The United Methodist Church (UMC), one of the largest mainline Protestant denominations, is entangled in internal conflict over same-sex marriage and the ordination of Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) clerics. At the February 2019 general conference of the church in the USA, the leaders rejected moves to remove restrictions on LGBT clerics and same-sex […]
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Publisher of Sahara Reporters Omoyele Sowore and others arrested during a protest at the Federal High Court, Abuja have been released. The activists had staged a protest in solidarity with leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, who is undergoing trial. A few hours after their arrest, the ‘Buhari-Must-Go’ activist announced […]
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PDP Governors Say they won’t be intimidated to join APC Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ forum Waziri Tambuwal has alleged that Governors who joined the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) from the party did so to avoid being prosecuted for their alleged corrupt deeds. He stated that the remaining PDP Governors will […]
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There is palpable apprehension in the Court of appeals in Cotonou where the Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho) is about to face trial. Although he has been brought to the court and kept in a room since 7am, his trial was yet to start as at 11.55am. His supporters have besieged the […]
Read moreThe Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has categorically denied any reported air accident involving Air Peace or any other airlines, Sam Adurogboye, the General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, said in a statement in Lagos, on Saturday. Mr Adurogboye said the attention of the authority had been drawn to a sensational report that was trending that […]
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Assailed by knotty legal challenges and possibility that it may not feature on the ballot in the forthcoming Anambra State gubernatorial poll, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has initiated talks aimed at adopting an alternative political platform. It was gathered that the move is aimed at beating the July 30 deadline for withdrawal and replacement […]
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Group, APC chieftain say FG intolerant, making hero out of Igboho Olubadan sends delegation to Cotonou The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), at the weekend, cautioned the Federal Government to desist from any attempt to clamp down on self-determination agitators, warning that such could only exacerbate national crises. A statement by the OPC Publicity Secretary, Yinka […]
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Counsel warns against molestation of IPOB leader’s supporters Says nothing significant will happen at hearing today As the trial of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, continues today, an Igbo socio-cultural group, Ndigbo United Forum (NUF), said that Ndigbo would never for any reason disown or distance themselves from him. The […]
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The bad spot at Joju, Sango Ota road in Ogun State As state govt proposes affordable housing trust fund These times are not really the best for professionals and housing market in Sango Ota, gateway to Ogun State, as the once vibrant town has seen property values decline by over 60 per cent due to […]
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The flagging economic relationship between Nigeria and Togo is to be restructured, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Togo, Mr. Debo Adesina, said at the weekend. He spoke in Lome, the Togolese capital after presenting his Letters of Credence to President Faure Gnassingbe. He said: “The key component of my mandate, as given by President Muhammadu Buhari, is […]
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