Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 7th June 2022
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 7th June 2022 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Akpanudoudehe resigns from APC, joins NNPP
Former Secretary of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator John Akpanudoudehe, has resigned from the party. Akpanudoudehe, who contested the governorship ticket of APC in Akwa Ibom State and lost, said he is joining the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to fly their flag. The former APC
Owo Massacre: Akeredolu declares seven days mourning, flags to fly at half mast.
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has declared a seven-day state of mourning over the attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo by gunmen suspected to bandits. Akeredolu directed all public buildings, facilities and official residences to fly all flags in the state at half-mast for seven days in honour of the victims of
Massacre: EU, UK, Amnesty Int’l condemn killing of worshippers in church
* Demand arrest, prosecution of terrorists The European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK) and Amnesty International, have condemned in strong terms last Sunday’s attack on St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. EU High Representative, Mr Josep Borrell, who reacted to the massacre of scores of defenceless worshippers at the church, stated that the EU
Owo Massacre: Enough of these killings – Catholic Laity Council
The Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria has called on Christians to defend themselves, noting that every life is sacred and nobody has the right to take it in whatever way, be it under the guise of religion, ethnic or political differences. National President, Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria, Sir Henry Yunkwap (KSJI), while addressing journalists
Pope Francis prays for Owo church victims, Nigeria
Pope Francis has condoled with the victims and their families in the wake of Sunday’s attack on St. Francis Catholic Church Owaluwa, Owo, Ondo State. He also prayed for Nigeria while asking that God’s spirit consoles families and victims. “The pope has learned of the attack on the church in Ondo, Nigeria and the deaths
Owo Church Attack: We discovered 3 unexploded IEDs – FHQ
Emmanuel Onani, Abuja The Force Headquarters (FHQ), Monday, said suspected terrorist elements that attacked St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State on Sunday, left three unexploded improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the trail. New Telegraph reports that over 50 worshippers were killed by the assailants, who were said to have been disguised
Ukraine Conflict: Another Russian general killed by Ukrainian forces – Reports
Russian state media have confirmed the death of one of Moscow’s top generals during heavy fighting in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Maj Gen Roman Kutuzov was killed leading an assault on a Ukrainian settlement in the region, a reporter with the state-owned Rossiya 1 said. Alexander Sladkov said Gen Kutuzov had been commanding troops from
Presidency To Tinubu: Nobody can claim credit for Buhari’s victory
The Presidency on Monday in Abuja said that no one can or should claim to have single-handedly engineered the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as President in the 2015 general election. According to a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the Presidency said the past should
JUST IN: Northern APC govs meet Buhari, insist on southern presidential candidate
*As Yahaya Bello jettisons consensus Northern Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday in Abuja, insisted that they stand by their decision to zone the party’s presidential ticket to the south. The governors revealed this shortly after meeting with the President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. After their meeting
JUST IN: Adamu announces Lawan as consensus candidate
*Govs, NWC members kick, insist on fair primary The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been plunged into crisis following the announcement of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as consensus presidential aspirant by the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. Adamu made the announcement at the meeting of National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday in Abuja.
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