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  • TREM hosts word convention

    TREM hosts word convention

    There is a liftingis the themePower in the Word convention of the Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM).

    The convention is slated for June 23-28 at the International Headquarters of the church, The Cathedral of His Glory, Gbagada Express Way Anthony Oke Lagos.

    The four-day session will feature a special International Women Prayer Conference on Thursday, June 25 by 9am.

    Invited guest ministers include Bishop Dr. Wayne Malcom (UK), Rev. (Mrs.) Edith Iloh and Rev. (Mrs.) Deola Ojo.

    A statement by the Chairman Planning Committee, Rev. Anthony Iduvu, explained by the word celebration is “joint annual men and women convention where men and women from TREM world come together to receive blessing and anointing from the Most high God.”

    It ends next Sunday with father’s blessing from the Presiding Bishop of TREM, Dr. Mike Okonkwo.

  • ‘Calabar Int’l Convention centre best in Africa’

    ‘Calabar Int’l Convention centre best in Africa’

    The project coordinator of the Calabar International Convention Centre (CICC), Mr. Reginald Longdon, has described the centre as the best in Africa.

    He commended the vision of the Cross Rivers governor, Liyel Imoke, for establishing what he called a one-stop conference centre in the state.

    The project, he said, is an iconic edifice that will serve as a catalyst to drive the tourism offering of the state government.

    Longdon, who spoke ahead of the unveiling of the project tomorrow, said no conference centre in the whole of Africa comes close to the CICC in terms of facilities, aesthetics and ambience.

    He confirmed that 22 bookings from across Africa have been made to use the facility, with 12 confirmations.

    Longdon said the centre has a main auditorium with a sitting capacity for 5000 during conferences, workshops, seminars, and annual general meetings.

    “We have flexible auditoriums with sitting capacity for 5000 and the main auditorium can seat 2000 at a time but the whole thing is not just about the building but the vision which will drive the tourism potentials of the state and also open up Tinapa,” he stressed.

    He said upon its final completion, the centre will be linked with 1.4 kilometers of rolling stock to Tinapa through a monorail whose coaches arrived at the state capital, Calabar, two week ago.

  • OAU Muslim alumni hold reunion/convention

    Activities marking the national reunion and annual convention of the Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA), will kick off tomorrow in Osun State.

    Tagged: ‘2015 annual convention’, the event begins tomorrow through to Sunday at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) campus.

    A public lecture with the theme: ‘The challenge of doing business in Nigeria: The Muslim options’ will be delivered by the guest speaker, Dr. Wale Babalakin, SAN The chairman of the occasion is the Secretary-General of the Islamic Supreme Council of Nigeria, Prof. Isaq Oloyede.

    In a statement UNIFEMGA national vice-president, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Odeyinka, the event would comprise a Jumaat Service on tomorrow at the university’s Central Mosque. There body would also pay a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Tale Omole at the OAU Secretariat same day. Cocktail for the OAU Muslim community comes up at 5pm and would be rounded up at 8pm with a family picnic.

    A keep fit exercise would kick off the next day after which members would converge at the Oduduwa Hall for the aforementioned public lecture. Other activities include: students’ empowerment programme by First Bank building, while the association’ will hold at the OAU Central Mosque, Odeyinka added.

    The grand finale comes up on Sunday with a keep fit and a press briefing on the activities of the association so far.

    Founded over two decades ago, Odeyinka said aside providing annual scholarship award for outstanding undergraduates and postgraduates students, UNIFEMGA’s aims and objectives  is also to educate, enlighten and address societal issues.

    The annual convention, according to the statement, would offer a window of opportunities to members and the academic community to celebrate and discuss latest social developments from around the world.

    Members will also use the opportunity to network and seek ways to improve their alma mater as well reunite and bond with fellow classmates and their families.

  • APC to ratify six-point manifesto at convention

    APC to ratify six-point manifesto at convention

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has streamlined its manifesto to six broad areas for the 2015 general elections.

    The party also said at the weekend that it is poised to present a candidate who will be a Nigerian president when elected, from among its aspirants.

    According to a statement yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, the APC will hold an extraordinary national convention on Wednesday in Abuja to approve amendments to  the constitution of the party and also adopt its manifesto for the general elections.

    The party said the proposed amendments when approved at the national convention, will align  the party’s constitution better with the Electoral Act and also allow  the APC to function more efficiently.

    It also said the convention would adopt the six-point manifesto that has been extracted from the one submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) earlier.

