The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, The Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba, declared the 14th General Synod of the Church opened. In his general address, the Primate called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be more committed, sincere and proactive in attending to various issues of governance of the Nation rather than invading Niger, a neighboring country. The Primate while speak on the theme of the Synod tagged: “Arise and Build: God’s Mandate For God’s People In A Broken World” which was held at St. Mark’s Church in Nnewichi, Nnewi, charged participants and indeed the Christians across board…
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The primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, His Grace, the Most Revd. Dr. Henry Ndukuba, has listed some conditions necessary for the lifting of the moratorium placed on the creation of new dioceses in the Church of Nigeria. This was stated in his address to the 14th General synod of the Church holding at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Nnewi Diocese. According to him, the Moratorium on the creation of Dioceses was renewed during the 13th General Synod, held in Abuja, which was necessitated by the fact that many of the Missionary Dioceses are struggling to sustain their Missions and operations.…
The primate, church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, His Grace, the most Revd. Dr. Henry Ndukuba, has reappointed the General Secretary of the Church, the Venerable Dr. Paul Dajur, for another three years. It would be recalled that Venerable Dr. Paul Dajur was first appointed as the General Secretary of the church of Nigeria in 2018, by the former primate, the Most Revd. Nicholas Okoh. The General Secretary just completed his 5 years tenure and is been reappointed for another three years. Meanwhile, primate Ndukuba has also reappointed the Chancellor of the Church of Nigeria, Hon. Henry Odein Ajumogobia SAN. Primate…
The President of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, Prof. Aminu Muhammad, has said that it would take Nigeria 10 years to replace the 500 Doctors who recently left Nigeria in search of greener pastures. Muhammad was speaking on Sunday against the backdrop of findings by the association from 50 out of 80 chapters confirmed that no fewer than 500 medical personnel have left the shore of Nigeria to the outside world. The president who was fielding questions from newsmen shortly after he read a Communique of the Biennial Delegates Meeting of the Association held in Kano, lamented…
The United States President, Joe Biden, who met with President Bola Tinubu, Sunday, on the sidelines of the G20 in New Delhi, India, said the meeting was to reaffirm the country’s commitment to the US-Nigeria relationship. Biden said his administration was committed to the longstanding friendship between both countries and peoples. This was contained in a statement published on the official White House website. Biden praised the efforts made by the Tinubu administration to bring about economic reforms in Nigeria. The statement reads, “President Biden welcomed the Tinubu Administration’s steps to reform Nigeria’s economy and thanked President Tinubu for his…
The verdict of the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal delivered poignant lessons to the litigants, lawyers, and politicians, writes ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS The judgment of the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal where President Bola Tinubu was reaffirmed as the winner of the contentious February 25 presidential poll may have come and gone, but the memory and impact of the verdict would continue to linger. Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress had scored a total of 8.7 million votes to defeat the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, who polled 6.9 million and 6.1…
The doyen of the accounting profession, Pa Akintola Williams, has passed away at the age of 104 years old. The foremost accountant celebrated his 104th birthday on August 9 2023 Pa Williams is reputedly the first Sub-Saharan African to become a chartered accountant after he passed the qualifying examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) in 1949. The icon played a leading role in the development of the accountancy profession in the country by facilitating the establishment of the Association of Accountants in Nigeria, which metamorphosed into the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).…
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 general election Mr. Peter Obi, donated N10 million at the foundation laying ceremony of the Department of Midwifery and Public Health Nursing of the Millennium College of Nursing Sciences of the Awka Anglican Communion in Awka. Obi had previously donated N40 million to Faith Specialist Hospital, where the College is located. The contribution he said is aimed at enhancing the Diocese’s overall initiatives in strengthening its healthcare facilities. Obi also said that through his planned giving, he would be part of the project till fruition. Speaking at the event, which…
While many refer to wealth and glory as the abundance of an acquisition, particularly possessions to meet one’s needs, the said narrative may not resonate in with Emeka Okwuosa, who sees wealth as a tool for the impartation of lives. His determination to improve the lives of people can only be experienced rather than explained. Recently, the oil magnate, Group Chief Executive Officer, Oliserv Group of Companies, who is currently a major contractor handling the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano pipelines of the NNPC, through the instrumentality of his foundation, Sir Emeka Okwuosa Foundation, SEOF, built and dedicated the Christ Church Irefi Oraifite. The edifice…
 Resumes Official Duties Immediately Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, has returned to the country from his medical vacation. Governor Akeredolu returned to the country on Thursday, September 7, 2023. Upon his return, Mr. Governor convened a meeting with key stakeholders from Ondo State in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, where he landed. Stakeholders present at the meeting included members of the State House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oladiji Olamide; Members of the State Executive Council, led by the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa; National Assembly members; led by Senator Jide Ipinsagba; and Members…