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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi says the culture of Ibibio people in Akwa Ibom State and the Oduduwa people in Nigeria’s South West Region has similarity in terms of humanity and heritage. Oduduwa was not only the first ruler of a unified Ife, but also the progenitor of various independent royal dynasties in Yorubaland, and is today venerated as “the hero, the warrior, the leader and father of the Yoruba race. Oba Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife is a descendant of the godking Oduduwa and is counted first among the Yoruba kings, spoke Monday during the coronation of…

The General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Worldwide, Dr. Daniel K. Olukoya, has released 31 prophecies for 2019. Tagged 2019: “Year of Supernatural Ease and Double Honour”, Olukoya urged Christians to be spiritual and develop violent faith. The clergyman also called on Christians to pray for Nigeria daily. Here are the prophecies below: 1. Year characterised by 1 word (strangeness) it is a strange year that would require strange prayers 2. Year of the cunning serpent 3.Year of reaping benefits of having aggressive faith and walking by faith 4. Year that living a sacrificial lifestyle will…

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The database of taxpayers in Nigeria has increased from 20 million to 35 million, Mr Oseni Elamah, the Executive Secretary of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), has said. According to him, the great feat was achieved as a result of the ongoing database consolidation of JTB, being carried out in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter Bank Settlement System (NIBSS). Mr Elamah, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Abuja, said the figure comprises both individuals and corporate bodies and has translated to increase in the actual money collected as tax. “We are…

As the 2019 general elections draw near, a concerned caller in a privately owned radio station in Akwa Ibom State has lent his voice in calling for appointment of experts to conduct physical and mental health tests for candidates contesting for governorship, state and National Assemblies’ positions in the country. This is as Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) said President Muhammadu Buhari; former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and all other candidates contesting the 2019 presidential election should be subjected to mental health test. The caller, one Inemesit Akpan who spoke during Peoples Parliament programme hosted by Planet 101.1 FM, Uyo,…

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has warned Nigerian youths to shun money rituals. Oba Ewuare gave the warning, Sunday, during a thanksgiving service at the Holy Aruosa Cathedral in Benin to round off the 2018 annual Igue Festival Celebrations. This is as more Yahoo boys now caught confess to using girls’ pants and fetish items to make rituals to defraud unsuspecting and naive people in the internet of their hard-earned money. Ewuare 11 said youths who cling to the illusion that they could become wealthy by killing people or stealing female underwears for ritual purposes would, no doubt,…

Bayelsa State governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson has said that only God and the popular votes of the people of the state will determine the choice of his successor as governor. According to him, power only comes from the Almighty God. Dickson declared that though he will engage in special prayers and seek divine intervention on who succeed him after he complete his tenure, the choice of his successor will happen with the electoral stamp of the people and it will be a defining moment in the history of the state. The governor spoke in Yenagoa, weekend, after the end-of-year activity…

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has denied that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was in alliance with any political party in the state ahead of the 2019 general elections. The governor stated this, weekend, during the inauguration of the PDP Ughelli North Ward and Local Government Area Campaign committee held at Oteri in Ughelli. The 27-man committee for the council which is headed by Terry Noah has the Ughelli North council chairman, Godwin Adode as secretary while Emmanuel Omadevuae is to serve as coordinator. Addressing members of the party at the event, Governor Okowa who was represented by Mr…

Independent National Electoral commission, INEC, in Cross River State has achieved 70 percent distribution of Permanent Voters Card, PVC, to registered voters and efforts are being made for all the cards to be distributed before the end of January 2019. Dr. Frankland Briyai, Resident Electoral Commissioner REC, for the state told Vanguard, Sunday in Calabar that the commission had to participate in the 2018 Carnival Calabar to carry out enlightenment campaign to educate voters on the need to collect their PVCs and also how to vote in the 2019 elections. “This is the third time INEC is participating in the…

Nigerian Navy has said it would sustain its anti-crude oil theft operations that resulted in destruction of countless illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region and arrest of several oil thieves in the out-going year. Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Suleiman Garba gave the assurance weekend at the ceremonial sunset at the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS, Warri, Delta State. Suleiman said the security body will also consolidate the choke points regime as a “force multiplier in support of our operations.” He said “The command has ensured the improved use of marine domain awareness facilities in monitoring illegal…