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The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday dissociated itself from Bishops who attended the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, saying they were desperados who went there for themselves. The organisation said that although the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was free to “hire mechanics and other artisans and sew clerical garments for them”, that effort would only add to their many ropes but would not change the need for fairness and justice. The Vice President of CAN (19 Northern States and Abuja) and its chairman in Kaduna State, Rev.…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi on Tuesday paid a visit to Pastor David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners Chapel at the Canaan Land in Ota, Ogun State. One of the church’s pastors known as Leke Beecroft shared the photo of him and Bishop Oyedepo on his official Facebook page on Wednesday. Peter Obi’s visit to the renowned cleric may not be unconnected to his presidential bid in the 2023 general elections as the details of the visit are yet to be…

Author, Chimamanda Adichie, has extolled the virtues of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on his 61st birthday. In a lengthy post on her verified Facebook page on Tuesday, Adichie recounted Obi's relationship with her late parents and family. She went on to talk about how she couldn't wait to be able to call Obi her president. Adichie said, "Happy Birthday to Peter Obi, my dearest Big Bro: "I will never forget your kindness to my beloved parents. Thank you for the respect you showed them, for your many visits to Abba, where you gave to Daddy…

Dana Air says its Boeing 737 aircraft with registration number: 5N DNA made an emergency landing on approaching Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airpost in Abuja after one of its engines developed a fault. The airline stated this in a statement posted on its Twitter handle, @DanaAir on Tuesday. According to the statement, the incident happened at about 2:52 pm on Tuesday with 100 passengers on board safely disembarked. “Our Abuja-bound Boeing 737 aircraft with registration number (5N DNA) embarked on an emergency landing today, July 19, 2022, due to an indication on one of its engines. “The pilot in command briefed…

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to resolve the prolonged industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions. The President gave the directive Tuesday after receiving briefings from the relevant government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) involved in the ongoing efforts to end the face-off with the university unions. Buhari had summoned them to get more information on why the strike had persisted for too long. ASUU had commenced one month warning strike on February 14, and other unions also joined them over the alleged inability…

Singer, Habeeb Okikiola, fondly called Portable, recently claimed that he founded One Million Boys, a cult group terrorising residents in parts of Lagos State. Portable was said to have shared a video of himself on social media where he claimed he created the notorious cult group, although the video has since been deleted. “Open your ears and hear me; have you heard about Ajah Boys, One Million Boys? I’m their founder, go and ask Sammy Larry,” he boasted while speaking in Yoruba. Amid the criticism sparked by Portable’s remark, the police described the singer’s statement as indicting. As a result,…

Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State has denied Peter Obi Support Network (POSN), a foremost support group working for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi from using a proposed venue for its event. A statement by POSN said the governor through his spokesperson called the Manager of Arewa House to notify POSN spokesman that “we cannot have #Peter/Datti Northern Summit in Arewa House”, less than 24 hours to the event. According to the group, the governor failed to give any reason for turning down the group’s widely advertised use of the venue. The frontline support group…

Following the impeachment of the Oyo State deputy governor, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, members of the State House of Assembly have subsequently approved the nomination of the chairman of the State Housing Corporation, Adebayo Lawal, as a replacement for Olaniyan. The approval followed the nomination of Lawan by Governor Seyi Makinde who sent his name to the lawmakers for consideration. The nomination was contained in a letter from the executive arm of government to the State House of Assembly on Monday. The House had gone on a short recess after removing Olaniyan from office as the Deputy Governor and resumed to…