Thirteen days after the gruesome murder by gunmen on worshippers at Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, funeral mass for the deceased victims has commenced. Atleast 40 persons were gruesomely murdered on June 5 when daredevil gunmen rained bullets on the worshippers during service. The funeral mass began around 10:00 am after the caskets […]
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The Catholic Diocese of Enugu has faulted and dissociated itself from inflammatory political utterances by Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Director of Catholic Adoration Ministry Chaplaincy Enugu. It could be recalled that Mbaka had on Wednesday described Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi as a ‘stingy man’, declaring that unless God ceases to exist, Obi […]
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The Spiritual Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Thursday, warned the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over the ongoing strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU. Primate Ayodele cautioned that the ASUU strike may affect the chances of APC retaining power in 2023. In a statement […]
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Following the tragic attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo on 5th June, worshipers of the ‘god of iron’ in the town have vowed to perform open rituals against the gunmen behind the dastardly act. The rites would performed in order to invoke the deity to punish the gunmen who carried out the attack. […]
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The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Eyinnaya Abaribe, has officially resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Abaribe’s resignation letter was read by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, during Wednesday’s plenary. Until his resignation, Abaribe was the Minority Leader in the Senate. […]
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A brother to Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate, Professor Femi Soyinka has passed away. Femi an ex-Provost of the College of Health Sciences of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, died on Tuesday at age 85. In a statement by his family, signed by his son, Ayodele, Soyinka died at his home in Kukumada Village, Ibadan, Oyo […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential flag bearer, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has reacted to rumours of picking a Muslim as his running mate. Tinubu, who condemned such rumour, said he intends to pick a Northern Christian as his running mate. He gave the clarification while addressing journalists at the APC governorship rally in Ekiti State […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, said the founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, harbours hatred for the president. According to Adesina, Bishop Oyedepo is blinded by his hatred for President Buhari. The media aide said Oyedepo doesn’t understand the difference between […]
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Garba Shehu, media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari has said the President played a neutral and laudable role in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary for the 2023 presidential ticket. Shehu made this known on Tuesday, stating that those who had assembled to witness a catastrophe were disappointed. In a statement, the presidential spokesman noted […]
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has warned that the people of the Southwest would not tolerate another unprovoked attack on the region under any guise. Akeredolu had spoken on Tuesday at the Government House in Akure while he received g Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State, and Gov. […]
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