Nigeria’s Archbishop Nwachukwu Appointed Secretary Of Dicastery For Evangelisation
Pope Francis has appointed Nigerian-born Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu as the new Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelisation. The appointment which occurred on Wednesday was part of the Section for First Evangelisation and the New Particular Churches. The Holy See Press Office made the papal appointment known on Wednesday. Nwachukwu, the titular Archbishop of Acquaviva, has served since 17 December 2021 as the...
Ikpeazu Promises Teachers, Other Workers Regular Payment Of Salaries, Improved Welfare
The Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has promised the regular payment of salaries and wages to teachers and other workers in the state. He made this assurance on Thursday when he played host to the National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Dr Nasiru Idris and the General Secretary of the Union, Dr. Mike Ike Ene at Government...
Fuel Crisis: Nigerians Faced Similar Challenges Before Buhari – Femi Adesina
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina has said that the challenges being faced by Nigerians on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, was not new in the country. Nigerians have been having a hard time buying the commodity after contaminated petrol was imported into the country by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in February. While many other...
Ikpeazu Spits Fire As Gunmen Attack Abia Police Station, Burn Vehicles, Others
Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed anger over an attack on Mike Okiro Police Station located along Umuahia-Uzoakoli Road, close to Ubani market, insisting that perpetrators will not go unpunished, ABN TV report. In a statement on Sunday, the governor through the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu announced that the attack which occurred around 9:45 am...
Oshiomhole Commends Buhari On Reduction In Pump Price
National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving a reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol from N145 to N125 per litre. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary to the APC leader, Simon Ebegbulem in Abuja, Oshiomhole was quoted to...
Over 40 Persons Arraigned Before Mobile Court In Abia Over Environmental Sanitation Default
At least 43 persons were on Saturday arraigned before a mobile sanitation court in Umuahia, Abia State during the March 2024 sanitation exercise for allegedly defaulting in the sanitation laws of the state They were picked from different parts of the State capital for offences bordering on loitering or conducting businesses during the 7-10 a.m sanitation hours in contravention to...
Dichotomy Between HND, B.Sc Not Helping Our Career Progress, Concerned NSCDC Officials Lament
Some officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC have lamented the dichotomy between Higher National Diploma (HND) and University Degree holders, saying that this has grossly affected their career progression. The staff who were lamenting the ill-treatment and lack of career progression in the Corps, said the disparity in the scheme of service has resulted in a...
Civil Servants More Corrupt Than Politicians, Says Senate Committee On Ethics, Privileges, And Public Petitions
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions has disclosed that its findings after interfacing with government agencies revealed that corruption is more endemic in the civil service than in other sectors. According to the chairman of the committee, Senator Ayo Akinyelure (PDP, Ondo), civil servants are more corrupt than the political class. This was stated on Wednesday at a...
“I’m hungry” – Lady Tells Mob After Stealing N200k From Lagos Store
Police operatives in Lagos State have arrested a young lady who allegedly stole N200k at a provision store in lyana Ipaja area of the state. It was gathered that the lady sneaked into the store on Wednesday morning, January 25, grabbed the said sum, and hid it in her underwear. A source narrated how she went about it: “She sneaked into...
Nine Pastors Arrested For Holding Church Services
Nine pastors have been arrested for holding church services in Bayelsa State despite the lockdown order to curb Coronavirus pandemic. ABN TV reports that the Pastors were arrested on Sunday, May 3, by the Bayelsa State Task Force on COVID-19 They included P. B. Barima of the Methodist Church, Obogoro, Timi Aaron of Believers Love World, Akenfa, Adaba Glory of Saint...
