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General Overseer In Sex Scandal In Warri, Arrested For Raping Church Member’s 19 Year-Old Daughter
Written by Mena Omo
The Founder and General Overseer of Victory Revival Fasting and Prayer Ministry in Warri, commercial nerve centre of Delta, Nigeria, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe, has landed in a sex scandal after he was arrested for allegedly … Continue Reading
Tanzanian President Declares Country Free of Covid-19 Without WHO’s Certification
The President of Tanzania, John Magufuli, has declared the country “coronavirus-free” amidst dissatisfaction by the World Health Organization (WHO).
“The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God,” Mr Magufuli told worshippers in a church in the capital, Dodoma.… Continue Reading
Abia Gov Okezie Ikpeazu, 66 others test Positive For Covid-19
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu and 66 other residents have tested positive for COVID-19.
The state commissioner of information John Okiyi Kalu, confirmed the governor status in a statement on Monday after the governor.
Abia state recorded a total of … Continue Reading
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 12,233
Nigeria has surged past 12,000 in the number of persons who have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) infections.
This is as the country on Saturday reported 389 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease … Continue Reading
416 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria, 12 Deaths Recorded
Nigeria on Monday recorded 416 new cases of COVID-19 across 20 States and the Federal Capital Territory.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this Monday night via its website.
The country recorded 12 new deaths against 13 a … Continue Reading
Nigeria Records 13 New Deaths, 307 Cases As COVID-19 Hits 10,162
Nigeria on Sunday recorded 307 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), a downward spiral from 553 cases a day before.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this Sunday night on its website, saying 287 deaths were recorded in Nigeria … Continue Reading
Cause of Death of Ibanga Bassey Unknown – NDDC
The Management of the Niger Development Commission (NDDC), says it cannot determine the cause of death for its Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Chief Ibanga Bassey Etang, who died on Thursday in Port Harcourt.
NDDC’s official says until the … Continue Reading
President Buhari Reconstitutes NNPC Board
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
This is coming after the expiration of the term of the board members appointed in 2016.
The reconstitution of the board was contained … Continue Reading
Ex-NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru Dies At 60
Maikanti Baru, the immediate past Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has died.
Reports say Baru who was appointed GMD of the state-run oil corporation by President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2016, died on Friday night.… Continue Reading
Covid-19 In Nigeria: Health Minister Decries Alarming Rate of New cases
Nigeria’s health minister, Osagie Ehanire, on Wednesday, said the increasing number of new COVID-19 cases may have an overwhelming effect on the nation’s health system.
Mr Ehanire said this while addressing journalists at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing … Continue Reading