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Our Reporter, Abuja The Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) has issued a rebuttal to comments made by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), accusing him of misrepresenting the life and ministry of the church’s first General Evangelist, Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola. In a statement on Thursday signed by its Director of Publicity, Pastor Ade Alawode, CAC said it was compelled to respond to Fatoyinbo’s recent sermon, which has been trending on YouTube and other social media platforms, for three main reasons: scriptural justification, clarification of truth, and defense of the church’s legacy. Fatoyinbo had reportedly…

…Vow to resist any plot to undermine his ambition Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Special Adviser on Policy Communication to President Bola Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, has come under fire over his media boast that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Mr. Peter Obi, would not get the ticket of any party in 2027. Bwala made the boast while featuring on Channels Television on Wednesday. But Obi’s supporters, fondly known as the Obidients, have faulted Bwala over the remark and vowed to resist any attempt to sabotage or undermine Obi’s 2027 presidential ambition. The Obidients also knocked Bwala for saying…

…Says disbursement to begin soon Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Member representing Ideato Federal Constituency in Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has announced that the N50 million target set for supporting families affected by the recent Arondizuogu massacre has been met and slightly exceeded. During the attack, carried out by yet-to-be-apprehended gunmen, scores of innocent residents — including a couple and their domestic staff — were brutally killed. In a statement issued Thursday by his Media Aide, Charles Okafor, Ugochinyere disclosed that the funds were contributed by friends and associates who responded to his appeal for assistance. According to the statement,…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Determined to deepen digital literacy and internet-based education across the country, IHS Nigeria Limited has extended its Digital Literacy Training and School Connectivity Programme to Abia State. The initiative, which began in Osun State, is in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) under its School Connectivity Programme, with the support of the Abia State Government. One hundred teachers and school heads drawn from 50 public schools in Abia were trained during the programme, which also featured the distribution of 50 internet routers. Speaking at the event in Umuahia, the Director of Sustainability at IHS Nigeria,…

By Azu Ishiekwene The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch. To survive it, either do not get close or prepare to feed this beast with an endless supply of oil deals, the country’s lifeblood. When former Governor Nasir El-Rufai accused NNPC of being a parallel government and added that if Nigeria does not kill NNPC, corruption will kill it, he was right.  After the bazaar of the former Petroleum Minister Diezani Allison-Madueke era, and those before it, the hope was that President Muhammadu Buhari would use his wealth of experience to…

Our Reporter, Abuja The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has defended the decision to appoint Fuji music star, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, as an ambassador for good conduct in the aviation sector, stressing that the role is voluntary and carries no financial benefits. In a statement on Wednesday, Keyamo said such engagements are a common global practice in which repentant offenders are enlisted to publicly campaign against the very conduct they once exhibited, describing it as akin to community service. “For further clarification, it is common practice all over the world that a…

Our Reporter, Abuja  Amnesty International has accused Nigerian authorities of failing to address a deepening security crisis in the South-East, alleging that thousands have been killed and hundreds forcibly disappeared in a wave of violence involving both state and non-state actors. In a new report titled A Decade of Impunity: Attacks and Unlawful Killings in South-East Nigeria, the rights watchdog said at least 1,844 people were killed between January 2021 and June 2023, while hundreds of others were arbitrarily detained or disappeared. The 94-page report documents killings, torture, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, and mass displacement in the region, allegedly perpetrated…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Civil society organization, Centre for Human Rights Advocacy and Wholesome Society (CEHRAWS), has demanded justice for Ibom Air passenger, Comfort Emmason, who was detained at Kirikiri Maximum Prison following an incident at the airport. CEHRAWS told the Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, and Ibom Air that dropping the charges against Emmason did not exonerate those who violated her human rights by exposing her nudity during the incident. Executive Director of CEHRAWS, Peter Chuka Okoye, in a statement on Wednesday, called for appropriate sanctions against those found culpable to forestall future occurrences. The statement read: “The Centre for Human…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Four people, including two children, have been killed in a fresh attack on Ikembe Ezza Community, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, August 12, comes barely two weeks after a similar assault in Egumkpuma Ezza Community, also in Ivo LGA. According to eyewitnesses, some gunmen stormed the village in the early hours, setting several houses ablaze. The witness claimed the attackers were from Ishiagu. However, this claim could not be independently verified. A middle-aged woman was reportedly slaughtered in a gruesome manner, while a young girl and two children were…

Our Reporter, Abuja The Federal Government has placed a seven-year moratorium on the creation of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, in a bid to tackle falling standards and overstretched infrastructure in the nation’s tertiary education system. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the decision on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Alausa said the suspension covers all categories of federal tertiary institutions and is intended to curb duplication, reduce waste, and channel resources toward upgrading existing facilities and…