Tragedy struck on Tuesday along the Owerri/Onitsha expressway in Imo State when a gas tanker truck collided with a commuter bus, killing 12 people, including four children, and leaving at least eight others injured. The Imo State Police Command confirmed the tragic accident in a statement by its spokesman, Henry Okoye, who explained that the gas tanker, bearing registration number T 16716 LA and marked with the NUPENG inscription, was driving against traffic when it rammed into the bus. According to Okoye, the commuter bus was conveying members of the Jehovah’s Witness Church from Anambra State to Agwa village in…
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Nigerian Singer Korede Bello has shared a message with his fans, stressing that living well is more important than living long. Naija News reports that the artiste spoke during his Wellness Wednesday series on Instagram. The Godwin crooner explained that many people spend time wishing for long life, while forgetting that the true value of life lies in how well it is lived. He said that the number of years a person spends on earth is not what matters most, but the impact they make while alive. Bello pointed out that history is filled with examples of individuals who lived…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that 286,697 applicants have been shortlisted to sit for its second-stage recruitment examination scheduled to hold between September 14 and 21, 2025. The Service said the nationwide Computer-Based Test (CBT) is part of efforts to fill 3,927 vacancies across its Superintendent, Inspectorate, and Customs Assistant cadres. Disclosing details in a statement on Wednesday, the NCS National Public Relations Officer, Assistant Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada, explained that the recruitment exercise began with a public advertisement in national newspapers on December 27, 2024. He said: “The Service received 573,523 applications during the initial phase, and after rigorous…
The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Sam Amadi, has criticised the Nigerian Senate for turning down the decision of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to return to the Senate. Naija News reports that Amadi, while responding to questions in an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday, described the Senate’s action as an abuse of senatorial privileges. According to him, the Clerk of the National Assembly is not a parliamentarian and cannot authorise a continued suspension of a member. He lamented that National Assembly members make rules themselves but do not follow them. He said, “This…
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has approved the complete rehabilitation and modernisation of the Rivers State Secretariat Complex, just days before the expiration of his six-month tenure. Ibas, whose emergency rule in the state ends on Thursday, September 18, 2025, announced on Wednesday during the 2025 Civil Service Week Gala and Awards Ceremony held at Government House, Port Harcourt. According to his Senior Special Adviser on Media, Hector Igbikiowubo, the project is aimed at transforming the state secretariat into “a modern, efficient, and conducive work environment for civil servants, the backbone of the state’s…
The Federal Government has disclosed that about 80 per cent of the 2024 budget has been implemented, with emphasis on grassroots and infrastructure projects still ongoing. Naija News reports that Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, confirmed this on Wednesday after a closed-door meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, where he appeared alongside the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, to review the pace of implementation of the 2024–2025 Appropriation Act. During the meeting, the Committee Chairman, Abubakar Bichi (APC–Kano), said the session was convened because Nigerians were worried about the pace of budget execution…
The Chairman of Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chidi Lloyd, has declared a notorious cult leader, identified as Cairo, wanted over the alleged murder of a traditional ruler, Chief Ferdinand Dabirison, in Obelle community. Lloyd, who described Cairo as the mastermind of several killings in the area, announced a ₦2 million bounty on his head and vowed that the council would not allow his reign of terror to continue. The cult gang allegedly stormed a Council of Chiefs meeting in July, opening fire and killing Dabirison, who was serving as the community’s vice chairman. Cairo had previously been…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has stated that the recognition of its National Chairman, David Mark, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ended the uncertainty that had slowed the party’s activities nationwide. Naija News reports that INEC’s updated leadership list, published on its official website on Wednesday, confirmed the appointment of Mark and other key stakeholders, such as former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as National Secretary, Ibrahim Mani as National Treasurer, Akibu Dalhatu as National Financial Secretary, and Oserheimen Aigberaodion Osunbor as National Legal Adviser. The restructuring followed the voluntary resignation of former Chairman Ralph Nwosu and other…
Wisdom For The Day Devotional 11 September 2025 By Bishop Mike Okonkwo – Your Righteous Nature Is Constant TOPIC: Your Righteous Nature Is Constant (TREM Devotional 11 September 2025) “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” – 2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV) MESSAGE: Beloved, it is an insult to God and to the finished work of Christ for a believer to call himself a sinner. I didn’t say you won’t ever do wrong, but your mistakes do not redefine your identity. If a goat falls into the…
Dunamis Seeds Of Destiny 11 September 2025 Devotional By Dr. Paul Enenche: The Encounter That Changes Life TOPIC: The Encounter That Changes Life (Seeds Of Destiny 11 September 2025) SCRIPTURE: And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. Exodus 3:2 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: It takes an encounter to counter the agenda of the enemy. MESSAGE It is important to note that one Divine encounter can settle a person’s life forever. An encounter of Divinity…
