The Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, has stormed the Labour House in Abuja following rising tension between the Commission and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the safety of pension funds. The visit, which was not on PenCom’s official schedule, marked Oloworaran’s first direct engagement with the NLC since assuming office in July 2024. Naija News understands that during the closed-door meeting, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, confronted the PenCom DG with what he called unanswered questions that Nigerian workers cannot ignore. According to Vanguard, at the top of his concerns was the absence of a…
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Nigerian media personality, Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode, better known as Do2tun, has slammed billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, over the death of Ruth Otabor, the sister of reality TV star, Phyna. Naija News reports that Ruth died on Sunday, 31 August 2025, barely three weeks after being involved in a tragic accident with a Dangote truck driver in Auchi, Edo State. The Dangote Group, in a statement issued on Sunday, extended condolences to the deceased’s family and pledged to strengthen its safety systems. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Ruth Otabor, who was injured in the recent road incident involving…
The General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has stated that some of the church’s marriage rules were administrative measures to guide its members. He asserted that the ban, which stopped a lady from visiting a man she intended to marry, is an administrative measure and not a biblical command. Speaking during the 2025 Global Family and Marriage Conference, Kumuyi emphasised the need for Christians to differentiate between God’s commandments and church traditions, warning against treating human regulations as divine. The cleric also stated that the six-month mandatory courtship period introduced by the church is no longer…
The Seattle Sounders pulled off one of the biggest upsets in North American football on Sunday, beating Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami 3-0 at a packed Lumen Field to claim their first-ever Leagues Cup title. Goals from Osaze De Rosario, Alex Roldan, and Paul Rothrock sealed the victory in front of a record crowd of 69,314 fans, who witnessed Seattle’s disciplined defense shut down Messi and Miami’s star-studded lineup. But the celebrations were briefly overshadowed by ugly scenes at the final whistle. Miami striker Luis Suárez sparked a brawl after clashing with Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas, with cameras appearing to catch…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has faulted the single-term proposal of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, if they are elected as president in 2027. Naija News reports that Peter Obi and Amaechi, who are part of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) opposition coalition planning to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, have declared their intention to contest for the party’s 2027 presidential ticket. Both men have also promised that if they are elected in 2027, they will serve only a single term in office to…
Nigerian female sensational singer, Tiwa Savage, has shared how the pain of a heartbreak inspired her tattoo. Naija News reports that the musician in a recent interview with media personality Katy Igwe, said she had to fly in the tattoo artist from Los Angeles to her house in Lagos because she does not want to express her pain publicly in a tattoo parlour. According to Tiwa Savage, the tatoo session was bloody and the artist was worried about her. She added that the last two years relationship was crazy and was happy is is out of the romantic affair. She…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai stated that his successor, Uba Sani, was never his friend. He described Sani as his mentee, arguing that they never fell out. The former governor, who was instrumental to Sani’s emergence as Kaduna State governor in 2023, stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. There were reports that the duo were at loggerheads following El-Rufai’s criticisms of the Federal Government’s policies and the Kaduna State Government. However, the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said he and Sani were never friends and don’t speak to each other. El-Rufai said, “I’ve not fallen out…
Dunamis Seeds Of Destiny 1 September 2025 Devotional By Dr. Paul Enenche: From Vision To Reality TOPIC: From Vision To Reality (Seeds Of Destiny 1 September 2025) SCRIPTURE: And the LORD answered me, and said, write the vision. And make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Habakkuk 2:2 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Until you know what to do, you don’t leave where you are. MESSAGE: Welcome to the month of September. This month, God is shifting you into greater dimensions of blessings, grace and intimacy with Him. As we begin the journey into September 2025, it is…
DCLM Daily Manna 1 September 2025 Devotional By Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Beyond The Enemy’s Reach TOPIC: Beyond The Enemy’s Reach (DCLM Daily Manna 1 September 2025) KEY VERSE: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4). TEXT: Psalms 23:4-6 (KJV) 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before…
A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that his decision to support the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election was a political move. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television, he asserted that it was not a move motivated by religion, rather a deliberate plan to secure electoral victory. The former Kaduna governor argued that fears over religious exclusion were unfounded, citing his experience in Kaduna, where he also ran on a Muslim-Muslim ticket. “It was a political strategy; it was a strategy to win the election; it was…
