Wigwe’s Family Warns RCCG Not To Attend Access Bank Founder Funeral. The family of the late Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holding PLC, Herbert Wigwe, has made the decision to exclude the City of David parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God from the burial service of their late son. While the family has not provided a clear reason for this decision, there is speculation that it may be due to perceived insensitivity on the part of the parish. Recent reports have surfaced alleging that the pastor’s wife of the City of David parish threw a lavish…
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FAAN To Account For Toll Gate, Parking Lots Revenue Collected Since 2015 Justice Ibrahim Kala of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has ordered the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to account for the revenue generated from toll gates and parking lots fees under the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime. Justice Kala specifically ordered the FAAN to show the total annual generated revenue from toll gates and parking lots fees in all Federal Government-owned airports and how much it remitted from January 2015 till January 2024 within three months from the date of this judgement. Justice Kala…
Economic Hardship: Yoruba Elders Complaining About Tinubu Should Learn From Igbo – Sunday Igboho Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has blamed the immediate past government of Muhammadu Buhari for the current hardship in the country. Igboho said this while addressing his supporters in Oyo State, adding that President Bola Tinubu inherited a bad economy from the Buhari government. The activist who spoke in Yoruba, said Nigerians from the South-West region must come together to free the region from armed Fulani herders. He said, “Many people think Tinubu destroyed the government, Tinubu didn’t destroy the government.…
Don’t Panic, We All Go Through Hard Times, Tinubu’s Minister Tells Nigerians The Federal Government has asked Nigerians to be patient as a result of some difficulties in the land. Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information, made the appeal in a statement issued on Friday. He said the reforms of the current administration were yielding positive results and that saboteurs would not be spared. “When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn in on May 29, 2023, he made far-reaching statements regarding his economic vision for Nigeria. Two policy statements stood out in this regard.” “First, he announced an immediate end to…
BREAKING: NBA Ex-President Emerges Edo Labour Party Governorship Candidate The Labour Party (LP) has declared a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Olumide Akpata as its elected candidate for its forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State. The Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emeta, who is also the returning officer for the election declared Akpata as the winner of the election on Friday after he scored the highest number of votes. Akpata scored 316 votes to emerge as the winner in the intra-party poll which was held in Benin City, the Edo State capital. On Sunday, Akpata wrote…
JUST IN: Police Recover 2Baba’s Body, Reveal How He Was Killed The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of a notorious cult leader, Gift Okpara, also known as 2baba- the prime suspect in the murder of a former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Division, Bako Angbashim in September last year. While briefing journalists on Friday, CP Tunji Disu said the feat was achieved following a four-month manhunt by the Force, and its sister security agencies. Governor Siminalayi Fubaran had promised a ₦100m reward for whoever was able to provide useful information leading to the capture of the deceased.…
Gowon Lands In Trouble Over Civil War Comment The Director of Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Dr. Sam Amadi has called out the former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) over his recent comment during his recent visit to President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. Ibom Focus had reported that Gowon told President Tinubu not to be worried about the criticisms of Nigerians on his performance following his assumption of office in May 2023. Mr Gowon said this while addressing newsmen after he visited President Tinubu at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that as…
BREAKING: Gunmen Kill Four Soldiers, Injure Others In Border No fewer than four Nigerien soldiers have been killed while two others sustained injuries during an attack by gunmen suspected to be terrorists near the border with Nigeria. It was learnt that the soldiers died during a dawn raid by gunmen, at Bassira, a border village, in the Maradi region, the country’s state television announced Friday. A local elected official told AFP that “Armed men came in large numbers riding about 100 motorbikes and attacked the gendarme.” According to the report; the attack left four dead and two wounded among Niger’s…
Coordinator Threatened To Punish Us For Exposing Poor Feeding, Fetching Firewood From Forests For Cooking – Corps Members Cries Out For Help Nigerian youth corps members undergoing their national service at the Akwa State Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have raised the alarm that the State Coordinator of the Scheme, Ekwe N. I. Chinyere, collected their phone numbers and threatened to punish them after reported how the corps members lamented that they were being poorly fed. It was reported on Thursday that some of the corps members lamented the poor feeding in camp despite the Nigerian…
Heavy Gunshots As Students Attack Police Station Over NDLEA, EFCC A policeman was injured as some aggrieved students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, attacked the divisional police station in the town. The action of the students, it was gathered, followed persistent raids by operatives of the NDLEA and EFCC over drug and cyber fraud related activities. Several viral videos of the incident seen by our correspondent showed students running for safety. EFCC operatives had conducted a sting operation in the school community on Wednesday where 48 students and two others were arrested. The NDLEA further raided the school…