Abducted priest seen alive as Islamists hold out in Philippines
Abducted priest seen alive as Islamists hold out in Philippines A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen alive, the military said Monday, as troops pressed on with their offensive. Air and artillery bombardment of enclaves occupied by the militants in the largely Muslim city of Marawi resumed after an...
DAILY DIGEST BY JOSHUA N. NICHOLAS JNN,MONDAY MOTIVATIONFAILING THE FEAR OF FAILURE
DAILY DIGEST BY JOSHUA N. NICHOLAS JNN MONDAY MOTIVATION FAILING THE FEAR OF FAILURE Failing does not mean you are a failure, it means you have not succeeded yet. It does not mean you have accomplished nothing, It does mean you have learned something. Failing does not mean you are a fool, it does mean you have lot of faith. It does not mean you...
Katsina Foundation Unveils Charity, Skills Empowerment For 200 Women
In a bid to complement Katsina State Government’s efforts at bringing succor to the less-privileged, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Daughters of Katsina Foundation, has put smiles on the faces of 200 women to kick start its operations in the state. The foundation initiated by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Aminu Bello Masari on Donor Agencies and Inter-Governmental Relations, Fatima Usman...
Protest over Police pay
I read on page 12 of the Daily Trust edition of Friday, June 23, 2017 the story of a public demonstration in the Imo State capital in support of an immediate review and increase of the salaries/welfare packages of officers and men of the Nigeria Police. I personally support the call. I see no reason why a trainee constable of...
DSS, SON intercept substandard vegetable oil in Ondo
A truckload of substandard vegetable oil was intercepted in Akure, the Ondo State capital, by officials of the Department of State Services, DSS, and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON. The syndicate, which specialises in repackaging and rebranding of suspected substandard vegetable oil was busted by both agencies in an enforcement exercise, following receipt of classified information from concerned stakeholders...
Gunmen kill corps member in Yenagoa
Gunmen, suspected to be robbers, have shot dead a 30-year-old corps member and dispossessed him of his money and other valuables in Yenagoa, Bayelsa. The Police Public Relations Officer at the Bayelsa Command, Mr. Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Yenagoa. Butswat said preliminary investigation showed that the killing was cult-related adding...
Presidency Releases Buhari’s Recorded Message to Nigerians
Eight weeks after his departure for medical treatment, the presidency at the weekend released the first recorded message from President Muhammadu Buhari, where he was heard felicitating with Nigerians in the Hausa language on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr, marking the end of the Ramadan fast. The recording, which was also ostensibly aimed at debunking a news report last week alleging...
Osinbajo: Buhari will complete his tenure
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed optimism President Muhammadu Buhari will serve out his tenure in good health. The president is away in London attending to his health for the last seven weeks now but Osinbajo said prayers are being offered everyday for him to recover and return to work. He spoke at his official residence in Abuja when he received...
Buhari’s voice message to Nigerians is a scam – Fani Kayode
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has stated that the voice message purportedly from President Muhammadu Buhari is fake. The Presidency had released a voice message from President Muhammadu Buhari’s to Nigerians to downplay media reports that he is suffering from speech impairment. In reaction, the former minister wrote on Facebook, “It was NOT President Buhari that spoke in todays sallah...
Wike explains why he sacked all his commissioners
The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has explained that the dissolution of the State Executive Council was done after consultation with the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the state. Speaking during the election thanksgiving service in honour of the Majority Whip of the state House of Assembly at St Martin’s Anglican Church, Ogu, on Sunday, Wike...