RCCG builds 14-floor towers, to donate N2bn rental income to charity
The City of David Church of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has built a commercial and leisure 14-floors building, named Trinity Towers in Lagos State. Trinity Towers is located at Omirin in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. The building, which has three towers (South, Middle, and North Towers), has been said to be the first tri-tower and first commercial...
FG shortlists 14 directors for Accountant-General’s job
The Federal Government has shortlisted no fewer than 14 directors for the position of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF). This was disclosed via a circular from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) and signed by the Director (Administration), Mariya A. D. Rufai. The circular was received by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs....
Peter Obi solicits funds for Osun Labour Party guber candidate
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has solicited funds from LP members for the party’s governorship candidate in Osun State, Hon. Lasun Yusuff, ahead of the July 16 gubernatorial election in the state. Obi, in a letter addressed to the members of the party, said the funds would be used to cover expenses for Labour Party’s polling...
Sanwo-Olu: Why Yoruba must unite for Tinubu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged the Yoruba race to forge a common front in support of the presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The governor said Tinubu, a Yoruba son and leading presidential candidate, deserves massive support of the race in the 2023 general election. The governor spoke during the Ojude Oba Festival in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, on Sunday, said...
Olympic star, Mo Farah, reveals how he was trafficked to UK as a child
An Olympic medalist, Sir Mo Farah, has revealed that he was brought to the United Kingdom illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. Sir Mo won gold medals in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games The Olympic star told the BBC he was given the name Mohamed Farah by...
PDP picks Funke Akindele as Lagos deputy gov candidate
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has picked Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, as the running mate of the party’s governorship candidate in the state, Dr Olajide Adediran, fondly called Jandor, for the 2023 gubernatorial election. Akindele disclosed her nomination as the PDP’s deputy governorship candidate via a video shared on her verified Instagram page on Tuesday. The...
Muslim-Muslim ticket: Actor Kenneth Okonkwo, Princewill dump APC
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has resigned his membership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) over the party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for the 2023 general election. This is just as the governorship aspirant of the APC in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill, resigned his membership of the party over its decision to fly a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential...
Buhari: I’m eager to go, it has been tough
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that he is eager to leave office in 2023. Buhari on Monday told governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who visited him in Daura, Katsina State that the workload is enormous. “I am eager to go. I can tell you it has been tough. I am grateful to God that people...
Kuje jailbreak: Police, NDLEA arrest fleeing inmates in Abuja, Suleja
The Nigeria Police and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recaptured two of the inmates who escaped during the July 5 jailbreak at the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre in Abuja. The police in Niger State recaptured one of the inmates in Suleja while NDLEA arrested another in Abuja. Scores of terrorists had on July 5, launched a daring...
Sri Lankan president in standoff with airport officials
Sri Lanka’s embattled president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was stuck in the country on Tuesday in a humiliating standoff with airport immigration staff blocking his exit to safety abroad, official sources have disclosed. Rajapaksa has promised to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a “peaceful transition of power” following widespread protests against him over the country’s unprecedented economic crisis. The 73-year-old...
