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Deborah’s Killing Distressing – Osinbajo Finally Reacts, Commends Buhari, Sultan Of Sokoto

14May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Deborah’s Killing Distressing – Osinbajo Finally Reacts, Commends Buhari, Sultan Of Sokoto

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has condemned the killing of a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, Deborah Samuel. Osinbajo described Deborah’s murder over alleged blasphemy as deeply distressing. He said there was no justification for extra-judicial killing because there were legal channels of addressing any misdeed. The Vice President spoke to journalists in Abuja, upon his arrival from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Osinbajo commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Sultan of Sokoto for condemning the incident. According to Osinbajo: “Let me say that, first, the President has reacted to this, in a statement which was issued earlier condemning the action. Read Also: Deborah: Adeyanju Calls Out Osinbajo After Atiku Deleted Post “I must say ...

Deborah: Adeyanju Calls Out Osinbajo After Atiku Deleted Post

13May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Deborah: Adeyanju Calls Out Osinbajo After Atiku Deleted Post

Yemi Osinbaj A popular Abuja-based human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has called out Vice President Yemi Osinbajo following the killing and burning of a female student, Miss Deborah Samuel, of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State. Adeyanju disclosed this in a tweet via his Twitter handle on Friday morning. He was reacting to the deleted post on the Facebook and Twitter handles of former Vice President and a presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, condemning the killing of Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was burnt on Thursday. Adeyanju tweeted: “At least Atiku even tweeted and later deleted after fanatics threatened him, what of VP Osinbajo- a so-called Pastor?” Recall that Deborah was beaten to a pulp...

Mothers’ Sunday: Mrs Soludo Asks Mothers To Refocus On Sound Child Rasing, Moral Institution

24Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Mothers’ Sunday: Mrs Soludo Asks Mothers To Refocus On Sound Child Rasing, Moral Institution

Nonye Soludo The wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Mrs Nonye Soludo has asked mothers to refocus on bringing the best out of their children by being the right reflection of morality and hard work. Mrs Soludo who made the appeal in a message to commemorate the 2022 Mothers' Sunday of the Catholic Church, explained that as co-builders of the home, mothers have a great deal to cover in terms of what their children learn from them and their associations. According to the Governor's wife, "as a mother of six successful children, I understand, first hand, the immense task of raising a child that remains conscious of what is right or wrong. Of his or her society, moral expectations, and how to react to issues around them. Mothers have an enormous duty to mould the best children tha...

Even Buhari’s Wife Disagrees With His Policies, Kukah Replies Presidency

20Apr

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Even Buhari’s Wife Disagrees With His Policies, Kukah Replies Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has said that Aisha Buhari, the wife of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, also agrees with what he said about her husband. Kukah made this known in an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday morning. The Bishop while echoing his points said that he had nothing personal against the President but his policies which Aisha also disagrees with. Kukah said, “All those saying I attacked the President, I have never attacked his person. All I have spoken about is his inability to manage diversities effectively and efficiently. I have studied diversity as a subject and I know what I am talking about. “Those who think these things are personal would see that I have never talked about hi...

Remove Your Cassocks, Join Politics, Presidency Replies Kukah

19Apr

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Remove Your Cassocks, Join Politics, Presidency Replies Kukah

Bishop Kukah The Presidency on Monday took a swipe at the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, for his continuous criticism of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, and his regime, asking him (Kukah) to consider joining partisan politics and see how far he can go. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made the Presidency’s position known in a statement titled ‘Kukah’s virus of hate.’ Shehu was reacting to Kukah’s Easter sermon on Sunday in which he knocked Buhari’s regime over security challenges, corruption and disunity being witnessed in the country. Quoting different biblical passages, the presidential spokesman faulted the bishop, saying “from his pulpit, he devoted his Easter message not to Christ’s death and rebirth so ...

