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United Mission Int’l Benin Counts God’s Blessings In Annual Thanksgiving

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11 months ago

November 10, 2024

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Just like the man who came back to give thanks among the ten leprosy infected men healed by Jesus Christ, members Jesus United Mission International, Igun Branch, Benin City, on Sunday trooped to the church on thanksgiving for God’s faithfulness and mercy for the past one year.

Led by the senior pastor of the church, Pastor Godspower Nwabugwu, the congregants could not hide their joy during the annual thanksgiving as they offered soul-edifying songs with dancing steps in praising their creator.

Also, in appreciation to God for the past one year, the congregants brought all sorts of items including farm produce to the church as an offering to God just as Abel did in the Bible.

Giving his testimony on God’s faithfulness, the senior pastor of the church said if not for God he would not have been able to stand before the church as a living human.

The pastor, who said for several occasions he and his family members were down in sickness, noted that the devil tried his best in the year under review but God did not allow him to prevail.

“If not for God, I would not have been able to stand before you. There was a time I and my wife, we were all down in sickness. There was a particular time in three weeks I could not move out of the house, and when I got a little better and moved out, even the air was like moving me, to tell you how worse it was. People saw me and felt sorry for me. The assurance is that the devil can only try, he can’t prevail. God is with us. So, I have all cause to give thanks to God,” he said.

In his sermon, gust speaker, Rev. Enerst Uyi, admonished Christians to inculcate the habit of giving thanks to God always, stressing that thanksgiving “is what keeps the joy of the Lord.”

Taking his sermon from scripture according to Psalm 107, the man of God said Christians need to give thanks to God for his goodness and faithfulness.

“If you want to enjoy the mercy of God forever, be a man of thanksgiving,” he admonished.

He urged Christians to change their minds by putting aside their present situation and wholeheartedly giving thanks to God.

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Boko Haram Once Nominated Muhammadu Buhari As Negotiator – Jonathan Revealed

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3 hours ago

October 3, 2025

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday, disclosed that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari as their negotiator.

Jonathan said Boko Haram chose Buhari to negotiate with the Nigerian government on their behalf.

He made the disclosure while speaking at the public presentation of Scars, a book authored by former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor (retd.), in Abuja.

Jonathan said the insurgents named Buhari after his then-administration set up several committees to explore dialogue with the group.

Jonathan said: “One of the committees we set up then, the Boko Haram nominated Buhari to lead their team to negotiate with the government.

“So I was feeling that, oh, if they nominated Buhari to represent them and had a discussion with the government committee, then when Buhari took over, it could have been an easy way to negotiate with them and they would have handed over their guns. But it was still there till today.”

Jonathan noted that the inability of Buhari to eradicate Boko Haram terrorists showed that the crisis was more complex than often portrayed.

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Edo: Pandemonium As NDLEA Operatives Chase Escaping Driver With Shooting

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5 hours ago

October 3, 2025

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There was pandemonium at Oka Market, Upper Sakponba Road, Benin City, Friday, as operatives of the State Command of Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) shot sporadically in chase of an escaping driver.

In the course of the commotion, traders and residents took to their heels, probably to avoid being hit by stray bullets, while others were confused, not sure of what caused the sporadic gunshots.

The sporadic gunshots which lasted more than five minutes at the gate of the NDLEA Head Office, by Oka Market, followed a hot chase of an articulated vehicle driver who was said to have brushed their (NDLEA) vehicle.

The driver, who reportedly brushed the NDLEA vehicle refused to stop for negation, which prompted officers at the scene to alert their colleagues who waited at the alert.

According to eyewitnesses, as the escaping articulated driver approached the NDLEA office, officers who were said to have been alerted by their colleagues pursuing the trailer began to shoot.

Seven of the tyres of the trailer were deflated by bullets of the NDLEA operatives yet the driver refused to stop.

The officers continued to shoot while pursuing him, until he was caught.

A source said that the driver brushed their vehicle on the way, and that every effort by the officers to stop him so they could settle the matter proved abortive; hence the gunshots and deflation of the tires.

“It was a simple thing; they jammed our men, but the officers tried to stop him so that they could settle, but the driver refused to stop. That is why the men have been shooting to stop him. Even after bursting about seven tires, he was still running, but we caught him and they are bringing him back to our office,” he concluded.

Calls and messages sent to the commander, Edo State NDLEA Command, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, were not responded to as at when filing this.

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JUST IN: Court Bars Police From Enforcing Tinted Glass Regulation

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7 hours ago

October 3, 2025

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The Federal High Court sitting in Warri has issued an order directing the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to maintain the status quo in the ongoing case concerning the controversial tinted glass permit.

The case, Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025: John Aikpokpo-Martins v. Inspector-General of Police & Nigeria Police Force, came up for hearing today.

Delivering the interim order, the Court directed the police authorities to respect judicial processes pending further proceedings in the matter.

Confirming the development, Kunle Edun, SAN, who led the legal team, noted that the directive is a major step in ensuring that the rule of law is upheld while the substantive issues in the case are being determined.

Details of the ruling and the next adjourned date are expected shortly.

Further updates coming soon…