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Malam Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, made references to at least two biblical passages in his response to Bishop Matthew Kukah’s latest criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari.During his virtual presentation to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in Washington DC earlier in the week, the cleric had alleged that Christians were being …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has reminded his colleagues that they have a responsibility of doing whatever they believe is in the best interest of Nigeria as they pass the electoral amendment bill.   Gbajabiamila who addressed legislators during a heated plenary on the electronic transmission of poll results …

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 20 and Wednesday July 21, 2021 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Muslim faithfuls and Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora …

Detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has filed an application before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to be transferred from the custody of the Department of State Service, DSS, to the Nigerian Correctional Service Centre in Kuje. Kanu, in the application he …

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has expressed regret of his administration’s investment in security not manifesting in defeat or considerable degradation of criminals in Kaduna state.   Speaking during the presentation of the Kaduna State Security Incidents Report for the Second Quarter of 2021, El-Rufai noted that there have been a total of 222 …

Bishop David Oyedepo, the General overseer of the Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel, has stated he loves all Ministers of God but he is not friends with every one of them. The clergyman said this on Sunday, July 11 while delivering a message in his church and advising them …

The Senate on Tuesday bowed to pressure from Civil Society Organisations, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and other Nigerians and refused to confirm the Special Assistant on new media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie from Delta as a Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The refusal was …

The war against criminality in Lagos State has gone a notch higher as the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu personally arrested a gang of suspected criminals, which specialises in harassing motorists and road users in traffic.   The gang of suspected criminals met their waterloo Monday morning, July 12, while …

Uchechi Okwu-Kanu, the wife of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra has shared the agony of Kanu’s family since his rearrest by the Muhammadu Buhari government. Uchechi said she’s worried that her husband has been beaten and tortured by the security agencies both in Kenya and Nigeria. …

Civil servants in Osun state have been ordered to wear Adire (a distinctive local fabric) uniform to work every Thursday. The order was given by Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state during the state’s International Fashion Week in Osogbo. He said the move is to promote Nigerian fashion and culture. The spokesperson …