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Spirit and Life Devotional is a daily publication by Pastor Chinaemerem Ibezim, senior pastor of Able Ministers Chapel, a church based in Calabar, Cross River State.  “Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them […]

Femi Fani-Kayode, a leading thought leader in Nigeria, comments on the recent arrest of Audu Maikori, an indigene of Southern Kaduna who has been advocating against the killing of his people, who are predominantly Christians, by the Islamist terrorist group, the Fulani herdsmen militia and the calls for prayers for ailing President Muhammadu Buhari. Permit […]

Ejike Mbaka, a controversial Roman Catholic priest and the spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, has described his legal victory over Union Bank Plc as divine. An Enugu State High Court had while delivering judgement between the cleric and Union Bank in suit no ‎E/56/10, awarded the sum of N5.5 billion in Reverend Father […]

Audu Maikori, lawyer and Nigerian music industry mogul, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force on the orders of Kaduna Governor, Nasir El Rufai. According to information available to The Trent, the boss of Chocolate City, was picked up in Lagos, on Friday [February 17, 2017], where he lives and flown to the Force Headquarters in […]

Nigeria’s Acting President Yemi Osinbajo  has assented to seven bills passed by the National Assembly. The bills which include Oath (Amendment) Act 2017, Defence Space Administration Act, Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act) have now become Nigerian laws. The senior special assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters Senator Ita Enang confirmed Osinbajo endorsement of the […]

The Action Congress (AC) has renewed its call on the federal government to give Nigerians a daily update on the health of President Umaru Yar’Adua to stem the growing rumours surrounding his state of health. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, December 21, 2009 by its national publicity secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party […]

The Rivers State government has issued a statement condemning the investigation panel set up by the Nigeria Police Force to investigate the reports of violence and electoral offenses in the oil rich state during the December 10, 2016 legislative rerun elections. The e-mailed statement to The Trent, signed by Austin Tam-George, the information commissioner of […]

Former President Barack Obama is looking pretty relaxed these days. Shortly after he left office, Obama headed to the British Virgin Islands, where he hung out with Virgin founder Richard Branson and even learned how to kitesurf. Growing up in Hawaii, surfing was one of Obama’s favorite hobbies, but he wasn’t really able to enjoy […]

he road to Kaduna from Abuja was horrific. I had been told that the journey would take no more than one and a half hours, and I had set out early for a 9 am appointment as scheduled, but I didn’t get to Kaduna until four hours later. There were too many potholes on the […]

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is in good health and is expected to return home soon, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday, February 6, 2017 after mounting unease about the leader’s well-being spilled over into street protests. President Muhammadu Buhari has been in Britain since mid-January for unspecified medical checks and many Nigerians suspect his health […]Read More

One of the female Boko Haram bombers intercepted by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Maiduguri on Tuesday has said she was paid N200 for the mission. “They gave us N200 each which they said we should use to buy food for ourselves. “It took us three days to come to Maiduguri […]

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised by his London doctors to undergo surgery to remove the cancerous growth, a presidency source confirms to The Trent. According to the reliable source, Buhari has, indeed, been diagnosed with cancer and the cancer is “growing but not spreading” and doctors have recommended immediate surgery to remove the growth. But […]Read More