The United Global Resolve for Peace has called on the International Community, especially the United Nations and the United States of America, to lead the way in seeking a lasting solution to the protracted conflict between Israel and Palestine, as the current death toll rose to 1,000 on Sunday. While noting that it was time to prioritise humanity over geopolitical interests, the UGRFP implored the UN and the US to engage in diplomatic dialogues with Iran and Saudi Arabia, among other relevant stakeholders, to facilitate a comprehensive peace agreement between the warring states. The Chairperson for the peacekeeping group, Shalom…
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The Lagos High Court Sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island, on Monday, sentenced the suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, who killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, to death by hanging. Justice Ibironke Harrison sentenced the ASP after finding him guilty of the murder of the pregnant lawyer. Harrison held that the prosecution was able to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The judge also held that the convict shot the deceased at close range. Reports in April noted that the court dismissed a “no case submission” filed Vandi. Justice Harrison ordered the defendant to…
Over 123,000 people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the conflict between Palestinian militants and Israel, the United Nations said on Monday. “Over 123,538 people, have been internally displaced in Gaza, mostly due to fear, protection concerns and the destruction of their homes,” said the UN’s humanitarian agency, OCHA. More than 73,000 are sheltering in schools, OCHA said, some of which have been designated emergency shelters. Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on Gaza since Saturday, when Hamas militants launched deadly attacks in Israel and fired thousands of rockets at the country. Adnan Abu Hasna,…
Israel, reeling from the deadliest attack on its territory in half a century, formally declared war on Hamas on Sunday as the conflict’s death toll surged to 1,000 after the Palestinian militant group launched a massive surprise assault from Gaza. AFP reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steeled the shocked and grieving nation for a “long and difficult” war ahead after Hamas launched a barrage of rockets at Israel before dawn on Saturday and sent in fighters who gunned down civilians and took at least 100 hostages. Several Germans, who are also Israeli nationals, were among those kidnapped by militants…
Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba, has reportedly produced a second positive drug test following an analysis of his B sample. Recall that Pogba returned positive after Juventus’ first game of the season against Udinese on August 20, a game in which he did not play. The former Manchester United star was subsequently suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal on an initial precautionary basis. The 30-year-old was given three days to request his B sample, which has now produced the same result – according to Gazzetta dello Sport. The maximum suspension in such cases is four years. This means an initial two-year…
More than 100 black faith and community leaders in Ohio are urging Ohioans to vote against an upcoming ballot measure that would place a right to abortion in the state constitution, arguing that the issue is a “life-or-death” matter for the black community. The bipartisan group of black faith leaders organized by Choose Life Ohio released a joint letter Tuesday in opposition to Issue 1, the ballot initiative Ohioans will vote on in November. The faith leaders argued that the issue is not partisan or a “party-line vote,” highlighting the impact abortion has had on black women and families.…
In line with his transformation agenda to completely overhaul education in Anambra State, Governor handed as Grant In Aide to Mission Public Schools” in the State the sum of One Billion, Five Hundred and Twenty Four Million Naira. Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo immediately after his interactive meeting with teachers to mark 2023 World Teachers Day accordingly gave the sum of N918,000,000 to Roman Catholic Mission’s public schools with 459 schools throughout the state. He equally handed over the sum of N550,000,000 to the Anglican Mission Public Schools with 275 schools in the state. Another N16,000,000 and N40,000,000 were handed over…
A Lecture delivered at the 1oth Anniversary of Advent Cable Network Nigeria (ACNN) held in Abuja on 2nd October 2023. By: The Rt. Rev. Prof. Dapo F. Asaju Bishop Theologian of the Anglican Church of Nigeria. Preamble We are gathered here to celebrate a decade of Media and Tele-Evangelism by the Anglican Church’s Advent Cable Network Nigeria (ACNN). I am grateful to the Primate of All Nigeria and the leadership of ACNN for inviting me to deliver this lecture titled ‘The Role of Media in the propagation of the Gospel: ACNN Television as a Tool in the 21st Century’. I…
Date: 2023-OCT- 06 🎯TOPIC: THE MINISTRY OF JESUS 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW 👇 https://youtu.be/VGJK57XwJtw?si=Ij32O3s2M0bjcLQy ✝️ TEXT: Luke 4:16-30(NKJV) 4:16. So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 4:17. And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: 4:18. “The Spirit of the LORD [is] upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to [the] poor; He…
Barely three months before the Christmas festival, Nigerians, particularly those who will embark on journeys by road during the festive period, are already worried and concerned about the rising spate of accidents on the roads. This followed a report by the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, in August that Nigeria lost 24 lives daily between January and June this year. The cumulative number of lives lost within the first six months of the year, according to the FRSC, is 4, 387, a figure that translates to an average of 731 fatalities each month or about 24 lives lost daily. Prior…