Pastor Adeboye steps down as General Overseer for RCCG Nigeria, appoints new GO

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has appointed a General Overseer for the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Nigeria. According to the 74 year old clergyman, Pastor Joseph Obayemi, will oversee the affairs of the church here in Nigeria. Obayemi was deputy in charge of Finance and a member of governing council, before his appointment.

Adeboye made the announcement during the church’s annual thanksgiving held at the 3km new auditorium today 7th January 2016.

Photos: Chapecoense Plane Crash Survivor Chats To Youth Players As Devastated Brazilian Side Presents New Team

Football club Chapecoense was all but wiped out in a devastating plane crash in Colombia last year.

But the Brazilian side has fresh hope for the future as they presented 27 new players signed to replace those tragically killed .

Almost all of the team's senior players were lost on doomed LaMia flight 2933, which came down on November 28.

The southern Brazilian club were en route to Medellin to face Atletico Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana when the jet hit a mountain, killing 71 people.

Centre back Helio Neto and fullback Alan Ruschel survived, as did reserve goalkeeper Jackson Follmann, who had part of his leg amputated.

Photos: Fan Carves Waconzy’s Face On His Hair

A die hard waconzy fan took his love for waconzy to a whole new level by carving out the singers face on his haircut. Cool or not?

Police Arrest, Fly Journalist To Abuja Over Dana Facebook Post

Some plain-clothes policemen on Friday arrested and whisked to Abuja a journalist based in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Jerry Edoho.

The young journalist, who is the Deputy Editor of Ibom Nation Newspaper, a local publication, was arrested by the security operatives and forcibly taken to the Federal Capital over a post he allegedly put up on his Facebook page involving Dana Air.

Edoho, had while reacting to a photograph of a purported crash involving a Dana flight heading to Lagos from Abuja in which he was tagged, sought clarification from friends on his list to confirm the authenticity of the story.

Mercy Aigbe Blasts Critics Who Say She Can’t Speak Fluent English

D3mn people are mean! How Saturday Beats reports it below…

When it was announced few weeks before the Best of Nollwyood awards that actress and screen diva, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry would host the event alongside comedian, Okey Bakkassi, it was delightful news to so many people.

But it was a huge disappointment especially to her fans when the actress didn’t show up at the event leaving Okey Bakkassi to anchor it alone.

Dismissal Of Six Police Officers, Nothing But Dictatorship- Rivers Govt.

Rivers State Government has described as the height of medieval dictatorship by the Federal Government the dismissal of six Police officers attached to Governor Nyesom Wike over issues relating to the December rerun elections in the state. 

Commissioner for Information and Communications,  Dr Austin Tam-George  in a statement yesterday said lies were allegedly fabricated against the dismissed officers at the secret trial , insisting that they conducted themselves professionally during the elections.

Oshiomhole’s Son Joins Politics, Contests ‘Etsako Federal Constituency’ Seat

The campaign posters of Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, the first son of the immediate past Governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, are now in Benin and major towns in Etsako Federal constituency in Edo. 

The posters were seen pasted in strategic locations in Auchi and other major communities in Etsako East, Central and West Local Government Areas. 

The colourful posters have also been extended to Benin City, specifically in front of Denis Osadebe Government House as well as the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC). 

The posters suggest that the trained medical doctor, son of the former governor, have joined the race for the vacant seat of Etsako Federal Constituency.