The Lawmaker representing the Abia South Senatorial District, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has clarified the discrepancies in the sharing of the Zonal Intervention Project fund. Correspondent recalls that the Senator representing the Cross River North, Agom Jarigbe on Tuesday alleged that ranking senators got N500 million while he got nothing. Jarigbe made the assertion at the floor of the Senate while commenting on an allegation of budget padding raised by the lawmaker representing Bauchi Central, Senator Abdul Ningi. The Lawmaker representing the Abia South Senatorial District, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has clarified the discrepancies in the sharing of the Zonal Intervention Project…
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The Vicar, St. Peter’s Anglican Church Akpo, Rev. Canon Henry Durunna, has identified sudden surge on idolatry among young people as challenge ought to be tackled by Christians across the globe. He made the identification while delivering sermon in a Funeral of Late Regina Ekedimma Obiapusi – Okpalanoikwa, mother of Mr. David Okpala, Staff of Ministry of Information, Anambra State. The funeral took place at Obiapusi’s Compound, Agbelu Village, Akpo, in Aguata LGA, on March 7, 2024. The cleric said, “I feel worried seeing young people trouping back to idolatry, a practice our great grandfathers jettisoned long ago. “It is…
The Falconets of Nigeria on Monday night at the Cape Coast Stadium in Accra Ghana coasted gleefully into the semifinals of the All African Games Women’s football event with a convincing 4 nill victory over Senegal in their 2nd Group B match. The Chris Danjuma-led girls could only get a goal in the first half through Njideka in the 14th minute. On resumption of the second half, the Nigerian Babes went smoking pressuring their opponents first through Ezekiel who scored Nigeria’s second goal 50th minute before Kalas scored an own goal 51st minute and the Nigerian girls made it 4-0…
Ladan Bosso tutored Flying Eagles on Monday wobbled to their first victory over lowly rated South Sudan at the Men’s football event of the All African games in Ghana by a penalty goal. Sadie Isyaku scored from the penalty spot in the 80th minute to give Nigeria fresh air of hope at the games at the Accra Sports Stadium. Nigeria slumped 1-2 to less fancied Junior Ugandan Cranes in their group opener and when they lifted their heads to see the exit door the goal came. Earlier today, Uganda pipped Senegal by a lone goal to further open the pages…
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 2024 COMMUNICATORS AND MEDIA OFFICERS’ CONFERENCE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION), HELD FROM WEDNESDAY, 6TH TO SATURDAY, 9TH MARCH, 2024, AT UGHELLI DIOCESAN CHRISTIAN CENTRE, OGONI-OLOMU, OLOMU, UGHELLI SOUTH, DELTA STATE. Introduction The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) Communicators and Media Officers’ Conference met under the guidance of the Holy Spirit at the Ughelli Diocesan Christian Centre, Ogoni-Olomu, Olomu, Ughelli South, Delta State, hosted by the Diocese of Ughelli from Wednesday, 6th – Saturday, 9th March 2024. The theme of the conference was “The Great Commission: Utilizing the Media.” (Matthew 28:…
Date: 2024-Mar-13 🎯TOPIC: JESUS STILL PERFORMS MIRACLES 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/8zZGxlrtuhs?si=MFZPj0q31biRFMSP ✝️TEXT: John 9: 24-34(NKJV) 9:24. So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, “Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner.” 9:25. He answered and said, “Whether He is a sinner [or not] I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.” 9:26. Then they said to him again, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?” 9:27. He answered them, “I told you…
The 63 Brigade of the Nigeria Army has uncovered an illegal gun factory in Onicha Olona community, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta state. The Commander, 63 Brigade Brigadier General, Ugochukwu Unachukwu, who stated this at the illegal arms factory site, said that the factory can produce ten guns per week. He said, “Eight suspects involved in the family business including the mastermind of the operation, his father, mother, and sister were among those arrested at the factory. “The arms factory located in a forest has a surveillance post, a generating set connected from a remote location, an oven…
The Senate has suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over an allegation of N3.7 trillion padded into the 2024 budget. Ningi is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Population and represents PDP, Bauchi Central. While the parties called for a probe into the allegation, some northern senators disowned the claims made by Ningi, saying the Bauchi State senator did not speak for them.The Bauchi senator, however, maintained his position on Monday that N3.7tn could not be accounted for in the 2024 budget. In the plenary on Tuesday, Senator Olamilekan Adeola (APC, Ogun West) raised a motion that there is urgent…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike is pushing to provide several projects for President Bola Tinubu to mark the 1 year in office, turning the city into a construction site. However, the city remains dark and dirty. Across the city, from AYA to Jahi to Maitama, the city is littered with ongoing projects, from bridges to highways— the majority of the projects were inherited from the former Minister, Mohammed Bello, who served as the minister from 2015-2023. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike is pushing to provide several projects for President Bola…
The economic hardship being faced by the citizens of the country and the insecurity in different parts of the country were brought before God as he was asked to salvage the nation and show mercy to his people. These were the petitions of the Christian faithful who converged on the Cathedral Church Of Saint Faith Awka for the 2024 Lenten Prayer Convention hosted by the Anglican Diocese Of Awka. The annual prayer convention initiated in 2010 by the Archbishop, Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger, Most Reverend Alexander Ibezim is aimed at bringing men back to God through words of salvation.…