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TEXT OF SPEECH BY PASTOR ‘TUNDE BAKARE AT THE STATE OF THE NATION BROADCAST ON EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2025. VENUE: THE CITADEL GLOBAL COMMUNITY CHURCH (CGCC), 30 KUDIRAT ABIOLA WAY, OREGUN, IKEJA, LAGOS, NIGERIA. THEME: “LET THE PEOPLE KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE COUNTRY IS SAFE.” ― ABRAHAM LINCOLN Protocols. Introduction Fellow citizens, It […]
Continue ReadingMR. PRESIDENT: PLEASE BRING US DOWN FROM THIS CROSSBishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Diocese of SokotoEaster Message 20251: A very happy Easter to you and millions of our countrymen and women. For us Christians, this is the most important event in the history of our faith. It is the season of the Cross, the season […]
Continue ReadingHis Holiness, Pope Francis who had his original name as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has passed away. He died at the age of 88. The Vatican confirmed that the pontiff passed away on Easter Monday at his residence in the Casa Santa Marta within Vatican City. Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, announced the […]
Continue ReadingI heartily felicitate Christians in Nigeria and worldwide as they commemorate Easter, the celebration of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection—the cornerstone of the Christian faith. The Holy Week, which spans Palm Sunday through Holy Thursday and Good Friday and culminates in Easter Sunday, calls us to reflect deeply on the enduring values of sacrifice, redemption, […]
Continue ReadingYusuf Alabi Quadri, the teenager who rose to fame during the 2023 general elections, and became incarcerated about three months ago, has been released from prison custody. He was freed from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, where he had been detained over alleged theft and involvement in a physical altercation. Quadri’s freedom was confirmed by human […]
Continue ReadingMinister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that what he wanted is outright sacking of governor Fubara, and that he is not happy with the Presidential Proclamation of a State of Emergency in Rivers State. Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads since Fubara became governor. The rift also affected the […]
Continue ReadingMinister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the Chairman of Incorporated Trustees of IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem have been dragged before the Federal High Court with the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite over the latter’s appointment by Wike. Also joined as defendants in the suit instituted […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Army has appointed Lieutenant Colonel Onyinyechi Anaele as the Acting Director, Department of Army Public Relations. Anele, a member of Direct Regular Course 15 and a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, takes over from Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, who has been redeployed to the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre. Her appointment […]
Continue ReadingCryptoBridge Exchange known as CBEX may have joined a long list of successful scams in Nigeria. According to Nigerian investors, the people behind the digital platform have carted away over N1.3 trillion from their wallets after crashing on Monday. The platform now joins the scams hall of fame in the country. This list includes Mavrodial […]
Continue ReadingThe United Kingdom’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that the definition of a woman under equality legislation referred to “biological sex”, but it said trans people would not be disadvantaged by its landmark decision. The Supreme Court’s judgment related to whether a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate, a formal document that gives legal […]
Continue ReadingUnited States, through its Trade Estimate Report (TER), has accused the Nigerian National Assembly and Agencies in the country of abusing procurement processes and lacking transparency. The report says U.S. companies have expressed concerns about corruption and a lack of transparency in procurement processes in Nigeria. The report stated: “The Public Procurement Act of 2007 […]
Continue ReadingMrs. Dupe Omowumi Bello, a retired headmistress, collapsed and died during her retirement ceremony in Osun State, Nigeria. The tragic incident occurred on April 9, 2025, at the School for the physically challenged, Enu Odi, Ilesa, Osun State. It was gathered that Bello, respected by colleagues and students for her dedication and hard work, had […]
Continue ReadingNational leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has said that it would not refund the N300 million given to it by the Rivers State government as support for its 2025 Annual General Conference. Chairman of the 2025 NBA Annual General Conference Planning Committee (NAGCPC), Emeka Obegolu, in a statement on Monday, April 14, said […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement released on Sunday, Playwright and Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka blasted the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for banning Eedris Abdulkareem’s song, ‘Tell your Papa’, against President Bola Tinubu’s government. Soyinka describes the development as a return to the culture of censorship and a threat to the right to free expression. In the piece […]
Continue ReadingYet again, another former Green Eagles player, a forward, Charles Bassey, has passed away. He died at the age of 71. Bassey died in Eket, Akwa Ibom on Saturday April 12, after a long illness. He shared this same date of passing with Christian Chukwu. He was a member of the Green Eagles AFCON 1980 […]
Continue ReadingFormer Captain of the Green Eagles of Nigeria and Enugu Rangers International, Christian Chukwu, has passed away. He died on Saturday morning, April 12, at the age of 74. Chukwu’s Eagles and Rangers teammate, Emmanuel Okala, confirmed the death of the former player and coach of the Nigerian senior national team. He rose to fame […]
Continue ReadingRenowned human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, SAN has urged youths to reclaim the country. Falana gave the advice on Saturday in Lagos, during sixth Annual Youth Leadership Conference, tagged ‘Resilience, Innovation, Social Responsibility and Entrepreneurship (RISE 2025),’ held at the University of Lagos. Falana said things were not how they used to be, […]
Continue ReadingUnited States District Court sitting in Columbia has ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release records relating to the criminal investigation of President Bola Tinubu over alleged drug trafficking. Judge Beryl Howell, in a ruling dated April 8, which can be found on the court’s website, directed […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State Police Command has taken into custody an officer accused of stabbing a civilian in the Ise-Ekiti area of the state after an altercation which involved his girlfriend and the victim’s son. The arrest followed the circulation of a viral video in which the victim’s daughter claimed that the officer, who was allegedly a […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian vice president and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; ex-Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai; and ex-Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal; have visited former President Muhammadu Buhari at his Kaduna residence. Those who also visited Buhari on Friday included the former Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami; former governor […]
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