Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed rumours that he collapsed and was flown abroad for medical treatment, describing the claims as satanic and politically motivated. Speaking on Thursday while inspecting some projects in the nation’s capital, Wike said, “I don’t want to give credence to people who are only interested in spreading rumours. First of all, I am a human being, not a ghost. If someone collapses, it is a human being that collapses, not a ghost. Unfortunately, I did not collapse.” Wike clarified that he has remained active in his duties, pointing out that he…
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The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has boasted that there is a tendency for his critics to be killed if they speak ill of him in his church situated in the Auchi Area of Edo State. Suleman sparked controversy with the statement in a video circulating on social media on Friday to prove his followers’ unwavering loyalty. He said, “If you want to die and you’ve been praying for death, but it hasn’t come, there’s a way to make it happen,” Suleman declared. “Come to Auchi, stand by the front gate of our church, and…
Media personality and actress, Omotunde Adebowale-David, also known as Lolo 1, has shared her painful experience of being raped by a male colleague in the broadcasting industry and how it traumatises her. She opened up about the incident on her podcast, Say My Piece, saying the experience still traumatises her, especially because she still sees the man who did it. “I hardly ever say this, and I am not even ready to tell the full story. The stories of sexual assault. When I discussed it with my daughter yesterday, she held my hand and said, ‘Mummy, you’ve gone through so…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has raised the alarm over the activities of vandals and illegal miners at its transmission towers, saying that the activities are threatening the nation’s national electricity grid stability. It stated that if nothing was done to checkmate the nefarious activities, the national electricity grid would remain vulnerable to frequent collapses due to the imminent fall of the transmission towers and lines resulting from the vandalisation and illegal mining of sand and laterite along the right of ways. The TCN General Manager (Transmission) in charge of the Enugu region, Dr. Thomas Inugonum, raised the alarm…
–We’ll Uphold The Interest Of Our Members – President The Post Graduates’ Union (POGRASU), University of Uyo has sworn into office its new Executive Council at the Town Campus of the institution, following a successful election conducted by the Comrade Godwin Akpan led Electoral Committee. The inauguration which held at the Onyema Ugochukwu Hall on March 28, 2025 saw Comrade Tobby Ifiok take up the mantle of leadership for the next academic year. Others who were sworn in include, the vice president, Comrade Okoroafor, Nnyenime; Comrade Friday Anietie, Secretary; Comrade Umana Affiong, Assistant Secretary; Comrade Martin, Macauley, Financial Secretary; Comrade…
-New GCEO Pledges to Consolidate on Predecessor’s Achievements The new Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Bayo Ojulari, has officially taken over the reins of the company from his predecessor, Mr. Mele Kyari. In a brief handover ceremony held at the NNPC Towers on Friday, the GCEO commended Kyari for his contributions to the growth of NNPC Ltd and his sterling service to the nation. He disclosed that the objective of his management was to consolidate on the successes of his predecessor and take the company to the next level. He said though…
The Supreme Court on Friday removed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which had recognised Abure as the party’s national chairman. The apex court in its decision, held that the appellate court lacked the jurisdiction to make such a declaration, given that the substance of the case concerned the internal leadership of the party. The court emphasised that matters relating to party leadership are internal affairs, over which the judiciary has no jurisdiction. Furthermore,…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday criticised former Senator Elisha Abbo, who represented Adamawa North, for alleging that he influenced the Court of Appeal ruling that removed him from the Senate in 2023, calling the accusations “irresponsible.” Akpabio dismissed Abbo’s allegations, stating that his removal was a judicial decision confirming he was not the rightful winner of the election. In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Akpabio expressed shock that Abbo, who had previously apologized for making similar allegations in 2023, had now repeated them. Abbo made the claims during an interview…
The High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital, has restrained associates of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, from holding a mega rally in the state, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice. The rally in honour of Wike is scheduled for Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on April 12, 2025. Hon. Justice I. A. Uzakah granted the Motion Ex-Parte in Suit No. BYHC/YHC/CV/133/2025 on Thursday, in a suit filed by the state’s Attorney General, Mr. Biriyai Dambo, SAN. Listed as first and second defendants/respondents in the suit are the lead convener of the…
President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, yesterday, condemned the killings in Edo State and other parts of the country, saying all perpetrators of the killings must be punished. It would be recalled that 16 travellers were killed in Uromi, Edo State, by members of the vigilante group a couple of days ago. Oke, who called for fairness and justice in the incidents, emphasised that urgent and critical steps must be taken to stop the menace in the country. The PFN President made this call while addressing journalists at the Cornerstone City, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. He said: “PFN…