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The Senior Pastor of The Covenant Nation and Convener, The Platform Nigeria, Poju Oyemade, has negated claims by a Catholic priest in the Abuja Archdiocese, Rev. Fr. Chinenye Oluoma, that gospel superstar Mercy Chinwo often charged huge amounts to sing at churches. Oyemade took to his verified Twitter handle on...

Members of the North Central Governors’ Forum, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, at his office in Abuja. In attendance are, the Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia; the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello; the...

The rise in the price of petrol has reduced the level of patronage at filling stations as Nigerians grapple with the ripple effects of the government’s decision on fuel subsidy removal. Checks by our correspondents on Wednesday revealed that due to the N537 new pump price of fuel introduced by...

The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 12 as a public holiday in commemoration of 2023 Democracy Day celebration. This was contained in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, on behalf of the Federal Government. While congratulating Nigerians on the occasion,...

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, who recently emerged as the Chairman, North Central Governors Forum, has led other governors from the zone to congratulate and declare support for Senator George Akume on his inauguration as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). According to Engineer Sule, governors...

The Convener CountryFirst Movement, Prof Chris Mustapher Nwaokobia Jnr., has called on south east governors to join hands with the governor of Enugu state in his new approach to finding a lasting solution to the sit at home order by IPOB. Nwaokobia in a press statement titled ” Disrupting The...

A 33-year-old man from Georgia in the United States, Brian Sanchez, who spent £86,000 (N49,442,105) on leg lengthening surgeries to increase his height from 6ft to 6ft 7in, has stated that he has no regrets. Sanchez, according to The U.S Sun, was uncomfortable with his height and compared himself to...

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has presented Staff of Office and Instrument of Authority to four traditional rulers. This was made known on the state’s official Facebook page on Wednesday. Photos from the event were captioned, “Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, recently presented instruments of appointment and staffs of office to...

A man, Ali Abubakar, who was dragged to a Shari’a court sitting in Kaduna by his wife, Ajinomo Ohunenene-Ummi on Wednesday was absent owing to a lack of transport fare to the court. Abubakar had sent word through the court messenger, Tajuddeen Saidu that he would not be available for...

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has been offered a new appointment as a Managing Partner of Ballard Partners, a global lobbying organisation. The new position is coming in less than two weeks since the dissolution of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet. In a statement on Ballard Partner’s official...