PASTOR Korede Komaiya has disclosed how he and three others honoured Bishop David Oyedepo on his 70th birthday. According to him, Bishop Oyedepo requested that instead of celebrating with lavish gifts, the funds be donated to 70 widows, poor people, and those in need. However, Pastor Komaiya and three others …
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THE US Secret Service shot a man outside the White House early on Sunday after an “armed confrontation”, the service said in a statement. It had earlier received a tip-off from local police about a “suicidal individual who may be travelling to Washington DC from Indiana,” it said. Its officers …
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THE Police Command in Niger has arrested 11 suspects over alleged thuggery and breach of public peace at Chaichainiya area of Kaduna Road in Suleja. SP Wasiu Abiodun, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, said this in a statement made available to newsmen, on Sunday in Minna. Abiodun said that the …
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THE Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki, on Sunday called for an end to hostilities in South Sudan. Faki expressed concern over the escalating tensions and clashes in Nasir County, Upper-Nile State, including a lethal attack on a UN helicopter and violence in Western Equatoria and Western …
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Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has unveiled Africa’s first feature film on Artificial Intelligence, titled Makemation, on Sunday. Speaking at the unveiling in Marina, Sanwo-Olu said the AI film, produced by human development expert, Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, will make its cinematic debut in Lagos on Friday, Apr. 18. He praised …
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FORMER Big Brother Naija housemate, Nengi, has announced the birth of her baby girl, who was born on Feb. 21. She disclosed this via her official Instagram page on Sunday, describing it as ‘the purest form of love’. Nengi posted clips from her pregnancy journey up until the moment of …
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FALCON Aerospace Ltd., doing business as VivaJets, says it has received Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Aerospace, Mr Chukwuerika Achum, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. According to Achum, NCAA awarded the certificate to …
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THE Delta Police Command says it has detained an operative of an Anti-cult Volunteer Corps in connection with the shooting to death of an auxiliary nurse, Isioma Nwayalani, in Okpanam Community, near Asaba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 19-year-old victim was allegedly killed by a stray …
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THE Police Command in Lagos State has detained a 35-year-old suspected cultist for allegedly shooting a Disc Jockey (DJ) dead at a hotel in the Abule-Ado area. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. He stated that the shooting occurred at …
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THE Federal Government has adopted Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun, Ogun, as a federal university. President Bola Tinubu approved the adoption on Friday. The president thanked the Ogun government for inviting the Federal Government to take over the school, one of the state’s best educational assets. Mr …
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