“Fuel Subsidy: F.G. Admits N872bn deductions from States and LG Accounts”. The preceding is the title of a story on pg 2 of the 22nd of February 2010 edition of the Punch Newspaper.

By Abdusalam Muhamed , Kano Kano State government has despatched its CSM rapid response team to hamlets and villages to deal with possible outbreak of cerebral spinal meningitis, CSM, following the death of one person in the state. The measure by the state government was a precaution against a recurrence of the outbreak of CSM […]

LOVEWORLD Convocation Arena on Billigsway, Ikeja will today play host to an array of frontline gospel artistes in the country as part of efforts to raise funds for the victims of a devastating earthquake in Haiti. Addressing neswmen in Lagos during the week on the church’s plan to assist displaced children in that country, Deaconness […]

By Emmanuel Badejo,Catholic Bishop of Oyo Everybody talks about Lent. Few however take it seriously. Dear people of God, I urge you to be among those who will live an intense Lenten period this year. Our country needs repentance and renewal, our Church needs it. Even as individuals we need it. And, who knows, it […]

THE Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos and the Archbishop, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has congratulated Governor Peter Obi on his re-election as the governor of Anambra State. While commending the election as peaceful, free and fair, Okogie  said the return of Obi to the onerous duty of governing Anambra  was an act of God. “With God on […]

By Olayinka Latona THOUSANDS of Nigerian children are said to be traumatized by physical, sexual and emotional abuses by adults who are supposed to take care of them. Even some supposed religious and community leaders are accused of abusing children in the name of religion. In order to check the menace of child abuse in […]

GLOBACOM has given out its hi-speed 3G internet modems to lucky participants at the maiden edition of BookJam held at the Lifestyle Store, Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos. A film director, Choox Kema, and a business administration student of University of Lagos, Titus Igwe, were presented with the modems after they emerged winners of a […]

By Bishop David Oyedepo Have you observed a particular pattern of mishap, sickness, disease, affliction, plague, death, frustrations, limitations, marital crises, etc, in your paternal or maternal family line? There are a number of cases that point to the reality of generational afflictions, curses and challenges. When you trace their case history, you will discover […]

Governor Godswill  Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State  has enjoined elective leaders in a democratice dispensation to always endeavour to compensate those who help them into power. He said this at the weekend, while taking a swipe at the past administration in the state for abandoning past chairmen of the Peoples  Democratic Party (PDP) and their […]

Nobel Laureate and convener, Citizen Forum, Professor Wole Soyinka; convener, Restoration Group, Professor Pat Utomi, as well as Pastor Tunde Bakare, convener, Save Nigeria Group are among prominent Nigerians to address women from all parts of the country as part of  activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day celebration tomorrow. According to a statement […]