Author: ACNNTV

St Mark’s Choir Wins Evo Diocese Singing Competition It was a glorious moment on Saturday, July 15, 2023, as the Salvation Choir of St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Elelenwo District, was declared the winner of the 2023 Diocese of Evo Singing Competition. The competition, organized by the Evo Diocesan Music Ministry, was held at All Saints’ Cathedral, Rumuokwurusi, and was graced by the Diocesan, Rt. Rev. Innocent Uchechukwu Ordu, JP, DSSRS, as well as His Majesty, King (Dr.) Dandeson Douglas Jaja, JP, DSSRS, Amayanabo of Opobo Kingdom (former Chairman, Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers) and His Royal Highness, Eze Sir…

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Date: 2023-Jul-19 🎯TOPIC: DO NOT BE SELF-CENTERED 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/f1NMGM-YQaE ✝️ TEXT: Esther 8:1-17(NKJV) 8:1. On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told how he [was related] to her. 8:2. So the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai; and Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman. 8:3. Now Esther spoke again to the king, fell down at his feet, and implored him with…

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The Department of State Services on Tuesday described the lawyers who filed contempt charges against DSS Director-General, Yusuf Bichi, over the continued detention of embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele as “charge and bail lawyers”. The service in a series of tweets posted via its official handle noted that the lawyers were headed by an “overzealous and uninformed IPOB/ESN lawyer”. The service said, “Charge and bail, overzealous uninformed IPOB/ESN lawyer Maxwell Okpara mobilizes other like-minded lawyers against DGSS. Futile Efforts. Well, Nigerians, beware! This is in bad faith. Transferred aggression. “A Biafran Republic agitator and…

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Italian champions, Napoli, have offered Victor Osimhen a new two-year contract extension with a salary worth N6.5bn — €6.5m plus €1m in bonuses,  Osimhen, who has two years left on his contract at Napoli, had demanded a salary of €7m annually to extend his current deal with the Italian champions, who are keen to tie him down to a new deal amidst interests from some of Europe’s top clubs. The new proposed deal, it was gathered, will include a release clause worth £170m for the Nigerian striker. The 24-year-old steered the Partenopei to their first title in 33 years scoring…

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Nigeria won a total of 13 medals at the just-concluded All Africa Para-Badminton Championship held at the MTN Arena, Lugogo stadium, Kampala, Uganda. The athletes won eight gold, two silver and three bronze medals. Nnanna Chigozie and Eniola Bolaji won three gold medals respectively to replicate their performance at the Uganda International Para-Badminton Championship held at the same venue last week. The duo edged Mohammed Ismail and Martha Cheve 21-8, 21-5(2-0) to clinch gold in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5. In the women’s doubles SL3-SU5 final, Eniola paired Okoro Chiyere to beat the Ugandan pair of Sumini Mutesi and Rose Nansereko…

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Guaranty Trust Bank on Saturday apologized to its customers in response to the frustration that trailed a recent update of the GTWorld mobile banking app. Customers of GTBank had on Friday expressed disappointment about the use of the bank’s mobile app amid disruption in the bank’s digital operations. The development occurred after the bank announced an app update which was expected to bring improvements and new features to the bank’s mobile transactions but resulted in login issues and related difficulties for customers. In an email message to customers on Saturday, the bank apologized for the inconvenience caused by the operations of…

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The Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State on Monday affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court, in Warri which held that the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC can only operate on federal roads. A panel of the court in suit No. CA/AS/276/2019: FRSC Vs Darlington Ehikim dismissed the appeal filed by FRSC challenging the judgment of Justice E. Nwite of the Federal High Court, Warri. The Federal High Court had on January 25, 2019 entered judgement in favour of the Plaintiff, who is a member of the NBA Warri and granted all the reliefs sought, which includes…

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The price of Petrol has increased to about N617 per litre. This was confirmed by journalists through a visit to some filling stations in the federal capital territory. A visit by journalists to some filling stations in Abuja confirmed that the price has now been adjusted from N539 to N617 per litre. Speaking with newsmen in an interview on Tuesday, the National President of the Independent Petroleum Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo, confirmed the development. According to him, fuel prices will continue fluctuating depending on market forces. He said that the government of the day has removed fuel…

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Insecurity is one of the major problems after corruption destroyed the fabric of peace, welfare, and developmental progress in Nigeria. This was the summation of the panel on the daily program; “Now Streaming ” on Advent Cable Network Nigeria Television ACNNTV ( Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion owned Television). The discussion centered on the daily harrowing reports of maiming, kidnappings, and killings going around in Nigeria and the need of finding a lasting solution to it. Dealing with the topic: State Of The Nation: ” Kidnapping and Killings In Nigeria ” the panel averted that the menace as it had…

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The Federal Government on Monday confirmed one case of Anthrax disease in a mixed livestock farm in Niger State. This is the first animal case to be reported in Nigeria since the beginning of the West Africa outbreak in Ghana in June 2023. The apex government said further investigation was also ongoing to trace the source of the infection and to identify the spread to other farms and humans. It noted that the risk assessment conducted by the human health sector showed that the likelihood of an outbreak of anthrax disease in the country is high, adding that the potential…

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