2025: Many Won’t Survive It’ – Adeboye Releases Prophecies The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has prophesied that 2025 will be “a landmark year.” According to him, it will be one that many will never forget, and some people may not survive it. Pastor Adeboye made this statement while speaking at the Crossover Service of the church in Shimawa, Ogun State. He said: “Daddy said the year 2025 will be a landmark year, a year nobody will ever forget. The day someone has been waiting for will arrive this year. “The wind…
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Many Feared Dead, Injured Over New Year Fireworks Accidents Fireworks-related accidents during Germany’s New Year celebrations have resulted in five deaths and several injuries, including one to a police officer, according to a preliminary police report. Germans mark the New Year with intense fireworks use, which has sparked ongoing debates about banning powerful devices due to injuries, pollution, and noise. Police spokesman, Florian Nath, reported that 13 law enforcement officers were injured during the celebrations, including one seriously. Berlin police detained 330 people overnight but noted that “there were no major violence or incidents” compared to previous years. Tragic deaths…
PHOTO: Bayelsa Commissioner Is Dead Mrs Elizabeth Bidei, the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Women Affairs is dead. Mrs Bidei passed away on Monday, December 30, 2024 morning. A family source said that the commissioner had been fighting a tough battle with breast cancer, and unfortunately, her health took a turn for the worse when she suffered a stroke and a heart attack. A statement by Mrs Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, said the news of Mrs Bidei’s death shocked Governor Douye Diri and the state executive council. The commissioner expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, particularly…
Nigerian Police Under Fire For Declaring Omaga Wanted Over GTB Report The Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), an anti-corruption, human rights and pro-democracy Civil Society Organization based in Abuja has faulted the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi for declaring their President, Barr. Edward Omaga wanted over the exposure of corrupt practices in Guaranty Trust Bank Limited, GTB. The group had on 3rd October 2024 taken a bold step in the fight against corruption by presenting a Private Investigation Report to the media on illegal activities of GTB, before submitting same to various crime fighting agencies in Nigeria, UK,…
Corrupt Persons Of 2024 Award: Sani, APC Decry Int’l Campaign To Ridicule, Delegitimise Tinubu President Bola Tinubu’s ranking as one of the most corrupt leaders in the world by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project is a deliberate attempt to vilify, ridicule and delegitimise his presidency, former Senator Shehu Sani and other supporters of the ruling APC have said. The infamous award came after OCCRP called for citizens worldwide to nominate individuals worthy of taking the spotlight for their roles in advancing criminal activities while aggravating poverty. The group, which coordinates a network of investigative journalists and activists around…
FULL LIST: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg Top Billionaires Ranking In 2024 World’s Richest The world’s 500 richest people became considerably richer in 2024, with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang leading the group of billionaires to a new milestone, a combined $10 trillion net worth. The tech billionaires collectively saw their wealth increase by an impressive $903 billion. An indomitable rally in US technology stocks played a key role in turbocharging the trio’s wealth, as well as the fortunes of Larry Ellison, Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The eight tech titans alone…
Tension In Abuja As Man Shoots Friend Hotel Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command have arrested one Obinna Nwigwe, a 33-year-old resident of the nation’s capital who opened fire on his friend during an argument. FCT police commissioner, CP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, who disclosed while parading some suspects at the command in Abuja, on Tuesday, said the incident happened on December, 26, 2024. He said the police operatives responded to a distress call from Najob Guest House in Bwari, saying it was upon arrival of the operatives a 29 year-old man, Andrew Philemon. was found bleeding from…
2025: Countries That Will Cross Over To New Year Before Nigeria The year 2024 has been a rollercoaster one, not just for Nigerians but the entire world at large. The year has witnessed the good, the bad and the ugly. Many landmark events happened in 20224. While some shaped Nigeria and the world positively, others left negative impacts. But one certain thing is, 2024 is an eventful year. As today indicates the last day of the year, many Nigerians are eager to put all that has happened in 2024 behind them and welcome the year 2025. Maybe, maybe not, the…
I Didn’t Know Nigeria Was This Bad Under Buhari’s Administration – Tinubu To Akpabio Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said Nigeria was on “life support” when President Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023. Speaking during his 2024 Constituency briefing and empowerment programme at the Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium, Akwa Ibom State, Akpabio, who represents Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, urged Nigerians to rally behind the President’s efforts to tackle the country’s economic challenges. “Nigeria was on life support,” he remarked, underscoring the urgency of Tinubu’s reforms. Akpabio highlighted the policy changes by the administration, including the removal of fuel…
BREAKING: Many ISWAP Fighters Killed In Explosion While Preparing IEDs For Attack No fewer than seven members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been reportedly killed in an explosion in a locality between Ba’anfani and Koleram in the far Lake Chad Basin of Borno State. It was learnt that the incident occurred on December 30, 2024. This was disclosed by a security source in the Lake Chad area in a report on Wednesday. He noted that the terrorists were killed while attempting to prepare improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which the terrorists likely intended to use for attacks…