Author: Akintayo Adams

On Friday, a few members of the iReign Christian Ministry in Lagos voiced dismay over the life sentence that an Ikeja Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court handed down for the organization’s founder and senior pastor, Bishop Oluwafeyiropo (Feyi) Daniels, for the rape of a church member. According to churchgoers who talked with journalists, the pastor is a victim, and his incarceration won’t stop God’s work. The church is located at 1a Gbolade Adebanjo Crescent, Opebi, Ikeja. Daniels was given a life sentence by the court on Friday for the rape of his assistant, who is 23 years old. The…

Out of the 25,346 applications from Benue State that were shortlisted, 19,258 have been screened by the Nigeria Police Force. ASP Dominic Iornumbe, the head of the police recruitment team to the State, revealed this to Governor Hyacinth Alia on Friday during a visit to the Government House in Makurdi. He stated that the team that arrived in Benue on January 8, 2024, had finished uploading the screened applicants’ papers. If the facilities at the state-based police training school are upgraded, he said that the police and the Police Service Commission would be willing to hire a large number of…

Singer Simi Kosoko, from Nigeria, has disclosed that she doesn’t charge musicians for a feature. In a recent Tea With Tay podcast episode, Simi revealed this. The single mother claims that she is picky about the songs she appears in and that she only does so if she truly enjoys the music. “I have never charged for a feature up until this point. I have to truly enjoy a feature before I do it. “I must enjoy the song. Give me a half-day, and if I enjoy the music, I’m done. I’ll probably say no if I don’t like the…

The state of Oyo has documented 142 cases of lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis, in the past year, according to the government of the state. Dr. Muideen Babatunde Olatunji, the executive secretary of the Oyo State Primary Health Care Board, revealed this information at a news conference held in honor of the 2024 World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day. “Unite to Act Towards Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases” is this year’s event theme. Speaking on the state government’s efforts to fight elephantiasis and other neglected tropical illnesses, Olatunji mentioned that those who were afflicted have received treatment. Ten surgical procedures have…

Wale Akinterinwa, a former Ondo State commissioner of finance, has disclosed how the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, his former boss, selected him to be Akeredolu’s successor. Wale asserted in a Friday interview with TVC News that Akeredolu prayed for him to succeed him as the state’s future governor. In 2023, Akinterinwa claims that upon his return from a medical trip to Germany, his old employer revealed the information. He stated, “He informed me that he would like me to take over from him during the conversation in his office. He prayed for me as well. I also know that he…

According to Meshach Jatau, the FRSC Zonal Commander in charge of Osun, Oyo, and Ondo States, 1196 traffic crashes in Osun, Oyo, and Ondo States resulted in 604 documented fatalities between January and December 2023. He revealed this on Friday during an interview in Osogbo with journalists. 3,266 additional persons were injured in traffic accidents in the three states during that time, according to Jatau. “During the course of the 12-month period under evaluation, 3,963 people were saved from 7,833 total traffic accidents.” Jatau revealed that the Command was able to stop 72,388 motorists in 2023 for a variety of…

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has opened up on why electricity supply has reduced nationwide. Adelabu blamed gas constraints on thermal generating companies for the drop in power supply nationwide. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by Bolaji Tunji, special adviser, strategic communication and media relation to the Minister of Power. In order to address the falling supply of electricity, he said, the federal government is trying to ensure that unpaid balances owed to power producing companies are paid. “The primary cause of this is that generator companies are receiving less gas.” “The energy delivered to load…

Jurgen Klopp, who took over as Reds manager in October 2015 and whose contract was set to expire in 2026, has announced his intention to leave the position at the end of the current campaign. Klopp guided Liverpool to their first league title in thirty years in 2019–20 after winning the Champions League the year before. “I told the club already in November,” the German told the Liverpool website. In an interview with the club’s website on Friday morning, the German manager made the announcement, stating that he is “running out of energy” following his victories in the Premier League,…

According to the European Union (EU), Nigeria would receive funding for vaccine research totaling 18 million euros. This was revealed in Abuja at the introduction of The National Plan for Vaccine Research and Development and Local Production 2024–2034 by Amb. Samuela Isopi, Head of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS. The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) created the plan with assistance from the governments of Bulgaria and the EU. Isopi, represented at the meeting by Prof. Leila Mathieu, stated that the EU shared the same interests as the country. She continued by saying that the timing…

In response to Rev. Timothy Daluk’s recent remarks criticizing the military, the Defence Headquarters has announced that it will seek a meeting with the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Daluk had charged that the Nigerian military was in charge of overseeing the state’s Christian murders and property devastation. in a widely shared video, Daluk was quoted as saying, “I am here to report the situation happening in Mangu Local Government for the whole world to understand.” “At this specific moment in Mangu, our people are being sent away by…