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Tunde Bakare, the Senior Pastor of The Citadel Global Community Church has declared his intention to run for the office of the President in the forthcoming 2023 elections. He disclosed this during a virtual meeting unveiling ‘Project 16’ to Nigerians in diaspora, on Saturday April 9, 2022. Addressing the audience, the Pastor noted that ahead of the 2023 general elections, …

Ifeanyi Okowa, the executive Governor of Delta State has had cause to intervene in the ongoing controversy between students and the governing authorities of Delta State University over the increase in school fees. Okowa disclosed this after inspection of ongoing works at the University of Delta, Agbor, and the Trauma Centre, Agbor. Okowa explained that the state government didn’t fix …

The management of Sports betting platform, Bet9ja recently disclosed that it’s website got compromised by Russian Blackhat Hackers group. This was disclosed by Bet9ja in a statement in which it identified the perpetrators as the Russian Blackcat group, who are famous for several attacks on huge companies in the world. The gaming site said that the group has already demanded …

His Royal Majesty, OGIAME ATUWATSE III, the Olu of Warri Kingdom recently empowered residents of the city with 1,000 Point of Sales (PoS) machines. According to reports the Olu of Warri while presenting the machines to the beneficiaries at the Palace field, Ajamimogha, Warri said the gesture was to improve their standard of living. “I pray that this will bring …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered that all Subscribers Identity Modules (SIM) cards yet to be linked to their subscribers National Identity Number should be barred from making outgoing calls. In a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde and the Director of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Mr Kayode …

Rotimi Amaechi, Nigeria’s minister of transportation has revealed that he had earlier warned of attacks on the Abuja-Kaduna railway route before the unfortunate event on Monday. Speaking to journalists after visiting the scene of the incident on Tuesday, Match 29, 2022, Amaechi expressed dissatisfaction over the incident, which he claimed, could have been averted with relevant digital security equipment in …

A young female lawyer was among the several people killed in the bandit attack on a train along the Abuja railway track earlier this week. The 29-year-old lawyer identified as Farida Sule Mohammed, was among those killed in the terrorist attack on a train along Abuja-Kaduna route on Monday March 28. The Deceased, said to be the daughter of the …

Suspended Police Chief, Abba Kyari and six others that are facing drug trafficking charges have been transferred to Kuje Correctional Center, located in Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory by the order of an Federal High Court. According to reports Emeka Nwike, the justice in charge of the case ordered the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to transfer the …

The executive governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who made this known when he visited Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom at the Government House in Makurdi on Sunday, said he is the best man to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said, “To remove APC …

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