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PDP Abia guber candidate dies
The Abia State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democractic Party (PDP), Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne has died. According to a statement on Wednesday by his son, Dr Chikezie Uche-Ikonne, on behalf of the family, Ikonned died at the National Hospital, Abuja at about 4 am after a brief illness. He has not
JUST IN: Senate honours slain Catholic Priest, Isaac Achi, with a minute’s silence
The gruesome murder of Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Isaac Achi, by yet to be arrested terrorists re-echoed in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday when Senators observed a minute’s silence in his honour. The violence against the Catholic clergy in the Northern part of the country took a turn for
Dutch meet Croatia, Italy play Spain at Nations League finals
World Cup bronze medallists Croatia were drawn against hosts the Netherlands in the Nations League semifinals in June while Italy and Spain will reprise their rivalry in the competition in the other semi. The four countries were winners of their respective League A groups last year and compete in the mini-tournament in
JUST IN-Pope Francis: Homosexuality not a crime
Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. “Being h********* isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. Francis acknowledged
Aussie Open: Djokovic channels frustration to thrash Rublev
Nine-time champion Novak Djokovic reached the Australian Open semi-finals, sweeping aside fifth seed Andrey Rublev in a devastating display. Serbia’s Djokovic, 35, cut a frustrated figure at times but channelled his emotions into a ruthless 6-1 6-2 6-4 win over Russia’s Rublev in Melbourne, reports the BBC. The fourth seed, who again had
Gunmen abduct mother, child in Osun, demand N5m ransom
Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo Barely five days after the kidnapping of three rural dwellers in Osun State, a middled aged woman identified as Mrs. Olayinka Tosin Kayode and her child have also been abducted by gunmen The victims were abducted around 6pm on Tuesday around Otaefun/Kobongboe area in Osogbo, the
Buhari approves 3 new Boards for FCT
Caleb Onwe, Abuja Three agencies in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have finally being given statutory boards, following the approval by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Boards that got the Presidential nod include FCT Universal Basic Education, FCT Area Council Service Commission and FCT Primary Health Care respectively. Information made available
Islamic teacher bags life jail for defiling eight pupils
Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, Lagos State, on Tuesday, sentenced an Islamic teacher, Adam Farouk, to life imprisonment for defiling eight pupils in his class. Farouk defiled the pupils, who were between the ages of six and 11, between November 2018 to February 2019 on
$.2m seized from Nigeria-bound man at US airport
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $200,000 in unreported currency from a Nigeria-bound New Jersey man at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday night. According to Customers and Border Protection, the U.S. citizen bound for Port Harcourt, Nigeria claimed he possessed $11,000. During a search of his luggage officers found $200,068
Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand PM
Chris Hipkins has been sworn in as New Zealand’s 41st prime minister. The 44-year-old was formally appointed to the role in Wellington, a week after Jacinda Ardern’s shock resignation, reports the BBC. Ms Ardern, 42, had said she no longer has “enough in the tank” to lead the country. The country’s governor-general
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