Alleged Oritsejafors' $9.3m Arms Deal: Catholic Bishops Slams CAN President

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has accused Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor of smearing the image of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), saying it is wrong for his plane to be associated with the scandalous “arms deal” in South Africa. Speaking on BBC Hausa Service monitored in Kaduna on Wednesday, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, who is the Archbishop of Jos and President, Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria, said they had been watching with sadness how Oristejafor had been hobnobbing with the Presidency for long.

UN Commends Nigeria for MDGs Implementation, Honours Former Anambra Governor Peter Obi

The United Nations has commended Nigeria for her seriousness in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. Speaking at one of the side events to the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on the theme of "Localising the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Lessons from Inter-Governmental Partnership in the Implementation of the MDGs", the Director of United Nation's Millennium Campaign, Carinne Wood commended the Senior Special Assistant to the the President on MDGs (SSAP-MDGs), Dr. Precious Gbeneol for her commitment to the Project. The former SSAP-MDGs who is now the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Post 2015 Development Agenda , Ms Amina Mohammed was also commended for laying the the initial foundation for the Project.

Synagogue Building Collapse Update : How TB Joshua deceived us – Zimbabwean woman Accused

A DESPERATE Bulawayo woman, Catherine Ndlovu, who allegedly paid thousands of dollars to visit Nigeria, seeking divine intervention for her hospitalised daughter has been reported as one of the 115 people confirmed to have died after the collapse of a church building owned by the pastor, TB Joshua.
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Yesterday, the family of Ndlovu, 40, accused TB Joshua and his church of giving very little information concerning their sister in the aftermath of the September 12 disaster, including insisting that the mother of two was unharmed and would be returning home alive.

How PDP Majority In Senate Ease President Jonathan $1 Billion Loan Request

The Senate on Thursday approved a request for external borrowing of not more than N1 billion dollars by President Goodluck Jonathan to tackle security challenges in the country.
This followed the consideration of the report of the Joint Committees on Finance, and Local and Foreign Debts on the loan request at plenary in Abuja.

Jonathan at UN, tasks world leaders on terrorism

President Goodluck  Jonathan declared, yesterday, in New York that the country will not relent in its fight against terrorism, pointing out that there must be international collaboration to end the menace.
In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, President Jonathan said the world must come together to halt the practice of terrorist organisations occupying territories in order to  “collectively halt it before it becomes the norm”.
President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan,(L) meets with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the 69th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on September 24, 2014. AFP PHOTO
He also called for the reform of the United Nations Security Council in order to ensure “equitable representation of all regions in the decision making process of the Council”.

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Amber Rose Divorce: Amber Leaves Wiz Khalifa For Mariah Carey’s Ex?

Amber Rose has filed for divorce from her husband, Wiz Khalifa, after just one year of marriage. According to TMZ, Rose filed divorce papers on Monday, citing those ever-popular irreconcilable differences as her reason for the split. Amber has requested full custody of the couple’s son, 1-year-old Sebastian. As far as other details about the split, Amber and Wiz did have a prenup, and the terms will likely stand.

My Mistake Was Marrying Four Wives---Adebayo Salami

Popular Yoruba Nollywood actor, Alhaji Adebayo Salami, a.k.a Oga Bello recently  expressed regret of marrying four wives, which according to him led to the snail speed of progress in his life.
Speaking about his acting career, revealed that he is majorly seen in the Yoruba movies because English movie producers do not come after him.He explained that he at his stage in the make-believe world, he was not ready to lobby for roles.

Movie Producer Tasks Nigerians in Diaspora on National Development

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Roseline Sanni-Ajose, a movie producer, has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to return home and bring their wealth of experience to national development.
Sanni-Ajose made the call in an interview  in Abuja on Friday at the premiere of her movie, titled “Labo” (Life is a journey).
The movie, which is the first cultural cinema to premiere in Nigeria, dwells on the interplay of transitional cultural values through the trajectory of the Caribbean, Nigeria and English customs across the globe.
She said that she was inspired to produce the movie because of her personal experience abroad and the need to wean Nigerians of the obsession of travelling abroad to succeed.

Former Abia State Governor Orji Kalu dissociates Self From Rumoured Presidential Ambition

Former governor of Abia State and founding member of the Peoples Demo­cratic Party (PDP), Dr. Orji Kalu, has dissociated him­self from potential posters linking him to presidential candidacy in the 2015 elec­tions.The ludicrous and repre­hensible campaign instru­ments purporting Kalu’s can­didature for the plum position are almost ready for circula­tion nationwide, according to the grapevine.In a statement issued by his media advisor, Mr. Ebere Wabara, Kalu debunked and dismissed such brainwave electioneering materials as the handiwork of mischief makers, who are committed to causing disaffection be­tween President Goodluck Jonathan and his good self, pointing out that this would not be the first time such seeds of discord would be sown by his vanishing clan of detractors.