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THE STORY OF ST. JOHN VIANNEY AND THE PROTESTANT

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

One day the saintly Curé d’Ars was visited by a Protestant gentleman. The good priest, thinking he was a Catholic, began to speak to him about Our Lord and the Saints, as he was accustomed to do with all who came to see him. As the man rose to leave,...

Sudan: Azman Air Plane Arrives In Egypt To Evacuate Stranded Nigerians

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

An Azman Air plane arrived at Aswan airport, Egypt on Thursday to evacuate Nigerians fleeing war-torn Sudan. The airline made the announcement on its Twitter page early Friday. The tweet read, “Evacuation Update: Azman Air Crew with 400seater Airbus A340-600; 5N-AAM departed Kano, Nigeria at exactly 3:45pm and arrived safely...

Celebration As Victor Osimhen Leads Napoli To Historic Scudetto Win

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

Nigerian football striker, Victor Osimhen, scored the Scudetto-winning goal for Napoli against Udinese at the Udine stadium and the celebration went wild on Thursday night. For the first time since 1990, the city of Naples is the home to the Champions of Italy after Napoli drew 1-1 in their away...

May 29 inauguration: Officers on standby to forestall unwarranted happenings during handover – Military authorities

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

*Warns Nigerians, especially politicians planning to disrupts inauguration to shelve plans *Insists that they have not seen any reason why Bola Tinubu’s inauguration would not hold *Assures that military will not relent in ensuring peace, stability across length, breath of Nigeria By Augustine Aminu Barely three weeks to the inauguration...

Amnesty Partners NPA, Restates Commitment To Tackling Unemployment, Restiveness

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has been repositioned to tackle unrest and unemployment in the Niger Delta by empowering youths in the area with requisite skills. Interim Administrator of the Programme, Major General Barry Ndiomu (rtd), disclosed this during a courtesy call to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in Lagos...

Timi Frank urges Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Justices to uphold integrity

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Friday, urged the Justices of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) to be guided by integrity, truth and fear of God in the discharge of their crucial national assignment. Frank in a statement in Abuja...

Some Countries That Don’t Mention God Run Their Affairs Well -Cardinal Onaiyekan

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

The Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has spoken about the connection between religion and governance in a country. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Thursday, Onaiyekan said that those involved in rigging the outcome of the last elections know themselves, urging...

Kuje Jailbreak: One year after, NCoS rewards officer for gallantry

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

By Palma Ileye Sequel to the recommendation of the Controller General, Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, Haliru Nababa, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Service Board, CDCFISB, has approved and promoted Assistant Superintendent of Corrections II James Benjamin to Assistant Superintendent of Corrections I for the gallantry displayed during the...

Applications for mineral titles via portal constitute 40% increase since 2022 – NMCO

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

…As MCO convenes retreat to strengthen eMC+ By Palma Ileye Director General, Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, NMCO, Engr Obadiah Simon Nkom has said that the country was reaping the rewards of embracing the world class Electronic Mining Cadastre, eMC+, system as 40% of the total...

Airtel Africa appoints Carl Cruz as MD/CEO of Airtel Nigeria

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

By Funmilola Gboteku Lagos, May 4, 2023 (NAN) Airtel Africa has appointed Mr Carl Cruz as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the company’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, on Thursday in Lagos. Ogunsanya said the appointment...