David Umahi, the Minister of Works, has confirmed that funding for the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project was included in the 2025 appropriation bill. This comes after reports emerged that the project was not listed in the 2025 budget, which was presented by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly in December 2024. In January 2025,…
The Presidency has announced that starting from the end of January, local government areas across Nigeria will begin receiving their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC), marking a significant step towards local government autonomy. This announcement was made by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the removal of 7,746 deceased voters from Nigeria’s national voter register across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as of December 2022. Victoria Etta-Messi, INEC’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, disclosed this on Thursday, emphasizing the commission’s ongoing commitment to maintaining an accurate…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old barbing salon operator for allegedly def!ling a 12-year-old boy in the Ugborikoko community in Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. The suspect identified as Volte Bale, was apprehended on January 7, 2025, following a complaint by a man from the community at Ugborikoko Divisional…
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Dear fathers, brothers and sisters! Today is a special service called The Eve of Theophany. This service is very similar to the one we celebrated on Christmas Eve—it begins with the Royal Hours and continues with the Vespers and…
