A KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE DEAN, CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION), ARCHBISHOP OF NIGER DELTA PROVINCE AND BISHOP, DIOCESE OF IKWERRE, THE MOST REV. DR BLESSING C. ENYINDAH, DSSRS, AP, JP ON THE OCCASION OF THE GRADUATION OF TRAINEES OF PETER AKINOLA TRAINING CENTRE, ABEOKUTA ON WEDENSEDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER,2023. It is my pleasure to be asked to present the keynote address in your graduation ceremony. Let me thank the founder of Peter Akinola Foundation, our dear father in God, mentor and the former Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of all Nigeria, the Most Rev. Dr. Peter Jasper Akinola for…
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The Department of Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration, has set up a seven-man committee for the prevention of building collapse in the nation’s capital. The Director of the department, Mr. Mukhtar Galadima, told newsmen after the inauguration of the committee in Abuja on Wednesday that the move was part of proactive measures to address incessant building collapse. Galadima said, “We don’t have to wait for another building to collapse before we act. That is why we set up the committee to help investigate structures that are not structurally stable for human habitation. “It is good to go round and…
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Association of Resident Doctors, on Wednesday, provided the reason behind the passing of a medical house officer, at LUTH, Dr. Michael Umoh, contrary to reports circulating on social media. The medical professionals also expressed their concern about the extent of misinformation, particularly the recent publication on a fake letterhead from the association, containing unverified and inaccurate information about the events, which have been widely disseminated by media outlets across the country. In a press statement jointly signed by the president of the LUTH-ARD, Dr Kemi Abiloye, and General Secretary, Dr Adedotun Adesiyakan, they narrated the…
The Plateau State Governorship Elections Petitions Tribunal will on Friday deliver judgement on the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate during the March 18 election, Dr. Nentawe Yiltwatda challenging the victory of Governor Caleb Mutfwang, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. A member of PDP’s legal team, Barrister Sunday Odey confirmed the judgement date to The PUNCH in Jos on Wednesday. Odey said ” Yes, it is true. The ruling of the governorship tribunal in the case between the PDP and the APC has been fixed for Friday, September 22, 2023″ The Independent National…
At the end of the 14th general synod of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion held at St. Mark’s Anglican Church Nnewi, the officials of the Church were elected and appointed appropriately to serve for the next synod year (3 years). The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, The Most Rev’d Dr. Henry C. Ndukuba while inaugurating them urged them to be committed to the growth of the Church and the propagation of the gospel of Christ in all they have been assigned to do in the Church of God. He further charged them to watch their lives and conduct…
Date: 2023-Sept- 21 (St. Matthew’s Day) 🎯TOPIC: GOD HAS NOT GIVEN UP ON YOU 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW 👇 https://youtu.be/HkaqhDq2YyE?si=bZaaxljNTC7j3Vdq ✝️ TEXT:Matthew 9:9-13(NKJV) 9:9. As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. 9:10. Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, [that] behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 9:11. And when the Pharisees saw [it,] they said to His disciples, “Why…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered a clampdown on assailants who murdered about eight security operatives in Imo State on Tuesday. Yet to be identified gunmen on Tuesday attacked and murdered some security operatives, including police, military and officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. According to a viral video, the security operatives were killed and burnt alongside their patrol vehicle. The Police hierarchy in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi condemned the attack, assuring that…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s Equal Opportunity Group has rescheduled its first national conference on “Equal Opportunity of Access to Higher Education in Nigeria.’’ The conference, earlier scheduled to hold September 26 and 27, has been rescheduled for Sept. 25 and 26, the exam body says. The conference has as its theme; “Towards increasing equal opportunity of access to higher education in Nigeria’.’ The new dates were announced in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocol of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said the change in date became expedient as there…
The Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate, Sadique Abubakar. The tribunal affirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The three-man panel chaired by Justice P.T Kwahar, held that there was “no strong reason to nullify the election”, stating that the poll was conducted in compliance with the law. The Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate, Sadique Abubakar. The tribunal affirmed the victory of Governor…
Credible Elections Project, a non-governmental group has called on all political parties and their candidates in the Bayelsa governorship election to be decorous in their acts and adhere to the provisions of the electoral laws. The group, with strong interest in a free and fair elections in Nigeria, made the called in statement by its National Coordinator, Dr Fred Adams and the Public Relations Officer, Amina Musa, made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday. The group called for a violence-free election in Bayelsa, saying that the state in the Niger Delta can not afford to be engrossed in crisis…