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Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has urged Nigerians not to loose faith in God ,noting that no matter what Nigeria is passing through, God is with us This was contained in his 2022 Christmas message. The full text: 1: Christmas is here. Let us all rejoice and be glad. Christmas is not…

By Maureen Ikpeama A female lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, has been shot dead by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Lekki, Lagos.The ASP is attached to Ajiwe Police Station.It was gathered that the ASP fled the scene immediately but was later arrested and detained The state Police Public Relations Officer,, Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin…

Kidnappers have killed three abducted siblings and a motorcyclist after collecting N60million ransom from the siblings’ father in Taraba State. The incident occurred at a forest near Garin Dogo in Lau Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. It was gathered that three of the victims were of the same parents and were abducted…

Seven persons have died and 29 injured in an incident that occurred during the annual Calabar Bikers Carnival on Tuesday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Maikano Hassan, confirmed the number of casualty. He said that the incident occurred in front of the Jumat Mosque in Bogobiri in Calabar  He listed the number…

A 39-year-old man, Eseni Egwu, a police officer and another person had been confirmed dead in Ekoli Edda, Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State following a bloody clash between thugs loyal to a party stalwart in the area and operatives of Ebubeagu Security Network. National Light gathered that the operatives of the Ebubeagu…

Nigeria”a Senate, on Wednesday, passed the N21.8 trillion 2023 budget, following  the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Appropriation at plenary.Presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Jibrin Barau, said that the commitee did a thorough job by examining inputs from its sub-committees before reaching the final figure.“We hereby recommend…

Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95. He died at his Vatican residence, almost a decade after he resigned because of ailing health. This is contained in a statement from the nigeriacatholicnetwork.com via Vatican News, made available through Padre Mike  Umoh, the National Director of Social Communications in Abuja on Saturday. He led…

Governor of Enugu State,Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah , Wednesday, announced the appointments of heads of some  boards and parastatals in the state. Gov. Mbah Press statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia and made available to newsmen on Thursday,August 23,2023, in Enugu stated that the appointments take effect immediately. Dr. Ajah…

 Governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, says  the ongoing construction of the new 13.52-kilometre Ngo-Atlantic-Oyorokoto Road is a bold and visionary effort by his administration to open up the coastal region for economic growth and harness the full potential of the state’s blue economy. He stated this  on Tuesday during an inspection visit to the…

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has called on the Small and Medium business operators in Nigeria to take advantage of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) to expand their businesses across the West African region to strengthen economic integration. She made the call on Tuesday while declaring open a One-…