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President Buhari's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, confirms he tested positive for Coronavirus, to be moved from Abuja to Lagos

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Lagos state government debunks rumor of curfew in the state

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Oyakhilome donates N1billion faculty to Benson Idahosa University

President of the Love World Nation also known as Christ Embassy, Reverend Chris Oyakhilome has built a 1 billion naira faculty of Engineering in Benson Idahosa University.

The man of God while commissioning the building on the 12th of March, handed it over to the Chancellor of Benson Idahosa university, Archbishop Margaret Benson-Idahosa, wife of the founder and late Archbishop of Church of God Mission International.

According to Pastor Chris, the move is purely motivated by love towards the late Benson Idahosa and his family for being a blessing to him and of course to spur Nigerians into giving. 

Oyakhilome said: “When I gave in to the university, I was taking the opportunity afforded me to say thank you. I am one grateful person, just one among so many, I am grateful for many things, firstly for what and who the Archbishop Benson Idahosa was to me.

“When I was coming here, I thought about the legacy of the archbishop. I count myself highly honoured to have been given the opportunity to be here celebrating. On the 12th of March we will be celebrating 22 years since he transited from here."

Speaking further, he noted that Idahosa changed the face of Christian worship across the world and that he was inspired by pictures of live miracles hung on the lounge of Idahosa’s office where he worked as a teenager “and I would stare and stare and stare because I could see in my bible the miracles but I only use imagination now the Archbishop had the pictures, I could see the pictures.”

According to him, Idahosa taught them praise and worship, prayers, love for God. Soul-winning among other things.

“He taught us to have bulldozer faith so that we can do big things for God. He taught us to dress well. He was the model, he changed completely the definition of the ministry not only in Nigeria but I can tell you throughout the world.

“He taught us to be educated. He showed us education was important and he stressed it, he inspired us about school and he taught us to be relevant to society. He taught us to support the poor and the government and this is an amazing combination to support the poor and the government because the Archbishop thought the government was poor so he told us to support the poor and the government that is why he did things that the government should have done,” Oyakhilome noted.

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Coronavirus lockdown violators to face jail term as Lagos assembly passes new law

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President Buhari orders release of N10bn grant to Lagos state govt to tackle Coronavirus pandemic

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Pep Guardiola and Lionel Messi donate €1million each to help fight coronavirus

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Air Force airlifts medical materials donated by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma from Lagos to Abuja

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Two charged with attempted murder in South Africa, after testing positive for coronavirus and refusing to isolate

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Coronavirus: FAAN fumigates Murtala Mohammed Int'l airport, Lagos govt fumigates bus stops

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Rwandan police shoot dead two people who defied coronavirus lockdown orders

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Lagos state government orders closure of all markets except those selling food and other essentials

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Coronavirus: The earth is cleansing itself - Zahra Buhari

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Coronavirus: Ministers visit Abba Kyari's office, decline to comment on his health status

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There will be no scarcity of fuel- DPR tells Nigerians

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed until 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic

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LaLiga suspend season indefinitely as coronavirus kills over 2,000 people in Spain

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'You must stay at home' - UK PM Boris Johnson puts UK on lockdown and lists the only four reasons Brits are allowed to leave their homes

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Ghana records first coronavirus death closes all land borders

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Lille football club of France place massive €100m price tag on Victor Osimhen

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Lagos government asks 70% of civil servants to stay at home over coronavirus

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Uganda seizes passports of all travellers from countries with high coronavirus cases

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WAEC postpones West African Senior School Certificate Examination over Coronavirus

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FG orders immediate closure of tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools nationwide over Coronavirus

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Bill to make election debate compulsory for presidential and governorship candidates passes second reading

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US approves use of Chloroquine in treatment of coronavirus

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Lagos state government bans religious gathering of over 50 worshippers

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US slams Chinese leaders after Chinese government alleged US military formulated coronavirus to destroy Chinese military

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