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Pastor Damina Labels LGBT An Identity Crisis The Senior Pastor City International Ministry, Abel Damina, has described the LGBTQ+ community as individuals experiencing identity crises rather than inherently bad or evil people. Speaking on the Mic On podcast hosted by broadcast journalist Seun Okinbaloye, Damina urged understanding and guidance for those involved in LGBTQ+ activities. “They’re just people who need …

Diri Approves Surveillance Cameras For Yenagoa *Security Watch Africa Honours Bayelsa Gov Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the installation of closed-circuit surveillance cameras to cover parts of Yenagoa in order to boost security and crime prevention in the state capital. The project, which entails the installation of 200 new cameras and the revamping of 50 others, is …

Gunmen Abduct Yahaya Bello’s Aide, Onyene   Kabiru Onyene, an aide of the former governor of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been adopted by unknown gunmen. According to reports making the rounds on Tuesday, Onyene was abducted around 7.05pm on Monday, when gun-wielding men in their numbers stormed his office, at Okene in Kogi, shooting …

Abuja Native Doctor Shoots Self While Testing ‘Bulletproof’ Charm By Shalom Oludele   A native doctor, Ismail Usman, has sustained self-inflicted gunshot injuries while testing a ‘bullet proof’ charm in Kuchibiyi community,  Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory. A resident of Kuchibiyi, Samson Ayuba, said the incident happened on Thursday, when the victim, in an attempt to test …

Court Orders IG To Produce Foreign Nationals, Others For Arraignment In An Alleged N37.6m Fraud Case   A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to produce two foreign nationals; Etienne Rocher and Pawan Kapur, alongside others, before it for arraignment. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the order following the absence of …

Reps Move To Revive Local Languages For Teaching In Nigerian Schools By Saheed Badmus     Nigerian House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to commence a pilot programme in selected schools across the country, to assess the feasibility and benefits of utilising local languages as a medium of instruction and teaching. This was sequel to a …

Kebbi Government Cracks Down On Land Grabbers, Arraigns 2 Suspects In Court. The Kebbi State Government has intensified efforts to combat illegal land acquisition and the issuance of fraudulent land certificates, as two suspected land grabbers have been arraigned in court. At a press briefing held on Thursday, in Birnin Kebbi, the commissioner for Lands and Housing, Alhaji Muhammad Dangi …

DSS Personnel Threatens To Kill Journalist In Kebbi By Jameel Gulma, Kebbi   An Officer of the  Department of State Security (DSS) attached to Kebbi State Command, identified as Dauda Auwalu Taura has slapped a correspondent of the Authority newspaper, Mallam Shuaibu Zubair, when the journalist asked him to pay up his electricity bill. Taura, who got angry because his …

Group Tasks INEC On Leveraging Collaboration And Voter Register Audit By Binta Haroon   The Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to leverage collaboration and conduct an audit of its voter register for better service delivery. The programme manager of the association, Mr. Moses Oluwaseyi, made the call while sharing its election observation …

Bayelsa Deputy Governor Weeps For Law Profession In Nigeria …says profession Is fast losing respect, dying   Bayelsa State deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has once again expressed concern over setbacks vitiating the integrity and relevance of the law profession in Nigeria due to unprofessional conducts of some members of the bar and bench. Senator Ewhrudjakpo, who stated this during …