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The Federal Government has declared Monday, July 11 and Tuesday, July 12, 2022, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This was contained in a statement from the Ministry of Interior signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore for the Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on behalf of the Federal Government. Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Thursday, congratulated all Muslims and Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion. “I call on Muslims to continue to imbibe the spirit of love, peace, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by…

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, barred the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sherrif Oborevwori, from contesting the 2023 governorship election in Delta State. Oborevwori who is the incumbent Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly and a representative of the Okpe State Constituency under the PDP is supported by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that Oborevwori lacked the legal competence to participate in the election. Read also: PDP Does Not Have Alliance With Any Political Party In Delta – Okowa The verdict followed a suit…

Officials of Anambra State government slapped Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere popularly known as Odumeje during the demolition of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, Thursday. This demolition was done in line with the Onitsha Urban Renewal Plan spearheaded by Anambra Governor Charles Soludo. The structure was said to be erected along Nwagene stream and had to be removed for the actualisation of the Onitsha Urban Renewal Plan. Read also Prophet Odumeje Shows Mercy To Ailing Ada Jesus Popular Prophet, Odumeje, Conducts ‘Deliverance’ For Rev. Sister Nigerian Pastors In War Of Words Over Attack On Deceased Prophet Footage trending online…

Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, are at crossroads as Westminster Magistrate’s Court adjourned their trial to August 4, 2022. The couple were arraigned at the court over alleged organ harvesting, on Thursday, June 23. Straightnews had published that David Nwamini Ukpo billed to donate a kidney to Ms Sonia, Ekweremadu’s daughter, who is down with kidney failure and needed a kidney transplant to stay alive. Gavin Irwin was the counsel who represented Ekweremadu, while Szilvia Booker represented the wife. Read also UK Magistrate Court Denies Senator Ekweremadu, wife Bail Organ harvesting: Ekweremadu, wife Face life imprisonment in UK…

The embattled British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has on Thursday officially resigned from his office. Johnson had earlier rebuffed calls by his Cabinet to step down in the wake of ethics scandals. He gave in after more than 40 ministers quit his government and told him to go. Read also: Boris Johnson set to throw in towel as Prime Minister In a statement delivered outside Number 10 Downing Street on Thursday, Johnson announced his resignation, saying that it was clear the Conservative Party needed a new leader. Key highlights in his speech “The timetable will be announced next week.” “I…

Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British Prime Minister on Thursday, the BBC reported. This is after he has been abandoned by newly-appointed ministers and more than 50 others in a rebellion that had left government dangerously close to paralysis. With eight ministers, including two secretaries of state, resigning in the last two hours, an isolated and powerless Johnson was set to bow to the inevitable and declare his was stepping down later, media reports said. “Boris Johnson will resign as Conservative Party leader today,” the BBC’s political editor Chris Mason said. Read also: British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson,…

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, expressed disappointment with the intelligence system in Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory. The terrorists attacked the centre Tuesday morning and freed inmates including 64 Boko Haram members held in the custody. Buhari who spent about 30 minutes at the centre was briefed about the attack by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Mohammad Lamido Belgore, and the Controller General of Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa. Read also: Bandits Attack, injure two on Buhari’s Advance Convoy According to a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari while speaking to newsmen, expressed…

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has vowed to remove fuel subsidy if elected Nigeria’s President during the 2023 general election. Obi stated this in an interview in Arise TV interview on Wednesday, stating that the money spent on fuel subsidy would be channelled to other sectors of the economy. The presidential candidate described the Nigeria’s implementation of fuel subsidy as shambolic and a scam, emphasizing his resolve to remove subsidies and improve critical economic sectors like power, healthcare and education. He reasoned that to remove fuel subsidy, Nigerians need to trust their government into passing the cost into…

Akwa Ibom-born technocrat and politician, Umana Okon Umana is in-charge of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, while new Ministers  are assigned and old re-assigned different portfolios. Umana replaced Senator Godswill Akpabio joined other new ministers in taking the oath of office shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the council chambers of the State House in Abuja. Until his new assignment, Umana the 2015 All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom was the Managing Director of Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority in Nigeria (OGFZA). Read also: Umana replaces Akpabio as Buhari…

Bandits have launched an offensive on the advance convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State, injuring two persons in the process. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the two have been hospitalised. Shehu hailed the Presidential Security Guards for successfully repelling the attack. Read also: Buhari’s songbird, Dauda Rarara, Hits him on insecurity “The Presidency has described as sad and unwelcome, the shooting incident near Dutsinma, Katsina State, at the convoy of cars carrying the Advance Team of security guards, protocol and media…