Pastor Sam Adeyemi relocates to US, says troubling dreams about Nigeria made us relocate

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Sam Adeyemi, founder and senior pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, has relocated to the United States of America. He made this known during a virtual interview. Adeyemí said it was important for the older generations, including the political and religious leaders, to retrace their steps and get the country working because the younger generation would soon begin asking questions. Adeyemi revealed that COVID-19, EndSARS protests, and, notably, troubling dreams about Nigeria, prompted his relocation. He said, “When COVID-19 started, all our children were in the US, so everyone stayed with…

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Shareholders Throw Weight behind Fidelity Bank’s Recapitalisation Plan -Investors delighted with bank’s impressive performance

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Shareholders have expressed readiness to massively support and mobilise for the ongoing recapitalisation of Fidelity Bank Plc amid commendations for the impressive performance of the bank over the years. Shareholders were unanimous that Fidelity Bank has shown strong resilience over the years and demonstrated its investors’ friendliness with significant dividends and capital gains. Shareholders, under the auspices of Nigeria’s leading shareholders’ associations, said they would buy into any share offering by Fidelity Bank as the bank holds exciting future for above-average returns. The sundry shareholders’ endorsements underlined market pundits’ expectations…

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Paternity row: No DNA was conducted on our children says Super Eagles’ Kayode Olanrewaju’s wife

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On Saturday, rumours went viral claiming that DNA tests had been conducted, proving that the three children of Nigerian Super Eagles’ star, Kayode Olanrewaju are not his, but that of a renowned UK based pastor. However, the estranged wife of the footballer, Dora Ezinne has refuted the allegations of infidelity, paternity, and financial fraud levelled against her through her legal representatives. In a lawsuit shared on her Instagram page on Saturday, her lawyers said the claims are “defamatory, causing severe embarrassment to our client and her children”. Ezinne also asked Kayode…

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Domestic violence ‘broke me,’ – Cassie Ventura, Diddy’s ex-partner

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In her first comments since the video emerged of her being beaten by rap mogul and former partner Sean “Diddy” Combs, singer Casandra Ventura said that domestic violence “broke” her. In an Instagram post, Ventura did not mention Combs but her comments came a week after CNN broadcast hotel security footage from 2016 in which the hip-hop star apparently hits, drags and kicks her. “Domestic violence is the issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become,” she wrote, thanking supporters for their reaction. “The outpouring…

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Women affairs Minister makes u-turn, backs Niger mass wedding

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Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs, on Thursday, announced scholarships and gave various gift items to 100 orphaned girls in Niger State, ahead of their mass wedding today (Friday). The mass wedding is being sponsored by the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji. The minister had kicked against the mass wedding of the young girls, saying it was a violation of the Child Rights Act. Kennedy-Ohanenye, who addressed a press conference in Abuja, noted that she had petitioned the Inspector General of Police to stop the…

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Court stops Sanusi’s reinstatement as Kano Emir

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A Federal High Court in Kano has issued an order stopping the Kano State Government from enforcing the Kano State Emirate Council Repeal Law. Justice Mohammed Liman granted the order in an application by Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan Agundi, the Sarkin Dawaki Babba of the Kano Emirate. Court papers regarding the case have since gone viral. The Kano State House of Assembly, on Thursday, dissolved all the four newly created emirate councils in the state. The dissolution of the affected Emirates was a sequel to deliberations on the floor of…

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Banky W survives cancer surgery the fourth time

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Olubankole Wellington, Nigerian singer, popularly known as Banky W, has undergone a fourth cancer surgery. The Made For You crooner, In a heartfelt post on his Instagram page on Thursday, expressed gratitude to God for his recovery. Banky W thanked his wife, family, friends, and pastors for their unwavering support and prayers, as well as his medical team, Dr. Onyewu and Dr. Adenuga, for their expertise and care. Sharing a video he wrote, “Christ 4 – Cancer Tumors 0 “Sometimes, your faith in God will not prevent the storms from…

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Four years after dethronement, Sanusi reinstated as Emir of Kano

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The dethroned emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has been reistatated. This was announced by the Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf. Yusuf announced the reinstatement of Sanusi shortly after he signed the bill abolishing the five emirates created in 2019, on Thursday. In March 2020, Abdullahi Ganduje, former governor of Kano, deposed Sanusi as Emir of Kano “for total disrespect to lawful instructions from the office of the governor”. Muhammadu Sanusi II, deposed as the Emir of Kano four years ago, has been reinstated to the throne. Share on: WhatsApp

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FG bans ‘money rituals’, smoking other vices in Nollywood movies

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The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), says the Federal Government has approved the prohibition of money rituals and glamourising of vices in Nigerian films. This was made known by the Executive Director/CEO of the board, Dr Shaibu Husseini. Husseini disclosed this at a National Stakeholders Engagement on Smoke-Free Nollywood held in Enugu on Wednesday. The event was organised by the NFVCB and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA). Movie producers, directors and actors drawn from different parts of the country, as well as leaders of various guilds…

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Israel’s Netanyahu blasts Ireland, Norway, Spain for recognising Palestinian state

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Israel has reacted to the recognition of a Palestinian state by Ireland, Norway and Spain on Wednesday even as the war against Hamas continues more than seven months in devastating Gaza. Recall that the three European countries said they would formally recognise the State of Palestine on May 28, drawing praise from many Arab and Muslim states. In a swift reaction, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move amounted to a “reward for terror”, after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its October 7 attack which sparked the Gaza war.…

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