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‘Grave offences’: Pope Francis condemns abortion, surrogacy

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Pope Francis has denounced abortion and the bearing of children by surrogate mothers as grave offences against human dignity. In a declaration of principles published by the Vatican on Monday, the head of the Catholic Church also condemned gender reassignment and gender theory’. The Pope said gender theory is an...

Abure supporters hold protest in Abuja

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Supporters of the factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, on Monday, took to the streets in Gudu, Abuja, to protest what they described as the meddlesomeness of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in the affairs of the party. The protesters carrying placards with various inscriptions began their...

Gov Otu urges Muslims to persist in prayers for Nigeria

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has called on the Muslim faithful in the country to continue to pray for peace and harmony within Nigeria in the face of the current economic challenge as they celebrate 2024 Eid-el-Fitr. Gov Otu said this in a goodwill message to the Muslims...

Everton handed new points deduction

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Premier League club side, Everton, has been hit with a two-point deduction for another breach of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR). Everton was charged again in January, alongside Nottingham Forest, for breaching PSR rules over a period ending with the 2022/23 season. Forest was handed a four-point...

Zamfara NSCDC deploys 700 personnel for Eid el Fitr celebration

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

The Zamfara State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has deployed 700 of its personnel to provide adequate security during and after the Eid el Fitr celebration in the state. The State Commañdant, Sani Mustapha emphasized that all the units and formations of the Corps must...

Israeli airstrike kills Hezbollah Commander, Ali Ahmad Hussein in Lebanon

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

The Israeli military on Monday announced the killing of a Hezbollah Commander during an overnight air strike in Lebanon. Ali Ahmad Hussein of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force was “eliminated” by Israeli jets in the as-Sultaniyah area in Southern Lebanon. In a statement issued on Monday, the Israeli military accused Hussein...

Presidency unveils platform for citizens’ feedback

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

The Presidency on Monday unveiled its Citizens’ Delivery Tracker to provide an efficient way for citizens to give feedback to the government, on the eight priority areas of the Bola Tinubu administration. The President’s Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, disclosed this at the Go-Live event of the...

We’ll fight this injustice – Philip Shaibu on impeachment

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

The embattled Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has rejected his impeachment by the state House of Assembly, describing it as illegal. Newsmen earlier reported that the assembly impeached Shaibu on Monday following reports by Justice S.A.Omonua,- led seven-man panel investigating the impeachment petition against the deputy governor. The panel...

Obaseki swears in Omobayo Marvellous Godwins as Shaibu’s replacement

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has sworn-in Omobayo Marvellous Godwins as the new deputy governor of the state. According to reports, Omobayo replaced Philip Shaibu, who was earlier impeached by the State House of Assembly on Monday morning. Shaibu was impeached by the House of Assembly after the adoption of...

700 megawatts Zungeru power plant starts testing

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2024April 8, 20240

Testing has commenced on the 700 megawatts Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant ahead of the evaluation of electricity from the facility to the national grid, the Federal Government announced on Sunday. According to the Federal Government, the $1.3 billion project, located in Niger State, had been connected to the national grid,...