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Easter: Governor-Elect Bassey Otu greets Cross Riverians

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2023April 9, 20230

….Preaches peace, love and unity among Nigerians The Governor-Elect of Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, has extended his warmest greetings to the people of Cross River State and Christians across the country on the occasion of the 2023 Easter celebration. Otu in his Easter message urged Cross Riverians...

NAHCON explains different Hajj fares for states

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2023April 9, 20230

National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, on Saturday explained that nautical proximity to Saudi Arabia, the price and location of accommodation for pilgrims in the capital of Makkah are some of the reasons why there are differences in the Hajj fares for states in Nigeria. The commission listed other reason...

Taxation: A two-way social contract

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2023April 9, 20230

Dapo Okubanjo It is the norm in every society, for the authorities and the people to have what is loosely referred to as a social contract or an implicit agreement. It is a theory that is as old as humanity itself and it presupposes that a people’s moral and political...

Emulate Jesus Christ, exhibit piety, brotherhood – Hon. Baido urges Christians at Easter

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2023April 9, 20230

As Christians all over the world celebrate Easter, I share in the joy of the Risen Christ and the institution of Christianity to mankind. I also congratulate Christians for going through the 40 days of Lent and the benefit of almsgiving, piety and brotherhood exhibited during the period. I urged...

Election: APC/BATISTS TAKE NOTE

NewsDeskNgApr 8, 2023April 9, 20230

“ When we were going to challenge INEC’s declaration of Dr. Ngige as the winner of the governorship election, our plan was to file the case in the name of APGA,” he said. “But Onyechi refused and said I must file the case in my own name. I didn’t immediately...

Court grants interim injunction allowing Murtala Ajaka participate in APC Primary

NewsDeskNgApr 7, 2023April 9, 20230

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, under the Abuja Judicial Division, has granted an interim injunction restraining the All Progressives Congress (APC) from acting on the purported suspension of a governorship aspirant of the party in Kogi state, Hon. Murtala Yakubu Ajaka. The presiding judge, Justice H. Muazu,...

Good Friday: Catholic Bishop urges Nigerians, leaders to emulate Christ’s sacrifice

NewsDeskNgApr 7, 2023April 9, 20230

The Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, has urged Nigerians and all leaders in positions of authority to emulate the sacrifice of Christ. Badejo gave the advice in his Good Friday message in Ibadan while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as Christians celebrate the...

Tunde Ayeni, His Emissaries And the Road To No Where

NewsDeskNgApr 7, 2023April 9, 20230

By Abu Muhammad Nigerian businessman and former chairman of defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons and from the look of things, his woes seem to be growing by the day. In a classic gentleman style, Ayeni made an attempt to...

“We pray for new hope for Nigeria” – Anglican bishop

NewsDeskNgApr 6, 2023April 9, 20230

The Anglican Bishop of Abakaliki, Rev. Monday Nkwagu, on Thursday tasked leaders and the led to embrace sacrificial services capable of impacting national development positively. Nkwagu gave the charge when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on the significance of Easter which he said signified...

“No more easy route to power” – President Buhari

NewsDeskNgApr 6, 2023April 9, 20230

President Muhammadu Buhari says the 2023 elections proved the growing strength of Nigeria’s democracy and the sophistication of the Nigerian voter when it comes to the choice of leaders. His media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, stated in Abuja on Thursday that the president made the remark when he hosted the...