Felix Duru Mbah

By Lyndal Rowlands, Al Jazeera Evangelical Christians have been sharing warnings and advice in videos on social media in preparation for the potential imminent rapture, an end times prophecy some people believe could happen on September 23 or 24 (yesterday or today) this year. Although the current wave of videos have seemingly been inspired by a South African pastor’s prediction shared on YouTube, rapture predictions have also long been linked to real world events, including Israel’s war on Palestinians in Gaza. Not all Christians share a belief in the rapture. This perhaps shouldn’t be surprising, since the word “rapture” does…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has approved major changes at the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs (BLGCA). A statement by the governor's Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Tersoo Kula revealed that the Special Adviser (SA), BLGCA, Denen Aondoakaa, has been redeployed to the Office of the Chief of Staff, Government House. According to the statement, from the Bureau too, Barrister Ajinge Saar is to return to Ministry of Justice; Derby Amine moves back to Ministry of Justice and Mrs. Galu to Accountant General's Office. Others affected in the major change in the Bureau include…

*Mbah Reveals What They Are All About By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State, on Monday, ushered in a new epoch in its history and the life of the state’s children, as it officially began the transition from existing primary and junior secondary schools to Smart Green Schools -Governor Peter Mbah’s signature initiative in the South East state. In a broadcast to usher in the new era, Gov. Mbah said the shift from old school structures and learning by memorisation to world-class infrastructure and experiential learning had become imperative to equip Enugu children with knowledge and skills to compete in the…

By our reporter As personnel from the Sergeant-at-Arms of the National Assembly, assisted by security agents, on Tuesday, September 23, reopened Office 205 in the National Assembly's Senate wing, which was assigned to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the embattled yet defiant Kogi Central Senator (PDP) had only raw words for Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The reopening came after the senator had spent six months outside the premises, on account of a suspension slammed on her by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Senate following a much-publicised disagreement between her and Akpabio. Speaking after arriving her office, Senator Natasha described the Senate…

By Emma Ogoigbe, Warri Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has described education as the most powerful tool for the country's transformation and development. Oborevwori took the position today in Warri during the official commissioning of eight classroom blocks built by oil infrastructure security services company, Tantita Security Services, and donated to the Warri Correctional Centre. The Governor, who was represented by the State Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Nyerovwo Tonukanrin, explained that within the correctional facility, the presence of the classroom blocks is not merely an academic exercise but a lifetime ownership issue. According to him, the blocks provide…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Ibadan-based Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Adeniyi Akintola, has disclosed that the businesses of the Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, suffered greatly in the 90s, due to his involvement in the June 12 pro-democracy movement and the activities of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). Speaking on an Oyo State Broadcasting Corporation (BCOS) live programme Gbagede Oselu at the weekend, Akintola, a former Deputy Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, said Ladoja, a former Oyo State governor and member of the defunct Third Republic Senate, joined NADECO after the military junta dissolved the National Assembly.…