Archbishop of Owerri confirms release of kidnapped Bishop Chikwe, driver
The Archbishop of Owerri, Anthony Obinna, has confirmed the release of the kidnapped Bishop Moses Chikwe and his driver, Mr Ndubuisi Robert on New Year Day. Bishop Obinna confirmed that the Bishop and his driver, who were kidnapped 27th December, 2020, were released on the first day of 2021 at 10.45pm. He said the driver […]
Iran says will enrich uranium up to 20% — IAEA
Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it intends to produce uranium enriched to up to 20 percent purity, well beyond the threshold set by the 2015 Vienna accord, the UN nuclear watchdog said Friday. “Iran informed the agency of its intention to enrich uranium at a rate of up to 20 percent […]
Lecturer hide in ceiling as wife, 2 daughters kidnapped in Zamfara
A wife and two daughters of a lecturer with the Federal College of Education Technical, Gusau have been kidnapped by bandits in Zamfara state on Friday.
2021: Secret behind COVID-19’ll be exposed — Prophet Fufeyin
By Chancel Sunday Popular prophet and founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, has said that secret behind the novel Corona Virus pandemic would be exposed this year. Prophet Fufeyin disclosed this in his prophecies for the new year at Crossover Night service at Mercy City, headquarters of the ministry in Warri, Delta […]
Algerian president signs new constitution into law
Algeria’s president Friday signed the country’s new constitution into law, his office said, after the document was approved in a November referendum on record low turnout as its leader received treatment abroad for Covid-19. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who returned to Algeria this week after two months in Germany, had promoted the new constitution as the […]
New Year OPEC+ meeting to decide production levels
Members of the OPEC group of oil producers and their partners will meet via videoconference on Monday to decide on production levels for February, hoping to turn the corner on a difficult year. The OPEC+ ministerial meeting comes after oil consumption tanked in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a price war between Saudi […]
APC to begin new members’ registration Jan 25 — Akpanudoedehe
The registration of new members and update of register of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will commence on January 25 reports. The party said this in its New Year message to Nigerians, issued by Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary of its Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), on Friday in Abuja. “We have recognised the […]
If I Were Bishop Kukah
FOR more than 44 years that Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has served as a Priest, till date, this would be the first time his Christmas homily has been so widely read and talked about nationwide, perhaps globally, thanks or no thanks to social media. For all practical purposes, the Nigerian Presidency gave oxygen to Kukah’s homily! […]
Gone, but not forgotten: Nigerian celebrity deaths in 2020
By Juliet Ebirim Saying goodbye is never easy, moreso for icons and celebrities fans have grown to love. In 2020 we said goodbye to a number of public figures from the world of stage, screen, sport, music and more. This piece, though not exhaustive, takes a look at Nigerian celebs who didn’t make it through […]
Carlos do Carmo, the ‘Sinatra’ of Portugal’s fado, dies aged 81
Portuguese singer Carlos do Carmo, one of the country’s most beloved artists who was known as the “Sinatra” of the soulful, melancholic fado music, died on Friday at the age of 81. Do Carmo, born in Lisbon in 1939, said goodbye to the stage last year after a long career during which he took fado […]
2021 will birth new aspirations in Delta — Oborevwori
SPEAKER of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, Friday, expressed optimism that 2021 would birth new aspirations and hopes for Deltans, especially with the 2021 Budget already passed by the House and assented to by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa
