Christmas in the valley of death and more death: Visiting US Humanitarians say genocide on steroids of Nigerian Christians is worst since 2011

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BREAKING: Ondo Gov Akeredolu is dead

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is dead. While some reports claim he died in Lagos on Wednesday, PREMIUM TIMES reports that Akeredolu died at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday at a German hospital where he was receiving treatment. "A senior government official in Ondo State told PREMIUM TIMES Akeredolu died at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday…

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Hope has worn thin in our dear nation —Bishop Kukah

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan Matthew Kukah, has asked President Bola Tinubu to establish the payment of compensation to victims of insecurity across the country as a way of getting the State take responsibility for securing its citizens while pointing out that hope has worn thin in Nigeria. “A culture of compensation to…

We need purposeful leadership to chart the course for rebuilding our nation —Maikyau, SAN

Dear Colleagues, Christmas is the season when we commemorate and celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ – a fulfilment of the prophesies of about 750 years prior, for the specific cause stated therein; to redeem mankind from the sinful nature and its consequences, occasioned by the fall through Adam which led to…

Caught stealing phone, 18-year-old kills retired teacher

18-year old, Mubarak Akadiri, has been arrested and charged in Ondo State for allegedly killing a 62-year old retired head teacher, Mrs. Sidikat Adamolekun, who caught him stealing her phone worth N66,000. P.M. Express reports that Mubarak who is the son of the victim’s housemaid said he used a wooden stool to repeatedly hit the…

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Woman baths husband with hot water for not taking her along to a wedding

The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the arrest of a woman, Mrs Dorcas Oluwabukola, for allegedly bathing her husband with hot water because he didn’t take her to a wedding party. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday following the reports of…

Lifestyle

I make over N150,000 monthly from shoemaking – Ex-convict

Zakariya Mohammed, an ex-convict, says he earns over N150,000 monthly from the shoemaking trade he started in the past five months. He learnt bag and shoemaking skills while serving a term at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Billiri, Gombe State. Mohammed told the News Agency of Nigeria in Gombe on Friday that his life is…

Living

Intimate Affairs: Before your bull wanders off, by Funke Egbemode

Husbands can and do defect because defection is a two-way street. If wives can defect, so can husbands. If a woman doesn’t get too old for touching and pampering, a man is also entitled to warmth, kiss and cuddle. A bull is always a bull. His charging power may reduce but charge he must. He…

Nigerian actor blessed with a child 24 years after…

A veteran actor and producer, Doyin Hassan, popularly known for his roles in the Mount Zion Faith Ministries movies, and his wife have announced the arrival of their child “after 24 years of toils and struggles.” Hassan in posts shared on his Instagram and Facebook pages said: “God is Faithful!!!! After 24 years of toils…

Opinion

Still on the Pope and same sex marriage…

By Justice Abang I don't know what they are doing. I saw the explanations from the Nigerian Catholic community and wondered why there should be an explanation. If the church doesn't support same sex marriage, it should categorically say so in four words. Let me say this: Of all the creatures that are…