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Death has been announced of a top pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG Professor Folagbade Aboaba. He was said to have died on Saturday 21 January, 2023, after a brief illness. He was aged 90. Professor Aboaba, in his lifetime, was an Assistant General Overseer and one of the closest allies of the Church's G.O, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. Professor Folagbade Olajide Aboaba was born on 8th March 1933 in Lagos, to late Mr and Mrs J.B Aboaba. A retired Professor of Agricultural Engineering, Prof. Aboaba was educated at C.M.S Grammar School. Lagos, Nigeria (1944-1949). He had his University education at the University College, Ibadan, Nigeria (1955-1959); Kings College, University of Durham, Newcastle- Upon-Tyne, England (1960-1962); and University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (1968-1971) for his B.Sc., M.SC. and PhD respectively. He was instructor in Agricultural Engineering & Surveying, School of Agriculture, Ibadan, from 1953-1955, after his training at the Sc

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has urged leaders of faiths in the country to champion the cause of justice that would deepen national unity and advance democracy ahead of the February 25 election.  Tinubu also asked religious leaders to desist from efforts by some politicians to substitute sentiments with competence in the run off to the election. A statement by the Tinubu Media Office said the APC candidate spoke on Sunday evening during a town hall meeting with Muslim leaders from the North East as part of his campaign tour to Bauchi State.  "Our scriptures demand justice of us as believers. May we always honor that demand.  "That principle of fairness and justice also requires that leadership of society should be based on the quality of one’s  ideas, character and accomplishments, rather than on traits unrelated to the ability to lead and govern justly, honestly. "The recorded history of our faith shows ho

The last may not have been heard of the sex scandal involving a popular Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar and the General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman. It would be recalled that Apostle Suleman had earlier filed a lawsuit against the ailing actress over defamation of his character, and the actress also countered the suit by sending a video clip of how the stylish cleric sent her 500,000 naira. However, the controversial actress has revealed in a new development how she bled for several years and lost the pregnancy she had for Apostle Suleman. Halima also accused the cleric of not keeping to his promise to marry her and being behind an undisclosed life-threatening ailment that had plagued her for years. In a new Instagram live Video with Comedian Princess, Halima claimed Suleman proposed to her more than seven times during their relationship. She further narrated that she bled for four years and lost three pregnancies. “The blood never stopped and he was

Talk of one company that has really stood the test of time in Nigeria's Cargo and Logistics sector, then JUSSEG Travels come to mind.  JUSSEG Logistics, an arm of the company, has been able to lay claim to some stake in the industry. By adopting innovative technology which is buoyed by increasing internet penetration that has in turn boosted its processes via machine learning and Artificial intelligence to automate and interrogate insights that with hitherto have been lost in a data haystack. Technological innovation has boosted the company’s profile despite global economic challenges, as JUSSEG logistics hope to key into the AFCTA (Africa Continental Free Trade Area) agreement, which is expected to create the largest free trade area in the world. JUSSEG is geared up to becoming a major player on the African continent and a thought leader in haulage and logistics through its technological innovations. Nigeria can be described as the gateway to West Africa with Lagos as the location

The Valentine season is the season of love as marked every year across the world. It is a day set aside for humanity to share love, and bring smiles to the faces of as many as can receive love. This habit of love sharing has been the habit of a self funded and reputable charity organization in Ibadan, the southwest of Nigeria.  Christiana George Foundation was established during the Covid-19 lockdown in Nigeria. It was established to support widows, rape victims, fibroid patients and the girl child. The President of the Foundation, Ambassador Ayo George spoke with journalists recently and had this to say. “We created the Foundation in 2021, we were just coming out of the lockdown, and we decided, that is my Trustees and I, to lend a hand of support to as many women as we can, seeing that women and children are always the most vulnerable at times of wars or pandemics. So our first outreach was in 2021 during the Valentine celebration, and since then, it became a norm at the foundation t

Those illegally employed by former Governor Gboyega Oyetola are no longer in the employment of the state government and no amount of blackmail can change that reality,  the State Government has announced. Reacting to the pocket of demonstration by members of the All Progressives Congress(APC) employed towards the tail end of the last government, the State Government in a statement by the Special Assistant, Community Communications to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mr Tunde Busari, noted that Mr Oyetola deliberately padded the state payroll with APC members to create stage for deeper financial crisis, conflict and disharmony. "Those engaging in demonstrations are APC members smuggled into the state payroll by former Governor Oyetola. By virtue of the Executive Order issued by Mr Governor, those illegally employed remain sacked and are no longer staff of the state government. No amount of demonstration and blackmail can change that reality. "We have the details of plan by APC to dep