Nigeria, a country that will not allow criticism against the government and go free – PFN defends Bishop Kukah

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has warned the federal government against making Bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese, Mathew Kukah a sacrificial lamb for speaking the truth in his Christmas message.  Recall that Kukah had accused President Buhari of being nepotistic. He had also alleged that there would have been coup if someone from another…

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Presidency-Buhari to Sign 2021 Budget Today

The Presidency has announced that President Buhari will today December 31, 2020 sign into law the 2021 appropriation bill which was passed last week by the National Assembly. The legislators had approved N13.6 trillion (13,588,027,886,107) against the N13.08 trillion proposed by the president in October. The lawmakers added N505 billion to the proposed budget. ALSO READ:-For…

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2,056 Northerners to Enjoy from N6bn NEDC Undergraduate Scholarships

The North East Development Commission (NEDC), said yesterday that at least 2,056 persons from its coverage area will benefit from the N6 billion fund set aside for building human capital under the North-East Development Commission Education Endowment Fund (NEDC-EEF). Specifically, in a release signed by the commission’s Head, Corporate Affairs, Abba Musa, the body disclosed…

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3 UN peacekeepers killed in the Central African Republic

The spokesman for the United Nations secretary-general says three peacekeepers from Burundi were killed and two others wounded in the Central African Republic in attacks Friday by armed combatants BANGUI, Central African Republic — Three peacekeepers from Burundi were killed and two others wounded in Central African Republic in attacks Friday by armed combatants, the…

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Trump Insists on $2000 rather than the planned $600 Covid-19 Relief package for citizen

Biden spoke out as millions of Americans saw their jobless benefits expire after Trump threw a long-awaited pandemic aid package into doubt—demanding lawmakers approve $2000 instead of the $600 direct payments to US taxpayers. “This abdication of responsibility has devastating consequences. Today, about 10 million Americans will lose unemployment insurance benefits,” Biden said in a statement. The stimulus measure…

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