As the year is coming to an end and many people across Nigeria are looking forward to the cross over service in their churches, it is important to note that some states have banned the church program that ushers many into the new year. You can find below a list of the several states that…
Facebook is trying to clean up its Groups experience and limit the reach of potentially problematic users and communities. The company announced multiple changes to groups today, including plans to put users who break rules on probation, further limit the reach of civic and political groups, and require more moderation in groups that have violated…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has given approval to an almost 5 billion rand ($300 million) loan to the South African government to support its economy and to enable it to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan, approved a few days back, falls under the Bank’s $10 billion COVID-19 Response Facility and will finance South…
With the newly confirmed COVID-19 cases around the world, the cases have passed the milestone of 10 million, as our source, Johns Hopkins University in the US confirms. The virus emerged in China late last year and spread across the globe. It has led to a little below 500,000 deaths. With almost Half the world’s…
Nigerians in South Africa on Tuesday protested at the Nigeria Embassy in Johannesburg over what they described as continued extortion by diplomatic officials working in the consulate. According to the Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) in a communique obtained by SaharaReporters, Nigerians in the rainbow nation are extorted through the collection of diplomatic charges, hence…
The Providus Unity Bank merger has received the highest legal stamp of approval in Nigeria. The Supreme Court shut down every challenge to this deal on Monday. GossipShop breaks it down for you right now. Supreme Court Kills Appeal, Sanctions Providus Unity Bank Merger A five-member Supreme Court panel led by Justice Tijani Abubakar delivered…
The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) will not reopen her churches in Lagos and Ogun states even as the federal and state governments have allowed worship centers to reopen. The Chairman, MFM Media Committee, Pastor Oladele Bank-Olemoh declared that the church would not reopen in the two states until the given date of…
France is back — at least, that’s what Emmanuel Macron wants Africa to believe. At a glittering summit in Nairobi, the French president just dropped one of the biggest investment announcements in recent France-Africa history. Twenty-three billion euros. For the continent. With conditions, context, and controversy attached. What Macron Announced French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled…
WAW factory in Ibadan, Oyo state capital was ordered by the Federal Government to be sealed up . THE Federal Government has ordered the immediate closure of an Ibadan-based factory, Expand Global Manufacturing Limited, makers of WAW detergent, as a result of the death of a 21year-old Richard Gbadebo in the line of duty. The…
The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) on Sunday confirmed the crash of an aircraft belonging to the Nigerian military at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The General Manager, Public Affairs of AIB, Mr Tunji Oketunbi, confirmed this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. A Nigerian military…
