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The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has suspended its strike on Wednesday.   The union is set to commence work on Monday. This was disclosed in a communique issued by the union after its emergency National Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday.   The communique was signed by the Deputy President, Emmanuel Abioye; and the General Secretary, Isaiah Adetola.   ...

Details have emerged on how Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as T.B. Joshua, the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), died on Saturday. According to The Nation, the cleric was conducting a church service when he suddenly felt uncomfortable. The popular prophet, sources said, passed away around 2am, hours after he walked to his apartment midway into ...

The founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as T.B. Joshua is dead. He died on Saturday evening in Lagos shortly after concluding a programme at his church. The Ministry has issued an official statement to confirm the details:   PROPHET TB JOSHUA – JUNE 12th 1963 to JUNE 5th 2021 “Surely the ...

The founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as T.B. Joshua is dead.   He reportedly died on Saturday evening in Lagos shortly after concluding a programme at his church.   The cause of death was not immediately disclosed, but family sources said his remains had been deposited at the morgue and an ...

Mohammed Babangida, the son of former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, narrowly escaped death Monday evening when his convoy ran into a trailer loaded with tomatoes along the Minna-Suleja highway.   Three of the security guards, all soldiers, died in the accident after their black Prado jeep had a head-on collision with the trailer travelling in the opposite direction. Mohammed Babangida, ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that there had been anxiety in the banking sector following its directives for bank employees to declare their assets in accordance with the Bank Employees, etc (Declaration of Assets) Act 1986. It was reported that the ACT requires every bank employee to make a full disclosure of all assets within 14 ...

Some 14 abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State have been released after their parents allegedly paid N150 million ransom. Channels TV reports that the students were released on Saturday afternoon at a location along the Kaduna- Abuja highway. The Chairman of the Parents Forum, Markus Zarmai and few others were expected to receive the students at the drop-off ...

Major General Farouk Yahaya has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new Chief of Army Staff. Yahaya succeeds Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died last Friday in an Air Force plane crash.. Yahaya’ s appointment was announced today by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, acting Director Defence Information Prior to his appointment, Major General Yahaya was the General Officer ...

FirstBank of Nigeria Limited, has been awarded the 2021 ‘’Retail Banking CEO of the Year Nigeria’’, “Most innovative Retail Banking App Nigeria’’ and ‘’Best CSR Bank Nigeria’’ awards by the Global Banking and Finance magazine. According to a statement by the Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, Folake Ani-Mumuney on Sunday, the awards were created to recognize companies of all ...

 A military plane, Beachcraft 350 aircraft carrying the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, to Kaduna has crashed at the Kaduna International Airport on Friday, claiming all eight souls onboard including the Chief of Army Staff. The plane reportedly crashed at the runway at 6pm, while trying to land, amid heavy rainfall. Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of ...