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Vice-President of The Apostolic Church Nigeria, Pastor Emmanuel Awojide, has described Nigeria as a country with many religious, but ungodly people. Speaking with journalists at the 82nd annual convention of the Kaduna area of the church, shortly after a sermon on the theme, Come Thou and All Thy House into the Ark, Pastor Awojide, who lamented the spate of corruption, however expressed the hope that the country could be better if the people elected to be godly, rather than religious. Expressing his disagreement with the calls for restructuring, pointing out that it was against the wish of God for the country to be divided. He also assured Nigerians that there would be no bloodshed in 2019, as against some insinuations regarding the elections. “As men of God, we will continue to pray against evil, and we believe that God’s mercy will come upon the country and the people. Therefore we must respond to God’s hand of mercy to avoid evils,” he stated. Subscribe to our ma

A new report has confirmed what many Nigerians have long suspected to be true: that the federal government is spying on its citizens through the social media and email accounts. The report titled, “The Growing Trend of African Government’s Requests for User Information and Content Removal from Internet and Telecoms Companies,” was released last month by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) established under the Catalysing Access to Information and Communications Technologies in Africa (CATIA) initiatives funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). The organization analyzed transparency reports released by telecommunications and social media companies. The reports by these companies including Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Twitter and others showed that there has been a surge in African governments’ requests for user information. According to the report, African governments’ requests are for subscribers’ d

Men of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have reportedly uncovered a truck yard belonging to kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwumadike, a.k.a Evans. Evans allegedly got the property from the proceeds of kidnapping. In another development, police detectives have arrested secretary to the billionaire criminal, Ngozika Ezeokoye, who went into hiding as soon as she learnt that police had nabbed her employer. Now in police custody, Ngozika, told the police she never knew her boss was into kidnapping. The Sun Newspapers quoted her as saying, “I used to work with a bank till I retired because of the poor condition of work. I got a job with CMT motors in 2015. “Initially, our warehouse was in Apapa till they moved us to 235 Ago Palace way in Okota in 2016. My job was to take note of trucks that go to work, their destination and amount due for each trip. “The company has eleven trucks and all the vehicles original documents in my possession. The name of my b

President Donald Trump, in a series of tweets, criticized the leadership of San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, who has begged for more federal assistance to help her hurricane-ravaged city, and accused her of partisanship Subscribe to our mailing updates * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Birthday / ( mm / dd )

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has jokingly blamed Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, for “all the bad things” that happened to the country during his tenure between 1999 and 2007. Obasanjo was speaking in Owerri, at the graduation ceremony of students of Rochas Foundation. He said the worst advice he got while in office was from Okorocha, one of his then advisers. “As you may all know, Rochas was one of the advisers I had when I was president,” he said. “All the bad things that happened to this country under my presidency was advised by Rochas Okorocha,” he said. Obasanjo however extolled the qualities of the Governor, who he said never ceased to surprise him. “He (Okorocha) has never stopped to surprise me. He is a man of vision, of ideas. He is a thinking man. And when he explained to me his ideas about education, what he has done, I was marvelled. I doff my hat for you, Okorocha. “Let me say this, the beginning of the development for any country is education. And

Former Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Abubakar Tsav, has asked Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-rufai, to refrain from distracting President Muhammadu Buhari from providing good governance to the people. He made this demand in reaction to El-rufai’s endorsement of Buhari for Presidency in 2019. Tsav told Sun: “He should not leave Buhari alone. El-Rufai and others in his group are distracting Buhari. El-Rufai should face governance in Kaduna State and allow Buhari to do his work. “El-Rufai is distracting Buhari by asking him or saying that Buhari would run in2019. It is too premature to be talking of 2019 now. “What El-Rufai doesn’t know or realize is that even though he and his fellow Buhari for 2019 campaigners are claiming to be Buhari’s friends, but in actual fact, they are doing a lot of harm to Buhari through their action and pronouncements. “But what I know is that Buhari is not a man that anybody is capable of maneuvering through praise singing. He will do whatever h

The United Kingdom has asked the Federal Government of Nigeria to clarify the whereabouts and status of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The British government through The Press Officer, UK high commission in Nigeria, Joe Abuku, said it had asked the Federal Government if the British national was alive or dead. The inquiry followed reports that Kanu had been missing since September 14, 2017 when armed soldiers stormed his residence in Abia State. “We are seeking urgent clarification from the Nigerian authorities about the status and whereabouts of Mr. Kanu, a British-Nigerian man, who has been reported missing since September 14,” Abuku stated in an email on Thursday. When asked if the United Kingdom would strip Nnamdi Kanu of British citizenship on account of the declaration by Nigeria that he was leading a terrorist organisation, the mission said it does not comment on individual cases. “One of the conditions that can make the United Kingdom strip its c

Black-owned wine companies will get a foot into the Russian market when a group of importers visit South Africa next week. The four-day Russian Inward Buying Mission will start on Monday at the Invest South Africa Western Cape One Stop Shop. The delegation will also visit some of the farms and premises in various parts of the Western Cape during the mission. The mission is a result of a meeting between South African Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Bulelani Magwanishe and the CEO of Marine Express, Andre Kuzmin, on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum in June. Marine Express is one of Russia's leading wine importing companies. "Marine Express is undoubtedly one of Russia's leading importers and distributors of wine and liquor. Their distribution covers all of Russia's regions and goes through all distribution channels. Its clientele comprises of more than 400 customers located in more than 60 cities. These include retail chains, re