Good Friday: Anambra Can Soar Higher With Sincere And Collective Prayers – Mrs Soludo

15Apr

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Good Friday: Anambra Can Soar Higher With Sincere And Collective Prayers – Mrs Soludo

Nonye Soludo The wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Mrs Nonye Soludo has said that with sincere collective prayers, the state can defeat every impediment and soar even higher. Mrs Soludo, who stated that the occasion of Good Friday avails every ọnye Anambra, especially women, another genuine platform to approach God with the myriads of challenges confronting the State, explained that with sincere and collective spiritual purpose aided by divine grace, Anambra State will grow even stronger. Read Also: Why Deeper Life Embraced Use Of Television, Social Media, Others —Kumuyi The Governor's wife, while explaining that the passion and the death of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary, and his eventual glorious resurrection, reflect the journey to victory of the present Anambra...

Osinachi: Police Transfer Case, Minister, CAN Youths Demand Justice

12Apr

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Osinachi: Police Transfer Case, Minister, CAN Youths Demand Justice

NPF The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has transferred the case of the late Dunamis Church lead singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department. Osinachi, 42, died on Friday in an undisclosed hospital where she was treated for days. Some friends and family members of the deceased had claimed that her husband, Peter Nwachukwu, beat her up before she died. The FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, told PUNCH Metro that Peter was arrested on Sunday. She stated that the younger brother of the deceased reported the case to the police, adding that investigation was ongoing. However, a family source familiar with the matter disclosed on Monday that the matter had been moved to the SCIID. The source said, “The...

Why Deeper Life Embraced Use Of Television, Social Media, Others —Kumuyi

11Apr

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Why Deeper Life Embraced Use Of Television, Social Media, Others —Kumuyi

William Kumuyi The General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has explained that his ministry embraced the use of television, radio, social media and other technological inventions for the propagation of the Gospel. The octogenarian preacher lamented that ‘wicked people’ are using the provisions of technology to advance their agenda, hence, the church cannot continue ‘sleeping’ but must ‘wake up’ and use the same technology for Gospel’s sake. The 80-year-old church leader spoke in a video uploaded on Sunday via Facebook by the Ekiti State chapter of the church. In the five-minute and 16-second video, Kumuyi regrated that the church was a latecomer in taking advantage of technological tools. “Why are you the latecomer, why are you the on...

Agriculture MD Released In Honour Of Ramadan —Terrorists

7Apr

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News, Nigeria, Religion, Security, Terrorism

Agriculture MD Released In Honour Of Ramadan —Terrorists

Gun men Kidnapped Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Ali-Hassan, was released in the spirit of Ramadan, his captors have said. The terrorists made this known in an 81-second video posted on Twitter by a Senior Conflict Analyst at the Tony Blair Institute, Bulama Bukarti. In the video, Ali-Hassan was flanked by four heavily armed men dressed in military camouflage. After a short prayer and praise of God and his prophet in Arabic language, one of the terrorists said, “We are the ones who kidnapped the people on the train. We decided to release this man (Ali-Hassan) because of the honour of the month of Ramadan and because he is old. He has been pleading since we kidnapped him. Read Also: Insecurity: Buhari’s Govt Overwhelmed – Obasanjo “The government sho...

Outrage As Adeboye’s Son Calls RCCG Pastors ‘Goats’

6Apr

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Outrage As Adeboye’s Son Calls RCCG Pastors ‘Goats’

RCCG Leke Adeboye, the son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, slammed erring pastors of the church, calling them ‘goats’ for preaching their sermons after the G.O. had finished speaking and preaching. This generated outrage on social media as many condemned the statement while some others called for his suspension. Usually, first Sunday of every month, parishes of the RCCG were linked up with the Nationwide Headquarters of the church, where the G.O. would deliver a sermon, expected to be the only sermon of the day. Meanwhile, some parish pastors did a follow-up preaching after the G.O’s. Reacting to such move, Pastor Leke took to his Instagram account and referred to the RCCG pastors who preached their messages after the G.O....