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Meet Deadlines Or Risk Contract Breach, Umahi Warns Contractors
Reynolds Construction Company, the contractor for the East-West Road, Section III (Eleme Junction–Onne Junction), has been warned by Works Minister David Umahi to increase the pace of work or risk contract rescoping or termination. The minister reminded the contractor that it has up to the end of April 2025 to deliver a section of the carriageway. He handed down the warning...
Anglican Church Suspends Priest For Impregnating Lady Who Approached Him For Prayers, Spiritual Healing
The Diocese on the Niger, Anglican Communion has suspended and withdrawn the ordination license of Rev Lumen Christi Eboh over alleged immorality and insubordination. According to the church, Rev Eboh made himself a god contrary to his mandate to be a role model as a servant of God with the calling to draw souls of those willing to repent of...
Appeal Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s Appeal, Says Case Now ‘Academic’ After Terrorism Conviction
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the appeal filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, ruling that the application has been overtaken by recent events and no longer has legal merit following his conviction and life sentence handed down by a Federal High Court on November 20. A three-member panel...
2025 Hajj: Nigerian Pilgrims To Receive Quality Meals, Says NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has reaffirmed its commitment to providing Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2025 Hajj with high-quality, nutritious, and culturally authentic meals. This assurance comes as part of a robust monitoring and quality control system instituted for catering facilities in Madinah. Alhaji Abdullahi Kabir, head of the commission’s Medina Feeding Committee, made this known during...
ADC, Others To Form New Party Ahead Of 2027 Elections
The Africa Democratic Congress is planning a merger with other political parties in the country with a view to creating a formidable front to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from power in 2027. The National Chairman of the ADC, Chief Ralphs Nwosu, made the disclosure at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Nwosu said the APC had failed...
Gbajabiamila Not Remote-Controlling Tinubu, Says House Of Reps Member
A member of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Gadgi, says it is not correct that Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to President Bola Tinubu, is remote-controlling his principal. Gadgi, who represents Pankshin/Kanke/ Federal Constituency of Plateau State, made this known on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday. Detractors of the CoS had criticised him for controlling the affairs...
Over 300 Passengers Stranded As Warri-Itakpe Train Derails In Kogi Forest
A train plying the Warri-Itakpe route is believed to have derailed in Kogi, forcing many of the passengers to be stranded. This is coming weeks after no fewer than 20 passengers were abducted from a train station in Igueben, Edo State. According to sources in the train, the incident happened inside Kogi forest, with many of the passengers said to have...
Uromi Residents Flee Town Over Fear Of Reprisal, Arrest
Residents in the neighborhoods surrounding Old Ilushi Road, Opere, and Good Will Junction in Uromi, Edo State, have fled their homes out of fear of retaliation and security guard arrests after a mob lynched 16 travelers there last Thursday. This came as Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State yesterday in Kano State assured that justice will prevail for those killed...
Labour Warns Senate Against Ban On Alcoholic Beverages, Others
The Organised Labour in the Food and Beverages Sector has warned of the socioeconomic consequences and impending doom following the Senate’s directive to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to enforce a nationwide ban on alcoholic beverages in sachets and PET/glass bottles below 200 ml by December 31, 2025. Under the aegis of the Food,...
Ending Child Marriage Crucial To Tackling Teenage Pregnancy – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) claims that adolescent pregnancy has major negative effects on girls and young women's physical and mental health and is a reflection of persistent "fundamental inequalities" in society. WHO, in a statement on Wednesday, stated that teenage pregnancy remained the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19, which countries could help prevent by...
