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The Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, Friday, escaped death by whiskers but seven of his aides were felled by bullets. Suspected gunmen attacked the convoy of Apostle Suleman along the Benin Auchi Road, Edo State, allegedly killing seven persons including three policemen. The clergyman, it was alleged, escaped the raging bullets owing to driving in the bulletproof car. Read also What endeared my wife to me- Apostle Suleman reveals ‘I’m not angry at those insulting me on social media’ Apostle Suleman Private Jet: Apostle Suleman, Daddy Freeze Disagree Our correspondent gathered…

Massive flooding has taken over Otuoke, the hometown of the past Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan in Bayelsa State, turning him to an internally displaced person, the state Governor Duoye Diri said.  Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa has been overrun by the massive flooding sweeping across different states of the federation. Speaking when he visited the community on Friday, October 21, Governor Diri lamented the degree of destruction caused by what he described as an “attack by natural disaster” on the livelihood of Bayelsans. Read also Flood: Residents face epidemic, starvation, homelessness in Bayelsa Journalist advocates State of…

Strategic Capital Investment Limited, the preferred bidder for the lender, has taken over the ownership of Polaris Bank limited at N50 billion to avoid distress, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced this late Thursday. Polaris Bank Limited is a commercial bank based in Nigeria and is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country’s banking regulator. This came four years after the government took over the distressed Skye Bank, and Polaris took over all assets and liabilities of collapsing Skye Bank in September 2018. Federal Government injected more than N1 trillion of public funds to recapitalise the renamed bank…

Nigeria’s Flamingos have qualified for the semi-finals of this year’s U-17 women’s World Cup played in India. Goalkeeper Faith Omilana proved her class as the Flamingos sailed into the semi-finals at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup following a 4-3 penalty shootout win against United States of America. It’s the first time the Flamingos would make it to the last four of the competition. Read also U-17 World Cup: Nigeria’s Flamingos Qualify For Q/Final after beating Chile Nigeria’s Flamingos thrash New Zealand at FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup The quarter-final encounter at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai…

The Supreme Court, Friday, in Abuja affirmed Oborevwori Sheriff Francis Orohwedor, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Delta State. Orohwedo, who is the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, was sacked by the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, July 7, as the PDP candidate from contesting the 2023 governorship election in the state. The Apex Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal delivered on Monday, August 29, which voided and set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court, that nullified his nomination on the grounds…

Reason has been given for the removal of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Interim Sole Administrator, Effiong Akwa from office by President Muhammadu Buhari, Straightnews has learned. Akwa who was appointed as Interim Sole administrator of NDDC on December 13, 2020 during Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio’s era as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs was Thursday, October 20 booted out of office by the reigning Minister, Obong Umana Okon Umana. The out-gone Sole Administrator and the two Ministers are all indigenes of Akwa Ibom State in the Nigeria’s South South Region and had served the State under the administration of…

The election to replace outgoing UK Prime Minister Liz Truss as leader of the Conservative Party would take place on October 28, the official in charge said Thursday. This follows the resignation of Truss on Thursday, just 45 days after assuming the office, the shortest tenure of any British prime minister. She announced her decision to step down outside Downing Street. Read also: UK prime minister Truss resigns “It will be possible to conduct a ballot and conclude a leadership election by Friday, October 28. So, we should have a new leader in place before the fiscal statement which will…

The United States has pledged to give $1 million in humanitarian assistance for people affected by increasing flooding in Nigeria. The assistance to be provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will allow the $1 million will allow local partners on the ground to provide emergency shelter assistance, relief commodities, and hygiene kits to promote safe and healthy practices amid the ongoing cholera outbreak. The U.S Consulate in Nigeria on Thursday, October 20 said the unusually heavy rainfall is regrettable with flooding affecting nearly 2.8 million people across the country, completely damaging or displacing millions of people. Read…

The removal of the names of Senator Bassey Albert Akpan popularly known as OBA and Mr Effiong Akwa from the 2022 National Honours list, has drawn the ire of Akwa Ibom Integrity Alliance. Senator Akpan representing Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District in the Red Chambers was tipped for Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) while Akwa, the immediate past Interim Sole Administrator of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was to be honoured with Member of the Federal Republic (MFR). However, the names of the two prominent Akwa Ibom indigenes were conspicuously omitted in the final list when…

After spending 45 days in the office, Liz Truss, , the United Kingdom Prime Minister, on Thursday, stepped down from her position. Her resignation was coming barely two months after coming into office. Truss said she would step down after a week-long emergency contest to find her successor. Read also: Truss gets Queen Elizabeth’s nod as Britain’s new Prime Minister She announced her decision to step down on Thursday outside Downing Street. “I entered office with a vision for a low-tax, high-growth economy that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit,” Truss said. She added, “I recognise that, given…