The Deeper Life Bible Church has said it will address the public on the alleged assault of one of its students in its school in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital. The Cable had reported how Deborah Okezie, the mother of the 11-year-old student, claimed her son was molested by his seniors after the principal moved him to their dormitory for urinating on his bed. She had also claimed that her son told her the senior students pushed their hands and legs into his anus while also threatening to kill him if he reported to his parents or the principal, who…
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My favourite end-of-the-year quote, which I have shared with many others, is the following passage from Chapter 3 of the inimitable Chinua Achebe’s Things Falls Apart, a novel of monumental, evergreen relevance, translated into over 50 languages, a product of pure genius, a milestone in world literature. Achebe wrote: “…The year that Okonkwo took eight hundred seed yams from Nwakibie was the worst year in living memory. Nothing happened at its proper time; it was either too early or too late. It seemed as if the world had gone mad. The first rains were late and when they came, lasted only a brief moment…
The Israeli health ministry has said a 75-year-old man from Beit She’an died of a heart attack two hours after receiving vaccination against COVID-19 on Monday morning, Sahara Reporters reports. It was learnt that the man had preexisting conditions and had suffered from heart attacks in the past. Chezy Levy, the Director-General of the Health Ministry, has launched an investigation into the incident. “We share in the grief of the family,” he said in a statement. He was injected at around 8:30 am at a Clalit Health Services Clinic. He stayed at the facility, as is customary, for a short…
Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, has revealed that there is an ongoing sale of fake coronavirus result certificates to international travellers in the state. Abayomi made this known at a briefing in the state on Monday, stating that such peddlers of fake COVID-19 result certificates would be prosecuted when arrested. “Positivity for inbound travellers is on the rise as Nigerians in the Diaspora return to spend Christmas in Lagos. It has come to our attention that a number of people are patronising individuals that sell fake COVID-19 results,” said the Commissioner. “We are currently putting in processes to…
Mike Ejiofor, a former Department of State Service (DSS) Director, has joined voices with Nigerians calling for the removal of service chiefs over growing insecurity in the country. Ejiofor, during an interview with Channels Television on Monday, said President Muhammadu Buhari should surprise Nigerians and respond to the calls by those seeking removal of the service chiefs. “I expect that Mr President should take Nigerians by surprise, change the service chiefs. The attitude of Nigerians to security agencies should also change. “We are expecting some equipment coming into the country. I think with these – change of tactics, change of…
Angola Abdullahi, the Convener of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), says the North is now ready for the restructuring of the country to make it more viable. Abdullahi told Vanguard in an interview the current Presidential system of government is useless, must be dismantled and replaced with a Parliamentary system. The former vice chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, explained that the parliamentary system, with the nation made up of regions, was working and the regions were viable until the military struck in 1966. According to him, the military’s decision to impose a unitary system of government and subsequent creation…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he survived the February 1976 military coup d’etat, involving Lieutenant Colonel Buka Dimka. According to The Punch, Obasanjo who spoke at the celebration of the 80th birthday of General Bajowa, said it was General Olu Bajowa (retd.) that indirectly saved him from being killed in the coup. The celebration was held in Igbotako, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday. “I want to say something about Olu – either he knew it or he didn’t know. When Dimka coup came, if Olu had not been what he is, I would have…
Farmers under the aegis of Association of Farm Settlers in Oke Ogun area of Oyo State has alerted Nigerians to expect scarcity of maize in 2021 which is days away. The farmers explained that failed flood forecast and lack of government input in agriculture would lead to scarcity of maize in the new year. The association gave the warning at its emergency meeting held in the Iseyin area of the state. The meeting was convened to address the plight of maize farmers in the state. According to a communique signed and issued by Alabi Kazeem, the association’s Chairman, in Ibadan…
Some suspected kidnappers have abducted Apostle Emmanuel Egoh Bako, Kaduna State Chairman of the Penticostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and his wife, Cindy Bako. Bako and his wife were kidnapped in Jema’a local government area on Christmas Day. Samuel Aruwan, the state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, who confirmed the incident on Saturday, said the gunmen attacked the Albarka praying camp along the Afana-Fadan Kagoma-Kwoi road before abducting Apostle Bako, his wife and one Mr Douglas from the camp. Aruwan said troops arrived the location and pursued the kidnappers but they were able to escape with the victims.
Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration owes Nigerians an explanation as to where the nation is headed given the growing rate of killings in the country. In his Christmas message titled, ‘A Nation in Search of Vindication,’ Bishop Kukah said it appears Nigeria is “heading for darkness under his administration”. “The spilling of this blood must be related to a more sinister plot that is beyond our comprehension. Are we going to remain hogtied by these evil men or are they gradually becoming part of a larger plot to seal the fate…
Ahmed Lemu, renowned Islamic scholar and retired justice, has died. Nurudeen, the retired justice’s son, announced the death on behalf of his family on Thursday but did not reveal details of Lemu’s death. “It is with sadness and reverence to Allah that we announce the passing away of our father, Dr. Justice Sheikh Ahmed Lemu OFR, in the early hours of this morning in Minna. Burial arrangements to be announced later,” Nurudeen said. Lemu is one of the two Nigerians who have won King Faisal Prize.
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said the group and other religious bodies will sensitise churches and mosques to the need to be security conscious during the festive period, Sahara Reporters reports. The Department of State Services (DSS) had on Tuesday alerted Nigerians to the possibility of attacks in the country during the Christmas holiday, including critical infrastructure, places of worship, as well as recreational centres. The agency said the plot would be executed through the use of explosives, suicide bombing and other weapons. It, however, said it had taken measures to thwart the plot. Reacting to the development in…