Pastors sacked by Winners’ Chapel ‘unfruitful, blatant failure,’ says Oyedepo (Punch) Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church International aka Winners’ Chapel has said the pastors recently sacked by the church were unfruitful. One Pastor Peter Godwin had claimed…
Death toll from Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash rises to 13
Four more persons have died from the accident involving two vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun confirmed that the latest number brings to 13 the number of people who died in…
Madagascar foils assassination attempt on President Andry Rajoelina
The prosecutor general’s office in Madagascar has said it foiled an assassination attempt on President Andry Rajoelina, and arrested several “foreign and Malagasy” suspects. Two French people are among several arrested in the Indian Ocean island nation on Tuesday “as…
LG poll: Lagos orders restriction of movement
The Lagos State Government has announced restriction of movement across the state between the hours of 8 am and 3 pm on Saturday, 24th July, 2021. This was contained in a press statement by the Commissioner of Information, Gbenga Omotoso,…
COVID-19 cases spike by 77% in one week as states reduce testing -NCDC
A weekly epidemiology report from July 5 to July 11 2021 on the website of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has revealed that some states have reduced testing, while the country has recorded a 77 per cent increase in…
Why students shouldn’t be rushed through school -LASG, NUT, school owner
Some stakeholders in the education sector have expressed the need for parents to allow their children to be emotionally and otherwise mature before rushing them to start primary education or even proceeding to university or other tertiary institutions. In chats…
NSCDC nabs woman for allegedly stealing N500,000 fabrics
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested one Ganiyat AbdulRaheem, 30, for allegedly stealing a bundle of clothes, valued at half-a-million naira. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Babawale Afolabi in…
Why Lagos was flooded –NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has explained why some parts of Lagos, especially the Lagos Island was flooded. The NiMet also said the flood confirmed its earlier climate event predictions which indicated Lagos and some parts of Nigeria. Recall that…
My jet shot at with explosives, flight controls destroyed -Pilot
Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo, who survived bandits’ onslaught in the air, gave a detailed account of how he survived, said he attributed his survival to God. In his testimony which was made viral on social media platforms, said he had…