A Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square will, on October 15, 2024, resume the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, charged with the murder of Michael Usifo Ataga, the Super TV Chief Executive Officer. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student at the University of Lagos, is charged with the murder of Ataga alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu, and Adedapo Quadri. The defendants were charged on October 12, 2021, by the Lagos State Government. Ojukwu and Quadri are charged with conspiracy, murder, and stabbing on counts one through eight,…
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27 Rivers Lawmakers:Nyesom Wike blamed them for leaving PDP without referring to him— Orji
Darlington Orji, the caretaker Chairman of Ikwerre local government area, has stated that the 27 Rivers State lawmakers led by Martins Amaewhule submitted sworn affidavits confirming their departure from the PDP In a video recently shared by TVC, Orji said that Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and someone the lawmakers are believed to support, also acknowledged their defection. He said during an event, Wike expressed disappointment that the lawmakers left the PDP without consulting him. Orji also said these lawmakers had attended a public event…
Read MoreNigeria Living On Borrowed Time As Demons Take Over NNPCL Management.
By OLufemi Adegbulugbe We forget so soon. The same NNPCL that tried to sabotage Dangote refinery is the same NNPCL that has now monopolised distribution of Dangote refinery products as sole-off taker. Alhaji Ahmed Farouk, CEO of NNPCL downstream described Dangote refinery products as low quality and unsafe for use. He told us that NNPCL preference is imported petroleum products from make shift refineries in Malta! We wonder why the same NNPCL has now suddenly become the sole off taker of low quality Dangote petrol products. What has changed? The…
Read More‘Protest Isn’t Enough, Send Signals That We Are Ready To Replace Them’ – Seun Kuti
On the heels of the nationwide protests against bad governance, musician and activist Seun Kuti has called on Nigerians to do more than just protest and to work towards real political change. Kuti made his stance during a recent appearance on the Rubbin Minds show and argued that simply holding demonstrations is not enough to address the country’s problems. He began, “I am going to paraphrase Martin Luther King, but he said something like, ‘I would rather live in a warzone that is just than live in a peaceful place…
Read MoreFavoured Assembly Church Celebrates Mothers’ Day In Imo
By Williams Odunze It was a joyous gathering at Favoured Assembly Church Obinze, Owerri west LGA in Imo State as the church marked its annual Mothers’ Day anniversary with huge number of attendance that came to celebrate with them. The event started with church service which prepared the mind of the congregation before the commencement of the main event. Preaching a Sermon, a renowned man of God also Emperor of the Atlantic, Dr Solomon Winning told the congregation that the best way to live a worthy life is to be…
Read MoreFavoured Assembly Church Celebrates Mothers’ Day In Imo
By Williams Odunze It was a joyous gathering at Favoured Assembly Church Obinze, Owerri west LGA in Imo State as the church marked its annual Mothers’ Day anniversary with huge number of attendance that came to celebrate with them. The event started with church service which prepared the mind of the congregation before the commencement of the main event. Preaching a Sermon, a renowned man of God also Emperor of the Atlantic, Dr Solomon Winning told the congregation that the best way to live a worthy life is to be…
Read MoreFormer RCCG Pastor Sentenced to Prison for Financial Crimes
Naas, Ireland– A former pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God has been sentenced to prison for a series of financial crimes. Ebenezer Oduntan , the former pastor of the City of David Church in Naas, Co Kildare, was convicted of 87 charges of theft and fraud. Oduntan, a 58-year-old father of four, was found guilty of offenses including theft, fraud, and false accounting. The charges stemmed from his misuse of church funds over a period of several years. The court heard that Oduntan had used the church’s money…
Read MoreNULGE Chairman Dies After Slumping At Filling Station
THE persistent fuel scarcity in the country has claimed another casualty as the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) chairman in Akure South local government of Ondo State, Oluwatuyi Olasoji died few days after collapsing while waiting to buy the Premium Motor Spirit. According to Sunshine Truth, the deceased slumped last week while trying to buy fuel at a filling station in the state capital and was rushed to the Federal Medical Center in Owo. He was said to have undergone a surgery and given up to the ghost…
Read MoreImo Church Attack: Youth Leader Killed and Congregation Robbed by Armed Gang in Orodo
Last Saturday afternoon, gunmen stormed God’s Doing Healing and Deliverance Ministry in Orodo, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, where they unleashed a mayhem, leading to the death of a youth leader after robbing the congregation. The deceased, Samuel Ogbonna, a canteen owner who happened to be a close aide to the church’s General Overseer, Evang. Maduabuchi Ernest. According to report by OtownGist, the deceased was shot multiple times by the daredevil gunmen. According to the witnesses, the assailants were5c eight individuals in two vehicles—a red Highlander and a…
Read MoreDSS Releases NLC President, Joe Ajaero, on Bail
The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero has been released from custody on bail. The development was confirmed by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress party in a post on social media platform X. BREAKING: The fascist regime of @officialABAT has released the @NLCHeadquarters President Joe Ajaero from @OfficialDSSNG custody on bail. The @NLCHeadquarters must declare for #FearlessInOctober #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria #NoGoingBack Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) September 9, 2024 It can be recalled that Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning by DSS operatives at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
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