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By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC), has criticised Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka for his calls that Pastor TB Joshua be tried by the court over the collapse of a building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in 2014. In a statement released yesterday and signed by its officials, Taye Adeleye and Mark Eke Alozie, the group chided the literary giant for glossing over facts and not being fair to the cleric in his calls. Adeleye and co particularly admonished the professor to be more circumspect and seek the facts before making blanket statements. According to…

By Sola Ojewusi The Governors of the southern Nigeria states have today agreed to put an end to the menace of farmers/herdsmen clashes by banning open grazing of cattle throughout the three regions. This was part of a number of resolutions agreed upon today by the governors in Asaba, Delta State. The governors also resolved to demand that the President address the nation while also asking for an urge t convocation of a national dialigue. The nagging issue of restructuring was also addressed with the governors asking the Federal Government to consider the call for restructuring, especially the issue of…

The remains of Pastor Dare Adeboye, late son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God were today laid to rest in Lagos. We bring you more pictures from the solemn event. Pastor Dare, 42, truly went home in a blaze of glory.

By Gboyega Akọsilẹ • Residents Renew Demand for Special Status Lagosians have asked the State Government to take decisive actions on some security issues to rein in what they describe as a disturbing trend. Among others, they demanded action against what many described as the menace of commercial motorcycles, otherwise known as Okada, kidnapping, armed robbery, cult clashes, and violent assaults. It was all at a Stakeholders’ Meeting on Security held at the Adeyemi Bero Hall, Alausa, Ikeja where Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and leading lights in security circles listened to a group of panelists who highlighted the state’s security challenges. In the audience were…

By Lasisi Olagunju “In an upcoming foreign policy piece, Dr Robert Rotberg and I will argue that Nigeria is a failed state.” That is a 6 May, 2021 tweet from John Campbell, a former United States Ambassador to Nigeria. It should worry all who know that this came from Campbell, author of ‘Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink’ published in 2010. In that book, Campbell argued that “a complete collapse” of Nigeria could be forestalled – and he made suggestions. The same Campbell has now come up with a definite position of failure of Nigeria as we know it. On the…

The Presidency has reacted to the scandalous news of burglaries by yet unknown robbers today at Aso Rock, the Presidential Villa precincts. In a release, while virtually confirming the incident, Garba Shehu, One of the President’s spokesmen tried to mitigate the scary implications of such an incident on the psyche of the nation. Below is the text of the press release: “The Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has confirmed that there “was a foolish attempt” to burgle his residence at 3:00am this morning but it turned out to be unsuccessful. Professor Gambari, whose house is on a street next…

World renowned televangelist, Prophet and Senior Pastor of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN T.B. Joshua has joined other Generals of the Gospel to commisserate and pray for the Adeboye on the loss of their son, Pastor Dare. In a release by the church this afternoon, the popular cleric asked millions of his followers to join him in praying for the family of the deceased while also admonishing that living well was better than living long without impact. Below is the text of the message: “Let us use this opportunity to remember Pastor Adeboye’s son. God does not need…

Pastor Dare Adeboye, the son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide, Enoch Adeboye, is dead. The PUNCH gathered that the 42-year-old, who is the third son of the revered cleric, died in his sleep on Wednesday in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, where he was based with his family. Our correspondent gathered from reliable sources in the church that the deceased, who was the Assistant Pastor in charge of Region (Youth) 35, had ministered the previous day. He was said to have retired to his bed and did not wake up. His wife, Temiloluwa, was said…

…Choice of Oyetola based on merit, says management The Management of Champion Newspapers has declared the Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, as its Governor of the Year and Man of the Year. The newspaper’s management said the choice of Oyetola as the Newspaper’s Man of the Year and the Governor of the Year was based on merit, having had an edge over his counterparts in the criteria used to select the winner by the management of the newspaper outfit. This is even as the Governor pledged to see the award as a challenge to further impact the…