Rhapsody of Realities, a devotion publication, has now been translated in 7,000 languages, says the Director of Operations, LoveWorld Publishing, Pastor Lola Aisida. The Rhapsody of Realities, a publication of LoveWorld Publishing Ltd., is a daily devotional, authored by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of The Christ Embassy. Aisida said that 42 per cent of the 7,139 languages spoken world-wide were endangered, but the publication of the Rhapsody of Realities in 7,000 languages was to ensure that no language went into extinction. She said on Friday that with the 7,000 languages translation, Rhapsody of Realities was now the most translated book in…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is leading the drive towards diversifying the nation’s economy away from oil through its numerous interventions. Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of CBN, said this at the 33rd Seminar organised by CBN for the Finance Correspondents and Business Editors on Saturday in Lagos. The conference, which held simultaneously in Lagos and Abuja, had, “Policy Options for Economic Diversification: Thinking Outside the Crude Oil-Box,” as its theme. Emefiele said the quest for building a robust economy had remained the major component of the monetary policy. According to him, Nigeria has largely depended on the…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri The Borno State Police Command has paraded 55 suspects alleged to be in connection of committing various crimes in the state. The commissioner of Police Borno State, CP Abdu Umar, who made the disclosure at a press briefing on Thursday in Maiduguri, listed the crimes to include kidnappings, rape, armed robbery and vandalization of government properties. According to Umar, one of the suspects, a 46 year old woman, Ensa Esewa abducted three children; Mustapha Abdullahi 7 years, Abdullahi Mustapha 5 years and Hajara AlHassan 3 years. He explained that the suspect abducted the children with the…
The Association of Practitioners of Community Media in Nigeria (APCOM), has kick-started its electioneering process to usher in new leadership. The association has also nominated a Metro journalist with Vanguard, Mrs Adelaja Abosede Oluwawemimo and the Publisher of Kosofe Inside-Out, Mr Olalekan Lawal as chairperson and secretary of the credential committee. The committee, in a statement jointly signed by Oluwawemimo and Lawal on Friday and made available to ASHENEWS on Saturday, announced eight vacant positions to be contested by interested candidates. The positions are President, Vice President, General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Public Relations Officer and Welfare…
The crisis in Nigeria’s aviation sector has come under control with intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which on Friday released $265 million to the nation’s airlines operating in the country, to settle outstanding ticket sales. A breakdown of the figure indicates that the sum of $230 million was released as special FX intervention while another sum of $35 million was released through Retail SMIS auction. The Director, Corporate Communications Department at the apex bank, Mr. Osita Nwanisobi said the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele and his team were concerned about what the development portends for the sector and travelers…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Friday, swore in its 31st president, Yakubu Maikyau Chonoko. His oath of office at Eko Hotel & Suites Lagos, followed the expiration of the tenure of his predecessor, Olumide Akpata. Maikyau, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, who was sworn in as the 31st President of the NBA, won the election held earlier in July with 38,000 electoral votes. On Friday at the swearing-in ceremony held, Maikyau appreciated God for bringing him thus far. The new President also thanked his colleagues at YC Maikyau & Co., his campaign team, as well as friends and…
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has dismissed a professional misconduct petition filed by the Nigerian Bar Association against Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Wole Olanipekun and partners of his firm, Olanipekun & Co. Ms Adekunbi Ogunde, a partner in Olanipekun’s firm, solicited a brief from SAIPEM Contracting Nigeria Ltd, which had already engaged the law firm of Henry Ajumogobia, SAN. The NBA deemed this action a violation of the rule of practice and dragged Ogunde before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). It asked the LPDC to sanction her and consider whether Wole Olanipekun & Co. partners were not…
The Sokoto state commissioner of Police, Muhammad Usaini Gumel has charged the House of Assembly to provide legal frameworks and legislations that would tackle insecurity and transborder crimes in the state. He gave the charge when he led the command’s management team on a courtesy visit to the House on 25th August, 2022. According to Gumel, the legislature stood as pillar between the judiciary and the executive arms and provides succour to the ordinary people with the overall development of unity, peace and security. He sought for robust relevant legislations on government policies as well as the enactment of laws…
Moderna on Friday filed patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech “for infringing patents central to (its) mRNA technology platform,” the company said in a news release Friday. “Moderna believes that Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty infringes patents Moderna filed between 2010 and 2016 covering Moderna’s foundational mRNA technology. This groundbreaking technology was critical to the development of Moderna’s own mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax. Pfizer and BioNTech copied this technology, without Moderna’s permission, to make Comirnaty,” the news release said. CNN has reached out to Pfizer for comment. By CNN
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has assured that Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike and leaders of the party are working for the success of the party in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Atiku, in a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe made available to ASHENEWS on Thursday, also called on stakeholders of the party as well as his supporters to desist from making statements that are capable of compromising the on-going work towards strengthening the party and bringing all its leaders together. “It has become imperative to appeal to all party members, leaders…