Repentant Boko Haram and Iswap terrorists beg Nigerians to forgive them for their crimes

HUNDREDS of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (Iswap) fighters who recently surrendered to the military in Borno State have asked the Nigerian people to forgive them for their past heinous crimes.

 

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Nigerian Disability Forum UK elects officials with Dr John Adegbite becoming its president

DISABLED rights campaign group the Nigerian Disability Forum UK (NDFUK) have formally launched their organisation with the election of officials to run their affairs as part of an ambitious programme to address the concerns afflicting the sector.

 

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Chris Okotie dismisses TB Joshua saying he was not a man of God but a magician and false prophet

HOUSEHOLD of God Church International Ministries founder Pastor Chris Okotie has dismissed the late leader of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (Scoan) Prophet TB Joshua as a magicians and a false prophet.

 

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About 11% of all unregistered children across West Africa are Nigerian according to Unicef

NIGERIA currently accounts for about 11% of unregistered children across West Africa according to a recent report published by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) looking into the problem of street urchins.

 

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10 things I think we need to do to make a statement that we are the world's largest black nation and use it as a basis to attract global investors into the Nigerian economy

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria;'s president should insist that a memorial be erected on the Burma/India border to honour the men of the West African Frontier Force and the East African Frontier Force who died there during World War Two. It was African troops who prevented the Japanese from invading India at great personal cost. Nobody ever acknowledges this

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Lagos State House of Assembly approves Sanwoolu's request to take LCC into public ownership

LAGOS State House of Assembly has approved Governor Babajide Sanwoolu's request for the government to assume full ownership of Lekki Concession Company (LCC) under an ambitious buy-back plan.

 

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Senate considers new bill that will decentralise the Nigeria Police Force devolving power to states and zones

LAWMAKERS in the National Assembly are considering a new bill that will decentralise the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) that will create 17 additional zonal commands and allow for operations to be carried out at state and local government level.

 

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Canuk organises first ever multi-faith service in the UK in memory of those who succumbed to Covid-19

NIGERIA'S diaspora community in the UK has held the first ever multi-faith at a special event over the weekend where a Church of England clergyman and an imam from the Camberwell Mosque came together to pray for those lost to the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

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Ghana and United Arab Emirates agree visa-free travel agreement for citizens of both countries

GHANA and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have approved a visa-free travel agreement that enables citizens of both countries to visit each other without having to apply for travel documents of any sort.

 

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Streets deserted across Anambra as local people comply with Ipob's sit-at-home order

STREETS across Anambra State have remained deserted today as local residents comply with the sit-at-home order issued by secessionist group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) to protest the arrest of its leader Nnamdi Kanu.

 

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