Chioma is having troubles with her mother-in-law. I know because she made it headline news on her social media page. She does not share her concerns with the other party in the nuptial contract or with a trained counsellor, but with aliens on social media who are sweating on the treadmill of their own problems and who have no understanding of the situational context. Hear Chioma: ‘’It has been uncomfortable living with my mother-in-law. She insists I do my husband’s laundry which I never did even while we were dating and in our first few years of marriage. My husband’s…
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has lamented over the current economic and security situation in the country. Speaking at the inauguration of the Woji Road, and Obagi Road at GRA Phase 2, Obio Akpor local government area of the state, Wike lamented that every facets of life in the country including security and economy have collapsed. He said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) must admit its failure in governance and take responsibility for the insecurity challenges being faced in the country. “I hear the Progressives Governors Forum saying that there is insecurity. Who is responsible? They should come…
Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), has hailed Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has as a man who has fought many wars for the Yoruba people. Pastor Bakare, in his latest message titled “An Idle Man’s Brain Is The Devil’s Workshop,” likened Tinubu to Jephtaph in the Bible who delivered his people despite the circumstances surrounding his birth, noting that God does not need anyone’s permission to put Bola Tinubu in his hall of fame. He said “those who are envious of him and those who desire to…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its nine-month nationwide strike. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President, made the announcement during a briefing of the union in Abuja on Wednesday. More details soon.
Garba Shehu, Presidential Spokesperson, says repentant bandits played a role in securing the release of over 300 schoolboys abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina. Speaking when he featured on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme monitored by The PUNCH on Tuesday, Shehu said although no ransom was paid, there were negotiations between the major actors, adding that while the talks were on, the troops of the Nigerian Army encircled the Zamfara forest where the hostages where held. His statement his coming amid contradictory claims on who secured the release of the schoolboys. While the military had claimed to be responsible and got…
A 300-level student of the Department of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Gbenga Favour Olaoye-Akanbi has committed suicide after he was allegedly duped by a forex trader, Eseka Chuckwutem Gospel (ESG). Family sources told Sahara Reporters that Olaoye-Akanbi was discovered dead on Sunday after drinking poison. The 19-year-old student was said to have invested over N300 million belonging to his colleagues and friends in a business run by ESG. Speaking to SaharaReporters, a friend of the deceased and an investor with the firm explained how they were duped. He said, “The investment is forex. The guy’s name is Eseka Chuckwutem Gospel.…
Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president, has advised the federal government to speed up the prosecution of terrorists and bandits in the country. According to The Cable, Atiku was reacting to the recent attack on the convoy of Sanusi Muhammad, Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara state, said the killing of innocent people on a daily basis is embarrassing and should be contained before the outlaws get total control of our lives. Eight people, including three police officers, were killed when the gunmen attacked the emir’s convoy on his way back from Abuja on Thursday. The former vice-president described the…
No fewer than 35 commuters have been abducted by Boko Haram insurgents along Damaturu-Maiduguri road. According to The Cable, the insurgents attacked a large convoy of commuters near Garin Kuturu in Jakana at about 5 pm on Friday. The insurgents, who reportedly appeared in military uniforms, were said to have mounted a roadblock on the highway with five Hilux vans before taking away the passengers. “The passengers first sighted a burning fire, but they thought it was bush burning, not knowing that they had already ambushed a Dangote’s truck driver and set it ablaze,” the newspaper quoted a military source…
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate reopening of four land borders in the country. The Presidency made the disclosure via its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. The four borders to be reopened include Seme in Lagos, Illela in Sokoto, Maigatari in Jigawa and Mfun in Cross River “President @MBuhari has directed the immediate opening of four land borders: Seme, Illela, Maigatari, and Mfun,” the Presidency wrote. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, who spoke at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, disclosed that the President also directed that other land borders that were shut should be reopened…
The Anglican Church in Nigeria has suspended Rufus Adepoju, the Diocesan Bishop of the Church (Anglican Communion) of Ekiti West, over alleged sexual misconduct. MERIDIAN SPY learnt Adepoju was allegedly caught with the wife of a priest under his employment and care and have admitted wrongdoing. The suspension of the clergy over his alleged immoral act was conveyed in a letter dated December 11, 2020 and signed by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Most Rev Henry Ndukuba. “Advent greetings in the precious name of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ. We write with a deep sense of concern and pain to…
The University of Ibadan (UI) clinic has been shut down after a patient tested positive for coronavirus. Olatunji Oladejo, UI Spokesperson who made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday, said the university clinic will be closed for seven days beginning at 4pm on Tuesday. While not disclosing the identity of the patient who tested positive for the virus, Oladejo noted that the patient first visited the clinic on December 11, but was admitted overnight between Sunday and Monday. According to the statement, the Oyo state Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has been notified, and the premises had been decontaminated. “The University community is hereby…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has again displayed its insensitivity and anti-people stance by encouraging President Muhammadu Buhari to visit his cattle ranch instead of Kankara, in his home Katsina state, were 600 students where abducted by suspected terrorists. The PDP says by not impressing it on President Buhari to cut short his unnecessary holiday and make efforts to rescue the abducted students, the APC has again shown that it is a party of ‘political bandits’, which has no iota of concern for the wellbeing of Nigerians. This was contained in a statement issued…