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Today in Nigeria (Saturday 19th March, 2016)

A two storey building located at No. 9, Alli close, Mile 12, Lagos reportedly collapsed at 8:45am, killing a 47-year-old woman. Seven people, including an Immigration officer, were killed in River’s re-run election. Advertisement INEC postpones election in four Local Government Areas.

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Traders count loses after Kano market fire

Traders at the popular  Sabon Gari market in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, have been counting their loses after the fire outbreak that destroyed properties worth millions of naira in the market. The cause of the Friday night fire outbreak that burnt till early Saturday is still unknown. Eye witnesses around the market said, the fire started around the Sani Abacha Mosque …

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Traders count loses after Kano market fire

Traders at the popular  Sabon Gari market in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, have been counting their loses after the fire outbreak that destroyed properties worth millions of naira in the market. The cause of the Friday night fire outbreak that burnt till early Saturday is still unknown. Eye witnesses around the market said, the fire started around the Sani Abacha Mosque …

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Unidentified gunmen kill policeman in Lagos

  Unknown gunmen have shot dead a Policeman in Satelite Town area of Lagos, the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed. The deceased, who was shot dead on Good Friday, until his death was attached to Mopol 23 the source said. Spokesperson for the Lagos Police Command, SP Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed the sad news to newsmen gave the deceased’s …

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Presidential committee indicts over 300 ONSA contractors, recovers over N7 billion

  PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INDICTS OVER 300 ONSA CONTRACTORS, RECOVERS OVER N7 BILLION, ASKS FOR THE REFUND OF N41 BILLION, RECOMMENDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF CONTRACTS VALUED AT OVER N75 BILLION   A committee set up to probe contracts awarded by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) from 2011 to 2015 has indicted more than 300 companies and prominent citizens …

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Carcass of traditional media would soon be buried-Steve Ayorinde

Recently, The Journalism Clinic (TJC), and telecoms giant, Airtel Nigeria, collaborated to train 100 journalists across four Nigerian cities in four weeks of in-depth training. In this interview, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, who was a guest at the event, gave insight into the ongoing transition in the Nigerian media. Ayorinde, a former editor at The Punch newspaper, a multiple award-winning journalist, …

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Support group for female gospel artistes debuts in Lagos

  Support group for female gospel artistes debuts in Lagos Dayo Emmanuel   Women of African Origin in Music Ministry (WAOMM) has made a debut appearance in Nigeria. The outfit with the aim of supporting female gospel artistes of African origin was founded by Isabella Ogo-Uzodike, a Nigerian gospel artiste based in the United Kingdom. Speaking in Lagos at the …

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When the deaf pray…

Some years ago, the Lagos State Government, South West Nigeria, sealed some worship centres for their failure to comply with regulations regarding noise pollution. The deaf in Nigeria, numbering about 9 million people are also shared among the various religious groups and operating their own worship centres.  If God hears the deaf who worship in silence, using the sign language, …

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Miracle triplet: How God embarrassed couple after 10 years of expectation

By Gbenga Osinaike They asked for one child, God gave them three. The Lord went beyond their expectation. Since September 6, 2015 when Mrs. Omowunmi Oyebanji was delivered of triplets, joy has not ceased from their Atan, Ogun State home. People have been thronging their residence to rejoice with them. Her husband confirmed that people he had not met have been calling …

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Today in Nigeria (Thursday 24th March 2016)

* Gunmen in Port Harcourt, River State shooting sporadically to gain entrance into an INEC office, killed a police Sergeant and another civilian . * A pregnant woman and taking her two other children to school in Abeokuta was killed along with one of her children when a building collapsed on them. Advertisement * Nigerian Christians joined their counterparts around …

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