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Louvre Abu Dhabi introduces Rembrandt, Vermeer
The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first museum to carry the famed name outside of France, announced Sunday it will roll out works by Dutch masters Rembrandt and Vermeer this month.
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro writes to pope for help
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he has written to the pope asking him to help mediate his country’s crisis after a swathe of nations recognised a rival opposition chief as interim leader.
Cleric warns Christians against discrimination
Rev. Maxwell Onyia of the Anglican Church of Ascension, Enugu, has admonished Christians to shun acts of segregation against their fellow human beings, especially other religious faithful.
Francis Uzoho celebrates winning debut with Anorthosis Famagusta
Nigeria goalkeeper Francis Uzoho is delighted to keep a clean sheet on his maiden appearance for Cypriot club, Anorthosis Famagusta.
Delta election: PFN endorses Governor Okowa for second term
The re-election bid of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State received a boost Friday when the state chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) endorsed him for second term.
Prophet Nwoko: Nnamdi Kanu is anti-Christ, deceitful
A popular Enugu-based prophet, Anthony Nwoko, has described the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu as an anti-Christ and deceitful.
South Africa’s ANC vows to restore democracy, growth, as it kicks off campaign
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday launched the ANC’s campaign for legislative elections in May, acknowledging the party’s past mistakes and promising to restore democratic institutions and economic growth.
Cleric seeks ‘China treatment’ for corrupt officials
Prophet Julius Babatunde Kumoluyi, the General Overseer of the Word Bible Church, has advocated capital punishment for corrupt officials saying it was the only way to end the menace of graft in the country .
FRSC chief Boboye Oyeyemi urges Nigerians to make safety their watchword
Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has appealed to the motoring public to make safety their watchword during this festive period to minimise crashes and deaths on the road.
Bishop Onah: The greatest prisoners is one harbouring evil, sin
The Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Most Rev. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, has said that the greatest prisoners is the person harbouring sin and evil in their heart.
Minimum wage: Clergy advocates slash in political office holders’ remuneration
Rev. Isaac Gbadero, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sabongari, Zaria, Kaduna State, on Tuesday advocated a slash in political office holders’ remuneration to comfortably accommodate the N30,000 minimum wage demanded by organised labour.
PDP: Muhammadu Buhari celebrating his last Christmas in office
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has urged Nigerians not to despair, as this Christmas would be their last under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and All Progressives Congress (APC).
Christmas: Akinwunmi Ambode preaches love, kindness
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has urged Nigerians to seize the symbolic occasion of Christmas to extend acts of love and kindness to all especially to the less privileged.
Muhammadu Buhari: I won’t compromise 2019 polls
President Muhammadu Buhari has used the opportunity of Christmas celebration across the world today to reiterate his commitment to free, fair, and credible elections in 2019, saying his word was his bond.
Christmas: CAN encourages Christians to promote love
The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has called on Christians to promote love and peace anywhere they found themselves.
CAN urges Christians to assist the poor
The President, Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, has implored Christians to give arms to the poor and needy in the spirit of the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Christmas: Love, giving the best way to celebrate Christ – Stella Oduah
As the World prepares to celebrate Christmas, Senator Stella Oduah has called on Nigerians to emulate Christ who is the reason for the celebration, by showing love.
2019: CAN insists on rotation of political office in Delta
Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Delta State Chapter, has said that God will judge any indigene of Delta state who goes against the covenant of the rotation of governorship in the state.
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Frank Ajobena: President Buhari directive to military in order
Air Vice-Marshall Frank Ajobena (Retd), a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and pioneer military administrator of Abia State, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the military to deal decisively with electoral offenders during the general election as timely.
Election: NUPENG urges members to ensure uninterrupted fuel supply
Ahead of tomorrow’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has directed members in refining and distribution of petroleum products to discharge their legitimate duties so that the electoral process will be smooth and hitch-free
Kaduna killings: We don’t know casualty figure yet – CP
Two days after Governor Nasir El-Rufai put the figure at 130, Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Abdulrahman, has said that the casualty figures of Kajuru killings is yet to be ascertained.
Edwin Clark: It’s difficult to say if elections‘ll be free, fair
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has expressed worries that with recent happenings in preparations for the general elections, “it will be difficult to say if the elections will be free and fair.”
MTN Uganda responds to government queries, says ‘we are tax compliant’
Uganda’s biggest telecommunications company MTN has denied government accusations it has been understating its revenues, insisting that it was fully meeting all its tax obligations.
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Kano INEC to commence distribution of sensitive materials Wednesday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State says it will commence distribution of sensitive materials across the 44 local government areas of the state on Wednesday.
Election postponement: NYSC members going back to their bases in Bauchi
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who were contracted as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Ad Hoc staff are returning to their places of primary assignment.
Minister: Shamima Begum is British, has no claim to Bangladesh
Shamima Begum, a British teenager who who ran away from home to live in ISIL's so-called caliphate, will not be allowed to enter Bangladesh, the South Asian country's state minister for foreign affairs has told Al Jazeera.
Elections postponement triggers concern, anxiety – LASU vice-chancellor
Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), said on Saturday that the postponement of the 2019 elections had created concern and anxiety due to the complexity of Nigeria as a nation.
Election postponement: International, local observer groups hold secret meeting in Abuja
Following the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) decision to postpone the 2019 General Elections, the international and local observers for the polls met on Saturday, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.