Monthly Archives: June 2021

Flags Fly At Half Mast As Worshippers Mourn T.B. Joshua

Following the announcement of the death of the spiritual leader of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet T.B. Joshua, flags on the premises of the Lagos-based church now fly at half-mast. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the clergy died yesterday, Saturday, June 5, 2021, a week to his 58th birthday. The church announced his death in a statement titled, ...

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SERAP Asks Commonwealth To Sanction Nigeria Over #TwitterBan, Repression  

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an Urgent Appeal to Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, urging her to “apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold the Nigerian government to account over the unlawful suspension of Twitter in Nigeria, and the resulting repression of human rights particularly the rights to freedom of expression, access to information and ...

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Nigeria Will Get Worse, Unless Political Leaders Do The Right Thing — Obi

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has explained that the crises situation in the country will get worse, unless political leaders purge themselves of political rascality, abuse of office, corruption and looting of public treasury. Speaking at the 6th Synod of Aguata Diocese, Anglican Communion, at St John de ...

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BREAKING: Prophet T.B. Joshua Dies At 57

The founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope B. Joshua, is dead. Joshua died on June 5, a few days to his 58th birthday.  He was born June 12, 1963. A statement issued by his church today, reads: “Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. – Amos 3:7 ...

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Banning Twitter Is Retrogressive, NPAN Tells FG

The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has urged the Federal Government to rescind the ban on Twitter, describing it as retrogressive. NPAN made its position known in a statement made available to NewsProbe and signed by the President of the association, Kabiru Yusuf. The statement reads: “Nigeria yesterday suspended, indefinitely, the operation of  the popular social media platform Twitter, ...

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731 Days: Sanwo-Olu Thanks Religious Leaders For Co-Operation Over COVID-19 Compliance

…seeks prayers for successful tenure Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday thanked all the religious leaders, especially Imams, for their cooperation during the peak of Covid-19 pandemic, saying their cooperation over the protocols and guidelines helped in the successful management of the pandemic. The Governor, who also appealed to the parents to pay more attention to their wards, said ...

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Twitter Suspension: Editors Urge FG To Rescind Decision 

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has urged the federal government to tread with caution and immediately reconsider the suspension of the operation of Twitter in Nigeria and seek other legitimate means of resolving its dispute with the company. In a statement by Mustapha Isah (President) and Iyobosa Uwugiaren (General Secretary) respectively, the NGE said that the federal government’s action ...

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