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JUST IN: Three days after Owo massacre, gunmen kill six in Ondo
Barely 72 hours after, no fewer than six persons were shot dead at Sabo Area of Ondo town, Ondo State on Wednesday night by some men suspected to be bandits. This came 72 hours after some terrorists attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, killing about 40 people. Several other church members were injured in
Thailand legalises cannabis growing, trade
People in Thailand can now grow cannabis plants at home and sell the crop after the nation removed marijuana from its banned narcotics list. The nation is the first to advance such a move in South-East Asia, a region known for its stringent drug laws, reports the BBC. But recreational use is still banned,
Zelensky ties fate of east Ukraine to city battle
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that fighting for the city of Severodonetsk may decide the outcome of the war in the east of the country. “In many respects, the fate of the Donbas is being decided there,” he said as combat raged in the industrial belt with Russian and separatist forces, reports the
*-abuse/ Mexico megachurch leader jailed for child s** abuse
Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the La Luz del Mundo megachurch, has been sentenced in a Los Angeles court to 16 years and eight months in prison. García, 53, pleaded guilty last week to three counts of sexually abusing girls from his congregation, reports the BBC. His plea deal means his sentence is
Algeria continue Afcon rehabilitation, DR Congo lose
Algeria won away at Tanzania in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Wednesday as they continue their rehabilitation after a miserable start to the year but there was a second defeat for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo and Mozambique were the other winners in the latest round of qualifying matches for the
Cisse wants Afcon games delayed to boost World Cup build-up
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse wants the September Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers postponed to allow the five countries representing the continent at the World Cup to play friendly matches. Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia have qualified for the 21 November – 18 December Qatar tournament and the African sides have only a
Families of Kaduna train victims deny release of their relatives
Baba Negedu, Kaduna Families of the passengers, who were kidnapped after their train was attacked along the Abuja- Kaduna route in March have denied speculations that they have been released. Speculations were rife in Kaduna and across the country on Wednesday when some online publications quoted sources closed to some of the relatives of
Nwajiuba: APC ticket bought by highest bidder
Former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) went to the highest bidder. Nwajiuba, who was one of the presidential aspirants who sought the party’s ticket, stated that he stayed away from the convention because it “headed away from” the ideal he subscribed to. He
Strike: Edo govt suspends ASUU, SSANU, others in state-owned institutions
…declares no work no pay policy The Edo State Government, yesterday, suspended the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) AAU, Ekpoma Chapter, and other labour unions in the state-owned tertiary institutions. The Government, after the State Executive Council meeting, announced that all union activities across all state-owned institutions of higher learning had been suspended. The
Owo Massacre: Perpetrators not ‘unknown gunmen’ –ACF
…says killers should be brought to book The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), yesterday, expressed shock at the Sunday attack on an Owo, Ondo State, Catholic Church. The ACF, which considered the attack “as the most barbaric and implacable human act in the recent time”, called on the authorities to bring the culprits to book and
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