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Gunmen kidnap cleric, son in Ondo; demand N10m ransom
Adewale Momoh, Akure An Anglican cleric, Venerable Olu Obanla, has been abducted along Ifon-Okeluse road in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The gunmen kidnapped the Anglican clergy and his son over the weekend. The victims were said to be traveling on the road when the hoodlums waylaid them and took
Deborah: It won’t happen again – Tambuwal
Okey Maduforo, Awka Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal Sunday lamented the killing of Miss Deborah Emmanuel in his state promising that it would not happen again. Tambuwal, who was in Anambra State to woe the delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the Presidential primary election of the party, said that
Anambra airport risks shut down as hotel ejects NAMA staff
Wole Shadare Flight operations to the Anambra International Airport may be disrupted as air traffic controllers have decided to down tools following their ejection from the hotels they are accommodated by the Anambra State Government. Consequently, the airport may be shut if the controllers make good their threat to use the time for air
SERAP writes INEC, seeks details of financial transactions of political parties
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to “widely publish the reports on the accounts and balance sheet of every political party submitted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the National Assembly since 2015.” SERAP urged him to
Huge rally for leading Turkish opposition figure
Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul in support of the leading opposition figure, Canan Kaftancioglu. Kaftancioglu, who heads the secular Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Istanbul branch, smiled and waved to the cheering crowds, reports the BBC. She has received a criminal conviction for insulting President Recep Tayyip
‘Very happy’ Mbappe snubs Real to stay at PSG
Kylian Mbappe said he was “very happy” to stay at Paris Saint-Germain after the club’s president announced on Saturday the World Cup winner was rejecting Real Madrid to remain in France until 2025. “I am very happy to stay in France, in Paris, in my city,” Mbappe told supporters on the Parc des Princes
Serie A: Fiorentina beat Juve, Atalanta out of Europe
Fiorentina will return to European football for the first time in five years after beating Juventus 2-0 to qualify for next season’s Conference League. Alfred Duncan’s finish on the stroke of halftime and Nicolas Gonzalez’s late penalty gave Vincenzo Italiano’s side the win they needed to guarantee continental competition. Fiorentina ensured seventh spot in
Leipzig win German Cup on penalty shootout
Ten-man RB Leipzig lifted the German Cup at the third attempt on Saturday by winning the final 4-2 on penalties having fought back to draw 1-1 against Freiburg after extra-time. Maximilian Eggestein gave Freiburg an early lead at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium before Christopher Nkunku equalised inside 90 minutes after Leipzig had Marcel Halstenberg sent
Woods withdraws from PGA Championship after shooting 79 in third round
There will be no Sunday red for Tiger Woods in the PGA Championship. The PGA of America said Woods has withdrawn after he shot a career-high 79 in the third round Saturday at Southern Hills, reports ESPN. He limped his way around in the cold and wind, at one point making five straight bogeys.
Police recover body of beheaded Anambra lawmaker
The Anambra State Police Command says it has recovered the body of Anambra lawmaker Hon. Okechukwu Okoye who was kidnapped, gruesomely murdered and beheaded. The member representing Aguata North state Constituency in the House of Assembly was kidnapped on May 15. He was later beheaded by his abductors and his head hung at Chisco
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