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David Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel,  has urged critics to refrain from questioning the church’s decisions regarding the retirement of its pastors. Oyedebo had been criticised following reports that his two vice presidents, Thomas Aremu and David Abioye, would be retiring after serving three and four decades in…

Hussaini Isma’il, Special Adviser to Governor Ogbu Kefas of Taraba State  on Muslim Religion Matters, has said that the Muslim community in the state welcomes any demolition aimed at promoting the development and welfare of  Muslim in Takum LGA of the state and beyond. Isma’il was reacting to a statement by the Kuteb Yatso of…

By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria (KYN), an  umbrella body for the Kuteb ethnic nationality in Taraba, has kicked against plans to demolish the Palace of their traditional ruler, the Ukwe Takum. Addressing a press conference on Sunday in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital, an official of KYN, Markus Apwende, alleged…

The Middle Belt Council of Elders (MBCE), has kicked against calls for the return of regional government. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, the council maintained that given the complex nature of Nigeria’s diverse federation, the call by some people for a return to regionalism is untenable. The statement jointly signed by Gen. Zamani…

Sa’id Alkali, Minister of Transportation, says the transport sector is a strong enabler for  the nation’s economic growth. Alkali stated this in a key note address at the Management Retreat of the  Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said the transport sector is crucial to Nigeria’s economic growth, stressing that  …