LAGOS –Jehovah’s Witnesses released the New World Translation in 33 languages in 2020 – the most in any year since releasing their first translation in 1950. As of December 31, 2020, the New World Translation is published in 195 languages. One of many milestones in their 2020 translation work was reached on February 15, when Geoffrey Jackson, a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, announced the completion of the first complete Bible in American Sign Language. Speaking at the Witnesses’ release event in Florida, United States, Mr. Jackson said, “As far as we know, Jehovah’s Witnesses are the first organization or…
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As the 45th President of the United States ended his tenure yesterday, he left us memories that will not be forgotten in our lifetime. In all fairness, Donald Trump inherited a buoyant economy and to his credit he did not reck it. He also made some bold moves like recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of Isreal. He also achieved some Peace deals between Israel and some of her neighbors that used to be sworn enemies. We would not forget in hurry how he entertained us for four years with utopian claims of calling everything he did as the greatest ever…
Funke Busari Police operatives have arrested four kidnap and armed robbery gang members responsible for the recent series of kidnapping of some staff of the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria and their families have been arrested. The gang members, a security staff of ABU Aliyu a.k.a Maigiwa, 27 years alongside Aliyu Bello 18 years, Ishaku Kabiru 30 years and Abubakar Yakubu a.k.a Dogo 23 years, were arrested following police investigations and rescue operations for the kidnap victims. The arrest of Abubakar Aliyu a.k.a Maigiwa by the Oepratives of Police IRT led to the arrest of the other three gang members.…
The General Overseer of Synagogue Church, Pastor Temitope Joshua is also lending his voice to the COVID-19 vaccine controversy. The cleric bared his mind for the first time on the COVID-19 vaccine, a subject which has been the source of much controversy and conspiracy, especially within Evangelical Christian circles. He gave a graphical description of how an effective malaria drug can have an adverse reactions, “Concerning the ongoing situation in the world, I have received thousands of emails on the COVID-19 vaccine,” the cleric stated in a special message broadcast on his Christian channel on Emmanuel TV. “No doubt, there…
Funke Busari For the killing of an Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, ACI Salisu Usman at Gudi area of Nasarawa State, one Halidu Usman of Akwanga, Nasarawa State, is in the Police net. The suspected gang leader of the group was arrested by the Operatives of the Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT. Police report says the suspects stormed the house of the victim, killed him and his younger sister, Sa’adatu Usman, a final year medical student of the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto State. The killers also abducted the wife of the victim, Asmau Salisu and collected ransom from the family before her release.
Funke Busary Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Response Team, IRT, have given a detailed account of how it arrested one Friday Domozu, 23 years native of Jarkama Village, Bassa LGA of Kogi State, the leader of the kidnap gang responsible for the abduction and killing of a-six-year-old girl, Farida Yahaya at the Gabije Area of Kogi State on 2nd November, 2020. According to a statement released by CP Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officers, the victim was abducted alongside one Abdulraheem, 14 years old who narrowly escaped from the kidnappers den. Further investigations by the Police team revealed…
Funke Busari, Lagos As part of its Corporate and Social Responsibility, CSR, the executive and members of Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN, a body of journalists covering the security beat across the country on Wednesday paid a visit to the Lagos State Old People’s Home in Yaba, Lagos. The group donated a brand new table top refrigerator, toiletries, a bag of 50kg of foreign parboiled rice, bags of semolina and wheat, cartons of Cabin biscuits, pack of Three Crowns tin milk, a bucket of Checkers custard, 2kg of Sunlight detergent, packs of bottle water, a carton of cornflakes, a carton…
Funke Busari, Lagos Suspected armed robbers took to their heels on Sunday when some youths in the Igbo-Elerin community of Okokomaiko area in Lagos State prevented what could have become a robbery incident. The youths involved in community policing repelled the suspects when they stormed the area in two unregistered bikes with the intention of attacking their targets. But at about 11.30p.m that day, the youths resisted the robbery attack on the residents when they dislodged them before they rob the community. One unregistered operational bike and one locally made pistol with a life cartridge were recovered from them. This…
Funke Busari, Lagos The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu on Monday has received the new Deputy Commissioners of Police deployed to the Lagos State Police Command. The new Deputy Commissioners of Police are DCP Ahmed Kontangora, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations, DCP Bassey Ewah, Deputy Commissioner of Police Department of Finance and Administration and DCP Adegoke Fayoade, Deputy Commissioner of Police, State CID, Panti, Yaba. The officers were deployed to the Command following the promotion of the former Deputy Commissioner, Department of Operations, CP Mohammed Ali to the Delta State Command to serve as Commissioner…
It is no longer news that the President-elect, Joe Biden will be sworn in on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, but the news this time around is the level of excitement among Nigerians. As typical of event of such magnitude back home, Nigerians living in the US have taken their support for Joe Biden to another level. Aso Ebi as is common with ceremony like that in Nigeria have surfaced and trending on the Internet. It is customised Ankara fabric with pictures of Joe Biden and Harris Kamala. Nigerians and indeed majority of Afro-Americans have shown their preference for the candidature…