Nigerian Catholic priest dies after being told to leave US over expiring visa
A Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev. Benjamin Madu who had been preparing to leave the United States after his religious worker visa expired has died in Massachusetts, church officials have confirmed.
Way out of FG, ASUU logjam, by Cleric
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI – The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Most Rev. Dr. John Onaikan, has called on the Federal Government and the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to allow good conscience to prevail in the lingering dispute between them. Dr. Onaikan, who doubles as the Catholic Archbishop of […]
Appointment: Uduaghan goes underground to avoid lobbyists
….Gets 5,000 text messages in 3 days By Emma Amaize WARRI – GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has gone underground, following an exhaustive lobby on him by some leaders of the state and politicians to appoint their candidates as commissioners. The governor last week dropped 11 commissioners, but since then, he has not rested, […]
NGO gives 7-yr-old rape victim scholarship
By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN-THE Women’s Health and Action Research Center (WHARC), a None Governmental Organization (NGO) in Edo State, has intervened in the harrowing experience of a seven-year-old rape victim, Amina Muhammed, with a scholarship scheme up to university level. The group also urged Nigerians to extend hands of love to victims of rape and […]
Crisis rocks Anambra PPA
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA— A major leadership crisis is brewing in the Anambra State branch of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) as the South East zonal vice chairman of the party, Chief Austine Ndigwe, yesterday disowned the state leadership that was appointed recently. Addressing a news conference in Awka, Ndigwe, said the party was not […]
Fresh crisis hits Excravos gas project, as JTF withdraws personnel
By Emma Amaize WARRI – The Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta has withdrawn its security personnel attached to one of the contractors, Fenog Nigeria Limited, a Warri-based oil service company, handling the repairs of the Escravos-Warri gas pipeline, putting in serious jeopardy the country’s hope of actualizing its 6,000 megawatts of electricity target […]
