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Founders of the grant-aided schools in Kwara State have vowed they won’t accept wearing of hijab by female students. They urged the State Government to return to the negotiating table with them. Chairman District Church Councils (DCCs) Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Rev (Dr) Vincent Akintunde refuted rumours that it has conceded to the directive of state government to allow the hijab in ECWA Schools, Oja-Iya, Ilorin. He described the news as “mere propaganda.” Akintunde said: “We consider the action of the state government on this matter an injustice and we would use every legitimate means to fight for our…

Governor Samuel Ortom on Saturday credited God, his security aides and his physical fitness for his escape from death at the hands of some people he identified as herders. The governor alleged that he was attacked on his farm at Tyo-mu on the Makurdi-Gboko Road by about 15 gun carrying men. He called for the arrest and prosecution of leaders of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore who he alleged had singled him out for assassination at a recent meeting in Yola, Adamawa State. However, a former chairman of Miyetti Allah in Benue State, Garus Gololo, dismissed Governor Ortom’s claim as a…

The House of Representatives has pledged support for the armed forces via approval of additional resources, towards achieving success in the ongoing fight against insurgency and other related security challenges. Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Mr Babajimi Benson, gave the assurance when he led members of the committee on oversight visit to the ministry on Friday. The Director, Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Mr Charles Nwodo, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Benson noted that Nigerians were expectant of better outcomes from the armed forces, adding that the house of representatives saw the need to support the…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, yesterday warned whistleblowers against misleading the agency. He said the commission would no longer tolerate false information with the newly-created Directorate of Intelligence verifying information before EFCC takes action. He spoke on a day the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, Abuja, remanded three men in Kuje prison over alleged false information on ex-Minister Audu Innocent Ogbeh. The suspects had claimed that monies were stashed in Ogbeh’s residence in Lugbe, Abuja, which turned out not to be true. The agency’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren,…

The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation Hadarin Daji successfully thwarted a kidnap activity of bandits, by killing scores at Kabasa village in Magami Local Government of Zamfara on Tuesday. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, announced this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Yerima said that troops of Sector 3 stormed the village following a credible tip-off about the bandits’ attack on the local residents. He said the timely arrival of troops forestalled the deadly kidnap and plundering operations by the bandits. Yerima added that the bandits were swiftly engaged by troops who successfully…

Nigerian-American mixed martial arts champion, Kamaru Usman, has revealed that he and his family had nothing while in Nigeria before moving on to greener pastures and finding his beloved sport. The UFC’s current welterweight champion disclosed this and many more in a wide-ranging interview on a Channels TV program, Gist Nigeria. The 33-year-old father of one disclosed how he farmed and hawked to secure the next meal. “We grew up in the village. We farmed. As a small boy, farm boy, I used to hawk Akpu, put hot Akpu on my head. I came from nothing,” Usman started. The Auchi-born…

A Kenyan lawyer has petitioned the International court of Justice following the killing of Jesus Christ. The latest development comes after his first attempt which failed, eight years ago. After having his initial lawsuit in 2013 thrown out, the Kenyan lawyer, Dola Indidis intends to use the Bible as evidence in his pursuit of justice over the death of Jesus Christ who was killed by the Jews over 2000 years ago and is confident of winning the case. According to Kenya Daily, the fiery lawyer renewed his lawsuit in March 2017 with the petition to the ICJ and wants Israel…

Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, says he regrets supporting President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 when he was still a member of ruling party APC. He described Buhari’s administration as the “greatest scam that came out of Africa”. He spoke on the Channels TV programme Politics on Saturday. Melaye who represented Kogi West in the Senate between 2015 and 2019, said he regretted supporting Buhari’s candidacy in 2015 when he was a member of the ruling APC. He however noted that the PDP, has better chances of winning the 2023 presidential elections. Melaye said, “To start with, I apologise to…

The family of Inspector Aminu Salihu, police outrider to Kogi’s Gov. Yahaya Bello, has gotten some largesse from the governor. The Inspector lost his life in the line of duty on March 15. Five days later, the governor paid a condolence visit to the family of the deceased on Saturday in Kubwa, Abuja, offered scholarships to Salihu’s five children, donated cash and promised the family two houses. The two houses, to be sited in Kubwa, are for Salihu’s two widows, his five children and mother. Gov. Bello said the scholarships would ensure that the five children Salihu left behind were able…

Nigeria has not recorded any fatality from COVID-19 in the past two days, according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. According to the NCDC in a late-night tweet on Friday, the country’s death toll still stands at 2,027. The disease control agency last recorded a death on March 17. Since then, the casualty figures have remained the same. Meanwhile, new infection figures have also remained low with 13 states reporting 130 COVID-19 cases on Friday. The NCDC had reported 135 new cases on Thursday. The country’s total number of infections now stands at 161,539. Giving a breakdown…