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  The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Owo, Revd Stephen Ayodeji Fagbemi [FICT, FAT] has appointed Sir Dipo Okpeseyi SAN, OFR, as the new Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Owo. Prince and Lady Olatunbosun Aganun Okpeseyi succeeds the late Chancellor of the Diocese and former Governor of Ondo State, Arankunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The Bishop said that Sir Dipo …

Eyi Abdul, one of the young women kidnapped from the Chibok girls’ school in April 2014, has regained her freedom after nearly a decade in Boko Haram captivity. Her story provides a harrowing glimpse into the hostages’ experiences, particularly the rebels’ use of forced marriage as a tool of control. In a presentation at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri on Tuesday, …

The National Assembly on Tuesday passed the N6.2 trillion budget amendment bill for third reading. The bill was passed after the Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee, Olamilekan Adeola, presented the committee’s report on the Appropriation (Amendment) Bill, 2024. From the bill, the Federal Government will spend about N2 trillion on the Lagos-Calabar highway and other road projects. Recall that …

Former Commissioner for Communications and Orientation in Edo State, Efe Stewart, on Tuesday, denied involvement in the attack on the convoy of the re-elected Deputy Governor of the state, Philip Shaibu and the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 21 election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, The Shaibu and Okpebholo convoy was attacked by gunmen, leading to …

Nigeria’s currency, the naira, fell again on the second day of trading this week against the US dollar on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The local currency weakened by N48 to trade at N1,548/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed. This is in contrast to the exchange rate of N1,500/$1 traded on Monday, July 22, 2024. The …

  The attorney representing Denver Broncos Hall of Famer Terrell Davis said his office is filing a lawsuit against United Airlines after the former Broncos star was handcuffed by law enforcement aboard a plane. An FBI agent escorts a handcuffed Terrell Davis off a United Airlines flight on July 13, in a video released by Davis’ legal team.STINAR, GOULD, GRIECO …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. NNPC leader, Kyari, denies Dangote’s allegations, legal promises of staff involved in overseas oil refineries Mele Kyari, Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group, has strongly denied the allegations made by Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group.Read more 2. Nigerian government to pay minimum wage …

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has fined US-based social media platforms Meta and WhatsApp $220 million for discriminatory practices and other violations. The Deputy Executive Chairman of the Commission, Adamu Abdullahi disclosed this at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He said it took three years of intensive investigation for the FCCPC to come to that …

Britain must be ready to fight a war in three years’ time, the new army chief has said. General Sir Roland Walker has warned of a range of threats in what he called an “increasingly unstable” world. But he said war was not inevitable and that the military had “just enough time” to prepare and avoid conflict. Critical to achieving …

Police officers in Akwa Ibom have rescued 10 pregnant women from a baby factory. The state Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Uyo on Tuesday. He said the baby factory was operated by 56-year-old suspect, Eunice Eze. Ayilara said the suspect, who specializes in running a baby factory at the World …