North East: Bishop Akpami Urges Nigerians To Pray For Armed Forces

As the Armed Forces Day celebration draws closer, Christian Teaching Center (CTC) Bishop Michael Akpami and serving Secretary of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) FCT chapter has urged Nigerians to remain fervent in prayers for ppthe Armed Forces combating insurgency in the North East and other parts of the country. Bishop Akpami, who gave this charge at Mount Gilboa in Israel when pilgrims from Federal Capital Territory (FCT) visited the site as part of their pilgrimage activities said the Armed Forces and other security services deserved the prayers and commendations of Nigerians for…

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Pilgrimage: Clergy Charges Pilgrims To Pray For Nigeria’s Peace, Stability

Christian Teaching Center’s Rev Michael Akpami and Secretary General of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) FCT chapter has charged Nigerian Christian pilgrims in Israel to be fervent in pray for peace and economic stability in Nigeria. Akpami, who made the call on Sunday at the Sea of Galilee during a prayer session with the Federal Capital Territory pilgrims, said the prayer was essential as without national peace and economic stability there would be no meaningful development in any nation. He said, “We should not forget to pray to God to continue…

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FCT CAN Chair Urges Nigerians To Shun Corruption, Hate

The chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) FCT chapter, Rev. Dr. Jonah Samson, has called on Nigerians irrespective of their religious inclination to shun corruption in its entirety and all forms of hate. Rev Samson, who is one of the leaders of the FCT delegation on the ongoing 2017 pilgrimage to Israel stated this during a tour of a holy site, the Shepherd Field in Bethlehem, the birth place of Jesus Christ. Speaking further he encouraged s Nigerian Christians to recognise their identity as the light and salt of the…

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Dangote/BUA Saga: Atta Family Hits Mines Ministry Over False Claims

… Files Contempt of Court proceeding against Fayemi, Dangote The ruling Atta Omadivi Family of Okene in Kogi State has described the publication of the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development bequeathing the contentious Mining Lease ML 2541 to Dangote Group as a ‘reflection of desperate, reckless, irresponsible and partisan conduct of the ministry’ which has continued to flout all court injunctions related to the contentious lease. It would be recalled that the Executive Chairman/CEO of BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu had petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari on December 4, 2017 in…

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Reps Summon NDDC MD, Others Over Alleged Bribery

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition investigating allegations of corruption against the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Nsima Ekere, as well as Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court, Abuja and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ricky Tafa, has summoned the trio to appear before it on Tuesday in Abuja to defend the allegations against them. In a letter of summon obtained by our reporter, the Committee mandated the trio to appear before the House in person or with their counsel. The summon…

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BURATAI: A VICTIM OF THE PREVAILING POST-TRUTH ERA By OKECHUKU NNAMDI

The Oxford Dictionary in the Year 2016 declared the word “post-truth” as its international “word of the year”, reflecting a contemporary world where the truth no longer hold sway. It defines the word as “an adjective relating to circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotional appeals”. In other words, we are leaving in a human era where our perception of reality and truth is being increasingly governed by our primordial, parochial and other extraneous sentiments and motives rather than what is right and…

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Buratai: That PMB’s “Wiz-man” On Counter Insurgency By Israel Abiodun

President Muhammadu Buhari knows the appealing burden of leadership. Anywhere a leader finds him, there are huge responsibilities and enormous expectations, no matter how infinitesimal the position entrusted to him. Buhari knows a leader who sets his eyes on honest and dedicated leadership finds the burden of leading less cumbersome. Such leaders take the right decisions; opt for the right choices and do not falter before the antics of detractors. On the flipside, a leader with a crooked mindset finds it extremely difficult to positively navigate the open and subterranean…

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2017 Pilgrimage: Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Begin Visit To Holy Sites

Nigeria Christian Pilgrims who arrived the state of Israel on Wednesday for the 2017 pilgrimage exercise will on Thursday begin visit to holy sites starting from Bethlehem to Nazareth and Jerusalem. The pilgrims who are coordinated by the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) are drawn from the federal capital territory (FCT) Abuja, Akwa Ibom and Kogi, which formed part of it October – December Holy Christian Winter 2017 batch. According to a tour guide time table obtained by our correspondent, pilgrims will on Thursday be guided through the various holy…

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Oyo, Army Sign Pact To Build Garrison

…. as South-west Govs laud Nigerian Army efforts in peace building The Oyo State Government has entered into an agreement with the Nigeria Army to build a permanent garrison for peace and security to sustain the subsisting tempo of security in the state. This is coming on the heels of commendations from across the country over the efforts of the Nigerian Army in quelling insurrections and other multiple armed local conflicts around the country. The efforts has attracted widespread eulogies from many state Governors whose enclaves, which were previously hijacked…

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PMB Commissions Pioneer Nigerian Army Pilots

President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the first set of Nigerian Army Pilots trained by the Nigerian Army Aviation School to fly war planes. The initiative to train pilots is in accordance with the vision of the current leadership of the Nigerian Army under the leadership of Lieutenant General TY Buratai in transforming and enhancing its operations and efficiency of its personnel. The commissioning ceremony was one of the series of focal events lined up for the on-going 2017 Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference in Ibadan, the Oyo state…

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