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Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:49:02 +0000
Police confirm kidnap of prominent Ekiti petroleum dealer, Akinbami
By Agency Reporter Gunmen on Sunday night reportedly kidnapped a prominent petroleum dealer, Alhaji Suleiman Akinbami, in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The Police Command in Ekiti State, on Monday, confirmed the abduction of the businessman and...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:40:48 +0000
Houston Rockets return to screens in China
Agency Reporter Houston Rockets fans in China were able to watch them play for the first time in 15 months on Monday. A team official’s tweet in support of Hong Kong protesters in 2019 had led to their games being blacked out. Chinese state televis...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:39:46 +0000
Mixed reactions trail new ‘WhatsApp privacy’ terms
By Alao Abiodun The announcement that WhatsApp will be unveiling new rules – and forcing users to agree to them – has created fear among users who rely on the messaging app to stay in touch with friends and family. WhatsApp has long prided itself...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:20:04 +0000
Electricity tariff… ‘Robbing’ consumers to pay DisCos
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has again increased electricity tariff without checking the excesses of the operators as they are yet to bridge their production gaps, JOHN OFIKHENUA writes Stakeholders in the Nigerian Electrici...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:05:45 +0000
Pence to attend Biden’s inauguration
Our Reporter America’s Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, a source said on Sunday. It was previously reported that Pence was planning to attend the inauguration, but was waiting on an invitation. Wo...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:00:18 +0000
APC vows to win Anambra in 2021 governorship
By Nwanosike Onu, Awka and Emma Elekwa, Onitsha The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State has vowed to take over the state’s leadership from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the November governorship election. Caretaker ...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:54:44 +0000
Umahi remains my political father, says ex-lawmaker
Agency Reporter Former House of Representatives member from Ebonyi State Lazarus Ogbee has debunked reports of rift with Governor David Umahi over the governor’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:54:03 +0000
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? – Isaiah 60:8.
By Bishop Taiwo Akinola Introduction:   Each new year comes with new windows of opportunity to start all over again. Opportunities to recover our commitment to God and to serve Him better; opportunities to revisit our visions, to learn, unlearn,...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:48:45 +0000
Zulum equips farmers for dry-season activities
Our Reporter Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum was in Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar Local Government Area in Northern Borno, where he launched the distribution of variety of farm inputs to 1,200 irrigation farmers for the current dry season...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:42:06 +0000
Adamawa APC vows to regain power in 2023
By Onimisi Alao, Yola Political bigwigs in Adamawa State who have been officially received as defectors from other parties to the All Progressives Congress (APC) have vowed to play down on their personal ambitions to present a united APC against gove...



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