Paul exposed the fact that Christ died as an innocent person for…

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Date: 2024-Mar-30 (Holy Saturday) 🎯TOPIC: GIVE THE MASTER THE BEST HE DESERVES 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/SII5Mg2RHAk?si=KRxs2FYq4pCN_hMR ✝️TEXT: John 19: 38-42(NKJV) 19:38.  After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave [him] permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus. 19:39.  And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. 19:40.  Then they took the body of Jesus,…

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The Ovie of Ewu Kingdom in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Clement Ikolo, Urhukpe 1, has surrendered himself to the police. This decision comes on the heels of the Defence Headquarters declaring him and seven others wanted on Thursday at a briefing in Abuja in connection to the killing of military personnel in his domain. On March 14, 2024, officers and soldiers of the 181 Amphibious Battalion were killed by some irate youths during a peacekeeping mission in the Okuama community. Okuama and Okoloba communities in the state have been embroiled in a lingering land dispute…

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