The General Overseer of Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has been asked to pay N2 billion within 14 days as general damages or face legal action, for the death of three-year-old Imienfan Omokaro who got drowned at Kingdom Heritage Model School operated by Winners Chapel in Benin. A letter written by Omokaro’s Counsel, Prince Peter... Read More
by Akan Ido Two armed robbers were yesterday killed by policemen during an exchange of gunfire around Allen Avenue in Ikeja, Lagos. The killed armed robbers were part of a six-man gang of criminals who specialize in terrorizing customers of popular eateries in the Lagos metropolis. Two other members of the gang were also arrested... Read More
by Akan Ido Just like the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor celebrated 40 years in the Christian ministry recently, Bishop Tom Samson of the Christ Royal Family International Church has rolled out the drums to celebrate his 21 years in the vineyard of Christ. The clergyman spoke with reporters... Read More
by Isi Esene Late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu’s first son, Debe, has revealed that Tenny Harman whose name was mentioned in his Will among the inheritors of his property is his father’s biological daughter. He reportedly said his father told him about her long before now. According to Debe: “That is his daughter, I knew about her;... Read More
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday maintained that Nigeria is a safe place to live and do business despite the incessant bombing and attacks experienced in several parts of the country. He said this yesterday through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, stressing that it is not out of character for... Read More
by Isi Esene In what is now becoming a weekly orgy of violence, gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, yesterday killed at-least two police officers in Maiduguri, Borno State. Residents said about 50 men in cars and on motorcycles carried out a raid in the town burning three churches... Read More
Judith Shaw’s story is both painful and extraordinary. She has been living with HIV for 20 years, and tells her story openly, so that others can learn a lesson of education, protection and forgiveness. Back in 1992, Judith’s boyfriend and father of her daughter gave her some news that would change her life. He said,... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Why did he choose to do his interview on the last Friday of the month when churches usually do their all night vigil? Is he placing himself as an alternative to God? CAN wages war against unholy men The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has kicked against moves by “some unholy men... Read More
by Akan Ido Isaac Ahmed, a middle-aged man living in Abuja is seeking divorce from his wife of 10 years allegedly due to her inability to bear children. Ahmed’s wife, Asma’u denied the childlessness was her fault revealing to the Gwagwlada Customary Court, that Ahmed had been diagnosed with chronic low sperm count making him... Read More
You need to switch it up a notch in line with the festive season. Christmas holiday season is finally upon us. This means that you will probably be attending lots of parties and events. You have all your fancy outfits laid out for each day. What about your makeup? You need to switch it up... Read More
by Isi Esene Former governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, has lamented the negative effect social media has on journalism saying it gives rise to what he described as “jungle journalism”. Osoba said this on Saturday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, at the maiden national convention of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism Alumni Association.... Read More
…we cannot be building a new Presidential Banquet Hall at over N2 billion and be complaining about “no money”. A few years back when I was in the UK, my wife wanted to do a course. She needed a waiver on council tax, as a student. We went to the council office. An officer attended... Read More
by Isi Esene A mobile police officer attached to the state government house in Imo got a beating of his life from the governor’s aide-de-camp (ADC) for allegedly delaying opening the gate for the governor’s convoy. The ADC to Governor Rochas Okorocha, identified as Omo Gabriel, with the help of two other police officers were... Read More
For a 19-year-old boy with a full-time job, struggling with heartburn would be a difficult burden. Daniel Tamburro ended up in the hospital, believing that his condition was related to heartburn, but doctors would soon discover that for Tamburro, heartburn would have been a lucky diagnosis. Instead, Tamburro had a ginormous cyst pushing on... Read More
Li Hao, a Chinese man who held six women in an underground sex dungeon was sentenced to death Friday, according to CNN. He was convicted on charges of murder, rape, organized prostitution, illegal detention and selling pornography. Li, who is 35, married and has a young son, worked for the city in Henan province while... Read More
A Facebook user named Nolan Daniels posted a photo of himself holding what appears to be a winning Powerball ticket from Wednesday’s record $588 million lottery drawing to his feed, according to the Savannah Morning News. The post is reportedly a hoax. The public photo, which was shared at about 10 p.m. Thursday evening and... Read More
by Isi Esene Fatai Agboola has pleaded with a Shomolu Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his marriage of 10 years to Temitope who he described as “troublesome”. He warned that if the court does not accede to his request on of them might end up killing the other. Their marriage has produced three children... Read More
by Akan Ido The bickering generated over the comments attributed to the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) “The CBN governor is not in a popularity contest, my job is to give a frank and honest opinion as to where I think the economy will go… sacking me won’t change anything,” he said.... Read More
Nature itself teaches us that we must grow. If we’re not growing we’re dying. However growth requires conscious effort. In life we all have NEEDS. These are deeper than our desires, in fact that control our desires. Desires alone are not enough because we sometimes attain some of our desires and and wonder why we... Read More
by Akan Ido A baby who had earlier been declared dead by doctors at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, Illinios, suddenly gasped for breath and came alive during surgery on his mother. Baby Noah was born at 3.12am on Thursday to parents, Ignacio Guzman and Jocelyn Robinson. Ignazio spoke with reporters saying, “I will... Read More
by Elnathan John One reason for a husband’s legal and social immunity from rape is our cultural attitude toward women in general. A man is viewed as master over a woman- a position reinforced by culture, religion, and even law. In the past three days I have had cause to be scared for Nigerian women.... Read More
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