Bishop chases worshippers without face masks out of Enugu church
Raphael Ede, Enugu The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Callistus Onaga, on Sunday chased out worshipers who were not wearing face masks during the Holy Mass to mark the 2020 World Communications Day at the Holy Ghost Cathedral. Onaga, who regretted that many Nigerians, especially residents of Enugu State, chose not to wear…
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Kerosene import crashes, diesel rises
Nigeria may have recorded significant shift in energy consumption pattern with National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, data showing massive drop in kerosene imports while a significant increase has been recorded in diesel import. The volume of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, importation rose marginally. Industry analysts believe that more consumers of kerosene…
No plot to impeach Akeredolu over N4.3bn withdrawal –Assembly
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday denied media reports that it was plotting to remove Governor Rotimi Akeredolu from office over the recent discovery of a secret account containing N4.3bn state funds. The funds were said to have been lodged by the state government in a secret Zenith Bank account for over 10…
Gunmen abduct Army captain, 3 others in Ondo, demand N20m ransom
Akure—AN Army captain and three others were reportedly abducted by suspected herdsmen along Auga/Akunnu highway in Akoko North-East council area of Ondo State. Reports had it that the abductors had demanded N20 million ransom from the families of the victims before their release. Vanguard gathered that the army officer identified as D. Gana was on…
Money collected from aspirants not bribes — Ondo APC group
The seven-man screening committee of the Unity Forum of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, on Wednesday, denied allegations of bribery levelled against by members of the group over the selection of its governorship candidate. Leader of the APC Unity Forum, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, had on Tuesday announced Chief Olusola Oke, as the group’s…
Petrol price: FG setting us against Nigerians, marketers say
By reducing the ex-depot price of petrol without announcing a new price band for the commodity at filling stations, the Federal Government through its agencies is trying to set marketers against the buying public, oil dealers have said. Last week, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of petrol from…
Woman dies in Lagos church during childbirth, prophetess arrested
A prophetess, Evelyn Owoleke, has been arrested in connection with the death of one Seun Olorunto during childbirth at the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Bayo Ajao Street, in the Aboru area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Olorunto was to be delivered of her baby in the church but allegedly bled to death. The…
Alleged N7.1bn fraud: Why Supreme Court freed Ex-Gov Kalu, ordered fresh trial of case
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja Respite came the way of the embattled former governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr, Orji Uzor Kalu, on Friday, as the Supreme Court, quashed the judgement that convicted and sentenced him to 12 years imprisonment. The apex, in a unanimous decision by a seven-man panel of…
Buhari appoints BoA’s acting MD, Hassan amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, appointed an acting Managing Director for Bank of Agriculture, BoA, Alwan Ali Hassan, amid the ravaging Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director, Information, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Theodore Ogaziechi, where it was disclosed that President Buhari…