Day: July 10, 2021
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APC shifts congresses, national convention timeline
The All Progressives Congress(APC) has shifted the timeline for conduct of its congresses and national convention. No new date was fixed for the two crucial exercises. The initial timetable released by the party fixed sale of the nomination form for Ward Congress for 1st to 7th July; inauguration of Ward/LGA Congress Screening/Screening Appeal Committees for…
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Ban open grazing, lose 2023 presidency – Fulani groups tell Southern Govs
A pan-Fulani group, the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore have cautioned Southern governors against banning open grazing in September and employing what they called intimidation tactics in their bid to get power to return to the South in 2023. The Southern governors had come out with some serious resolutions…
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Don’t allow Obaseki take custody of 1,130 stolen artefacts, Oba of Benin urges FG
Friday Olokor, Godfrey George and Adeyinka Adedipe10 July 2021 …rejects Edo govt’s proposed museum, says gov needs prayers Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has asked the Federal Government to temporarily take custody of 1,130 stolen Benin artefacts after they are repatriated from Europe amid the controversy surrounding where the artefacts will be housed. The Benin…
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Sanwo-Olu, Okowa, Akeredolu, Patience Jonathan, others pay homage as TB Joshua is laid to rest
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and Dame Patience Jonathan were among dignitaries that were in attendance when late Prophet TB Joshua was laid to rest in his church, the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, in Ikotun, Lagos, on Friday, at exactly 2:40 p.m., amidst wailing and weeping.…