Support for the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, mounted on Saturday as prominent Sapele political leaders lauded his leadership qualities, saying he is running a government based on honesty and fairness. The leaders also praised the Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Ovwigho Igbuya for his contributions to the development of Sapele. “The contributions of…
Eighteen-year-old Sound Engineering graduate of the SAE Institute, Cape Town, South Africa, Jeffrey Akoh, has emerged winner of the eighth edition of MTN Project Fame West Africa after eight weeks at the Academy. Jeff, as he is fondly called, beat other five finalists to pick the grand prize of N5 million cheque, an SUV and…
No doubt, the City of David Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Lagos is one of the highly rated branches of the Pastor E.A. Adeboye-led denomination. Those who matter in the society attend the church and it is believed that the parish financially contributes immensely to the RCCG worldwide, which is…
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has commiserated with the management and staff of the Nation newspaper over the death of one of its Assistant Editor, Dada Aladelokun. Aladelokun, Assistant Editor and Head of the City Beat desk of the Nation newspaper, died early Friday, September 25, 2015 after a brief…
A lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Ishola Akeem Shokunle from Oshodi/Isolo Constituency 1 has come hard on corrupt public office holders, saying that any public officer that is guilty of corruption should be executed. He said; ‘I support total or absolute punishment for corrupt public office holders, it is Sharia Law.…
Greed, unrighteousness, corruption and covetousness among the political class and Nigerians in general have been identified as the bane of the country’s development and these must be cured, if the nation is to make headway. Revd./Prophet Oladipupo Funmilade-Joel, the Presiding Overseer of The Way of Reconciliation Evangelistic Ministries (TWOREM) Int’l a.k.a Prophetic & Solution Chapel,…
It is no more news that the authorities of the Nigerian Police have re-deployed some of its senior officers, which also affected the Pacesetters state. CP Mohammed Katsina was transferred to Kano given way for the new commissioner of police in the state, Adeleye Olusola Oyebade, who succeeded him. The new CP resumed duty with…
Former Nigeria’s Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has condoled with families of those who died in Thursday’s stampede in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Some of the pilgrims, who were observing the ritual stoning of the devil in Mecca during the Hajj pilgrimage, died in a pandemonium. More than 740 Muslims lost their lives, while over 800 persons…
Barcelona’s playmaker, Lionel Messi, will be out of action for eight weeks, the Spanish club has confirmed. The Argentine hobbled off the field of play on Saturday afternoon in a La Liga match against Las Palmas, which they won by 2-1. “Tests have confirmed that Leo Messi suffered a torn internal collateral knee ligament. The…
Five suspected oil pipeline vandals were apprehended on Saturday in Edo State by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, with two tankers containing 66,000 litres of crude oil. The hoodlums were arrested by the Civil Defence in Benin City, the state capital, according to the State Commandant of the NSCDC, Chuka…