Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has expressed sadness over the death of the Spiritual leader of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, describing him as a devout man of God. In a condolence message to the family of the deceased and the SCOAN congregation, Jonathan noted that Joshua who died…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives, has asked the federal government to immediately reverse the decision to suspend access of Nigerians to Twitter in the interest of free speech, rule of law and democracy. The lawmakers also called on the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture to rescind its directive…
“Who is the Presidency?”, an obviously irritated Babachir Lawal asked the excited journalists, who crowded him after emerging from the Federal Executive Council meeting sometimes in 2016, to inquire whether it was true he had been suspended from office by the Presidency. The journalists’ enquiry resulted from the allegation against Lawal that he cut the…
The pastor of Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Prophet TB Joshua has died at the age of 57. His death was announced in a statement titled, ‘Prophet TB Joshua – June 12th 1963 to June 5th 2021,’ issued on the verified Facebook page of his ministries on Sunday. The cause of his…
The police council on Friday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Alkali Baba as the Inspector-General of Police. The decision was taken at the meeting of the council on Friday in Abuja, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Baba was appointed as the Acting IGP on April 6, 2021, by President Muhammadu Buhari to replace Mohammad…
The federal government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. The minister cited alleged “persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s…