    ‘’The manifesto to be adopted at the extraordinary convention of our party is specifically for the 2015 general elections. Because of shifting priorities, we do not believe that a party manifesto should be one for all time but a document that will adjust to the changing needs of the people.

    ‘’In this regard, we have conducted a survey to find out what Nigerians urgently need at the moment to raise their standard of living and ensure their security and welfare, which is the raison d’etre of any government. Based on the outcome of the survey, we have come up with a six-point manifesto.

    ‘’The six broad priority areas for the APC ahead of the 2015 general elections are National Security, Good Governance, Human Capital Development, Economic Development, Land and Natural Resources as well as Foreign Policy. The issue of job creation, fight against corruption, infrastructural development, health, qualitative education, regular power supply, etc are subsumed under these broad priority areas,’’ APC said.

    The party said when the manifesto is adopted, it will be made available to all Nigerians, complete with the full details, in many languages.

    National Secretary of the party Alhaji Mai Mala Buni expressed optimism it would produce a candidate acceptable to all Nigerians.

    Alhaji Buni told reporters at the party’s national secretariat that the level of poverty and degradation in the country has no boundary of south or north, Christian or Muslim, saying what the nation wants at this point is a president who can fight insecurity and restore the peace, harmony and tranquility in all communities.

    “It is not about producing a northern or southern president. We want to produce a Nigerian President. We want to produce a president who will work for the country, sacrifice himself for the country and be selfless in discharging his responsibilities to the country and who will be acceptable to every Nigerian as an upright person who can fight corruption and bring development to the country.

    “That is what we want and not about south or north. Let me tell you that the level of poverty and degradation and impoverishment in this country has no boundary of south or north, Christian or Muslim.

    “We are all suffering and nobody is left out. Everybody is desirous of change and that is why the APC is poised to produce the best President for this country. We want to have somebody who will fight corruption because it is the major dent of this country that is under developing the country.

    “We want somebody who can fight the insecurity and restore the peace, harmony and tranquility in all communities. This is our hope and I don’t think we will now restrict this to either south or north. These are political boundaries.

    “APC is poised to give the best President who will be read to address the problem militating against the development of Nigeria. This is our common problem and it is our common challenge. So, it is not about where the person comes from”.

    He described the merger of the opposition parties as a major milestone in the nation’s political history, saying: “There used to be alliances which often collapse. But for political parties to merge and form one single formidable opposition party has never happened until the merger that gave birth to the APC. So, when you look at it carefully, you will not be surprised about the defection of the seating governor from the PDP the APC.

    “That goes to tell you how the country is suffering. If things are going well, how can sitting governors defect to opposition party to fight the ruling party to form government?”

     

  • Gov Yari heads Apc Extraordinary Convention Committee

    Gov Yari heads Apc Extraordinary Convention Committee

    Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, is to head the planning committee for the extraordinary convention of the All Progressives Congress meant to amend the party’s constitution.

    Inaugurating the 19-member committee at the party’s national secretariat, the National Chairman of the Party, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, said that the committee was expected to oversee the constitution amendment as well as other activities leading to the convention to select its presidential candidate.

    Speaking after the inauguration, Governor Yari assured that the committee will successfully carry out its mandate of ensuring the amendment of the party’s constitution to pave way for a successful convention to pick candidates for the Presidential election as well as other offices.

    He said: “The mandate given to us as far as the committee is concerned is to ensure that the organisation is done to ratify the amendment of the sections of the party’s constitution so that we can have a successful convention.

    “As party members, we will work 24/7 to see that the party achieves its aim.”

    Members of the committee include the National Secretary of the party, Mai Mala Buni; former Gombe State governor, Senator Danjuma Goje; Senator Ajayi Borrofice; Hajiya Aisha Rufai Ibrahim; Alhaji Bala Borodo and Hon. Temi Harryman.

    Others are Dr. Anyim Nyerere; National Organising Secretary of the party; Sen. Osita Izunaso; the National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the National Welfare Secretary of the party, Dika Umaru Lada.

    The committee also has the six zonal National vice chairmen from the South-South, South-East, South-West, North-Central, North-West and North-East as members.

    Former Bayelsa State governor, Chief Timipriye Silva, is to serve as the committee secretary.

  • 10,000 for convention

    10,000 for convention

    About 10,000 people are expected to attend this year’s edition of the Jehovah’s Witnesses annual convention in Ilerin-Ilesa, Osun State.

    The convention spokesperson, Paul Oyebisi, in a statement, said the convention, which begins on October 31, would last for seven weeks.

    The theme of the convention holding at the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Ilesa Assembly Hall is “Keep Seeking First God’s Kingdom!”

