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Kwara: Gunmen kill two, abduct others
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Two people have reportedly been shot dead by unknown gunmen along Obbo Ayegunle- Osi-road in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. A statement by the spokesman of the Kwara State Police Command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, said the gunmen forcefully attacked an 18-seater commercial bus with REG NO XC 167 MUN
Three killed, 11 injured in another US shooting
Three people were killed and 11 others injured on Saturday after multiple shooters opened fire into a crowd on a popular Philadelphia street, police said. Police Inspector D. F. Pace told local media that two men and a woman had been killed, adding that officers responding to the incident “observed several active shooters shooting
JUST IN: Many Feared Dead As Terrorists Attack Catholic Church In Ondo
Suspected terrorists are said to have blown up St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Emerging reports suggest that many worshippers have died and several others have been left injured following the explosion at the church which is situated close to the palace of
Volcano erupts in Philippines, govt raises alert, begins evacuation
A volcano in the eastern Philippines spewed a huge, dark cloud on Sunday, prompting evacuations from the ash-covered towns while authorities warned of possible further eruptions. The blast from the Bulusan volcano in the rural Sorsogon province lasted about 17 minutes, sending a grey plume shooting up at least one kilometre (0.6 miles),
APC Presidential Primary: I won’t withdraw – Akpabio
Less than 12 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari urged All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirants to meet and come up with a consensus candidate, one of them, Godswill Akpabio, said he will not withdraw from the race. Akpabio’s position also comes less than 24 hours to the commencement of the presidential primary of the APC. There
Consensus: Tinubu, Osinbajo, other S’West APC presidential aspirants meet
Presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the South-West and key stakeholders met in Abuja late on Saturday. However, the meeting snowballed into Sunday morning, it was learnt.However, the meeting, which held after the dinner all 23 aspirants had with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, continued into the wee hours
Light dims for Prof Joseph Ighietseme
Introduction Shock underestimates my deep anguish and sorrow. Devastation underpins my present state of mind. Melancholy overwhelms me. Words fail me. They have failed me since I first heard of your demise. My thoughts have been benumbed. I have shed buckets of tears (permit the hyperbole, meant only for emphasis), since I received the
Alaafin, an irreplaceable historical encyclopaedia –Makinde
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, yesterday described the late Alaafin of Oyo, His Royal Majesty Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, as an irreplaceable encyclopaedia of history and Yoruba culture. The governor made the remark at the final burial of the 45th monarch of the ancient town held at the Olivet High School, Oyo,
Yoruba coalition groups organise summit on politics, economy
A coalition of Yoruba socio-political groups has planned a summit where the challenges facing the southwest geo-political zone would be discussed in the interest of the race among other ethnic nationalities in the country. The organisers of the summit; Yoruba Renaissance and Renewal Patriotic (YRRP), said the summit was part of the move to
It’s our responsibility to be interested in governance –Archbishop Martins
Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Lagos, His Grace, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, who clocked 63 recently addressed the press on issues affecting the polity, at the Holy Cross Cathedral during the commemoration of the world communication day. CHINYERE ABIAZIEM reports Many opinion holders have viewed that Nigeria is more divided at this
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