THE United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration to treat Nigerians as equals irrespective of their ethnic back ground so as to ensure peace and unity of the nation. The Ambassador stated this in Benin City when he was hosted by Governor Godwin Obaseki at a dinner. He was in Benin City for an exhibition of photographs by Chief S. O. Alonge, a photographer of the Royal Court of Benin, organised by the United States Diplomatic Mission and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art at the National Museum, Benin City, Edo State. Mr. Symington who also paid a visit to the Internally Displaced Peoples camp in Ohugua, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo state said with Nigeria’s population projected to climb to 450 million by 2050 amid concerns of rising youth restiveness and other socio-economic implications, the country would stand a better chance to exploit its potential by giving priority to jus

The Emir of Katsina and Chairman, Katsina State Council of Emirates, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr.) Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, has described the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) as agent of peace, unity and national integration. The royal father stated that Nigeria was in dire need of organisations such as Peace Corps, at a time the nation was sliding into deep crises as a result of insecurity, hate speeches, chauvinism, agitations, amongst others. The respected traditional ruler made the comments when he received the national officers of PCN and commandants from the 7 states of the northwest region on Thursday, September 28. His words: “Religious and tribal sentiments are the greatest enemies of this country. Until we learn how to tolerate each other, no matter the tribe or religion, we would not get it right in this country.” He said other states should learn from Katsina state, where the indigenes live happily with non – indigenes and Igbo and Yoruba having critical positions in the

The United Kingdom has asked the Federal Government to clarify the status and whereabouts of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The British government said it had asked the government if the British national was alive or dead. However, it could not be immediately ascertained if the Federal Government had responded to the inquiries or not. The Press Officer, UK high commission in Nigeria, Joe Abuku, stated that the inquiry followed reports that Kanu had been missing since September 14, 2017 when armed soldiers stormed his residence in Abia State. Abuku said this in response to questions from Saturday seeking to know UK’s concern on the missing IPOB leader. “We are seeking urgent clarification from the Nigerian authorities about the status and whereabouts of Mr. Kanu, a British-Nigerian man, who has been reported missing since September 14,” Abuku stated in an email on Thursday. Asked if the UK would strip Kanu of citizenship on account of the declaration b

The Indigenous People of Biafra in Israel look to the state and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help them gain independence from Nigeria. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) held a protest in Tel Aviv Wednesday night calling for world aid in obtaining independence from Nigeria. The Indigenous People of Biafra are made up mainly of Christians from the Igbo ethnic group who first tried to secede from Muslim-ruled Nigeria in the 1967-1970 civil war. The Biafran people admire the state of Israel and its history, and call on the state to help them reach freedom by endorsing their claim for independence in the United Nations. Subscribe to our mailing updates * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Birthday / ( mm / dd )

Former Governor of Abia, Dr Orji Kalu, has declared his opposition to agitation for Biafra. He, however, called for restructuring as a panacea to solving the problems facing the country. Kalu made the remark on Friday in a paper he presented at a Public Lecture organised by the Department of Social Sciences, University of Calabar. In his paper, entitled: ‘Devolution of Powers and the Future of Nigeria’, Kalu insisted that the only acceptable solution for Nigeria’s problems remained restructuring. He said: “I believe fully in the unity of Nigeria. I am against those who call for the division of the country. There is no such provision as division in our Constitution. “If you look at all political or constitutional conferences we have had in this country since after independence, you will find that devolution of powers featured prominently but under different guise. “Therefore, like the Igbo people will say, where a child is crying and pointing at, if his father is not there, hi

Some lawyers from the African continent stormed the United States Embassy on Friday in protest of the country’s refusal to recognize the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as a terror squad. The development is coming barely 24 hours after some protesters shutdown the US Embassy over same complains. Recall that the United States Government had said it does not categorize the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation under US law. A letter signed by Barrister John Oboh, the country’s representative of the League of African Democratic Lawyers and addressed to the Ambassador of the United States of America to Nigeria, the protesting lawyers faulted the US for taking sides with the agitators. Oboh said a US endorsement of IPOB would spark a wave of separatist agitations across the continent, saying that it was pertinent that the events in Nigeria were assessed on the strength of their continental impact and global ramifications. According to the group, “Kabylie in

The UN Human Rights Council has agreed to send war crimes investigators to Yemen, in a last-minute compromise between Western powers and Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia. The council on Friday mandated UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein to send a group of "eminent experts" to Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been bombing Houthi rebels since March 2015. The compromise was reached after Saudi Arabia and other Arab states presented an amended draft resolution that was adopted by consensus without a vote, including by Yemen's delegation. The investigation will give the strongest international component yet to an examination of rights violations by all parties in a country that the UN says faces the world's greatest humanitarian disaster. Launching the probe marks a victory for a group of European states and Canada which pushed hard for an international inquiry fully independent of the Yemeni national investigation, which the Saudis support. T