    He said: “This convention will hold every weekend for seven weeks. People of many faith pray for God’s Kingdom. This convention will explain what that kingdom is and how it can be a positive influence in our lives.

    “The  highlight of the programme will be the keynote address every Friday morning, which will discuss how that kingdom is benefitting people.”

  • Shun national convention, LP tells members

    Shun national convention, LP tells members

    The national leadership of the Labour Party (LP) yesterday warned members, particularly those seeking elective offices, to be wary of the planned national convention of the LP slated for this Friday in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

    The party alleged that the convention is being sponsored by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to collapse LP nationwide and railroad members into its (PDP’s) fold with the connivance of Governor Olusegun Mimiko.

     

  • Jehovah’s Witnesses hold convention

    The Annual convention of the Jehovah’s Witnesses is to begin at the end of September. It holds for the next 12 weeks across the country.

    The theme for this year’s programme is “Keep seeking first God’s kingdom!”

    Nigeria plan to host 271 Conventions inside large Auditoriums in 30 cities. Worldwide, there are over 7,900,000 Witness in more than 113,000 Congregations.

    For Lagos and Ogun residents, four large auditoriums are available at Ota, Badagy, Daluwon and Lekki. An estimated 6,000 will attend Ota Assembly Ground, each week for 12 successive weekends.

    Moved by love and to make sure many enjoy the rich Bible-based programmes; personal, Printed Invitation is being extended to everyone in Lagos, Ogun, and indeed all conventions’ cities. The first of three-day events to be held in Ota will begin Friday September 26th at 8.20am. There is no admission fee. Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses are supported entirely by voluntary donations.

    Beginning Friday morning, the Convention highlights a connection between family values and the teaching of Jesus Christ. The programme will also examine how those words of Jesus can be of special interest to families.

    Speaking on what to expect at the convention,  Afolabi Odeyemi, a Convention Spokesman, states, “People of many faiths pray for God’s kingdom. This Convention will explain what the kingdom is and how it can be a positive influence in our lives. A highlight of the programme will be the keynote address on Friday morning, which will discuss how that Kingdom is benefiting people today. …A core belief of Jehovah’s Witnesses, based on Biblical and historical evidence, is that Jesus Christ began to rule as the King of God’s Kingdom in 1914. The convention programme marks this year as the centennial of that event.”

  • Clerics to hold national peace convention

    Clerics of the Christ Apostolic Church, Mountain of Mercy will use this year’s annual convention to pray for the nation’s peace and stability.

    In a statement at the weekend by the conveners and officiating ministers, Pastors Sam Olu Alo, Amos Ojo and Peter Ilesanmi, in Ado-Ekiti, the clerics urged Nigerians to commit their affairs in God’s hand to enable the nation surmount its challenges.

    The convention, with the theme: Anointing for Divine Favour, will begin at Erio Ekiti Mountain of Mercy, on September 17.

    Pastor Alo was optimism that God would turn around the fortunes of Nigeria and its citizens, “if we rely on Him as the ruler of all nations”.

    The cleric said Nigeria would overcome its challenges and come out stronger as a more united and peaceful country.

    He said: “I know that God is the ruler of all nations and this is the time for Him to intervene in our affairs, like he did for the Israelites in the wilderness. But He can only do this if we pray fervently in His name. So, this is a unique opportunity to come closer to God in prayers.”

    Pastor Alo said the programme would complement the church’s monthly prayers in Ondo and Ekiti states for sustained peaceful co-existence among the diverse ethnic groups in the country.

    Popular gospel singers, including Evangelists David Babayomi, Glorious Adebayo, Oluwaseun Ologun and Obagbemisoye Anike, are expected at the event.

  • Church holds prayer summit, convention

    The inter-denominational quarterly prayer summit organised by The Way of Reconciliation Evangelistic Ministries (TWOREM) Int’l, aka Prophetic & Solution Chapel, Lagos holds on Monday August 4 from 8am to 3pm.

    The summit precedes the second Holy Spirit convention of the church with the theme provoking amazing miracles.

    The convention holds from August 5-9 with a thanksgiving service on Sunday, August 10 by 10.am.

    Venue is Sekunderin Int’l Miracle Prayer Mountain, Iyana Agbala Tuntun, New Ife Road, Ibadan, Oyo State.

    The host, Prophet Oladipupo Funmilade- Joel, will lead other ministers including Apostle Tim Gbasha (Lagos), Rev’d Dr. Joshua Telane (Abuja) and others to the events.