The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for blood donation following the attack on a church in Owo, Ondo State, as it also asked the governments and security agencies to do better in the protection of lives and properties. This call was contained in a statement issued by the...
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The Transition Monitoring Group(TMG) says the increasing use of money by politicians seeking elective positions is a sign of bad omen for Nigeria. Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, the Chairman, TMG, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “The use of money openly by...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has blamed the inadequate supply of petrol from the depots in Lagos for the scarcity being experienced in Abuja and other parts of the country. IPMAN President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The wife of the Cross River State Governor, Dr. Linda Ayade has said that infant mortality has been reduced drastically in the state. Dr. Linda disclosed this during the weekend in Calabar during the official flag-off ceremony of Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week. The...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A coalition of youth groups in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has berated 11 northern governors over their decision that the presidency should come from the south in 2023. The groups who staged a peaceful protest on Sunday in Bauchi, under the umbrella...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the gruesome terrorist attack and killing of innocent worshippers during a church service at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State on Sunday. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba condemned the terrorist act in Abuja...
Professor Banji Akintoye, the leader of the Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, IOOW, on Sunday, described the deadly attack allegedly unleashed against Christian Worshipers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo-State by Gunmen suspected to be Fulani Herdsmen, leaving scores of people dead, as a declaration of war against the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National leader of The All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has condemned the attack on worshipers at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. Tinubu, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, said the act was reprehensible and therefore called...
Ondo State Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has decried Sunday’s terror attack on innocent worshipers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo, describing it as horrific. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, the governor said he was terribly saddened by the dastardly act....
B OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Ondo State House of Assembly has strongly condemned Sunday’s terror attack and killing of scores of worshipers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. The Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Information, Olugbenga Omole, made this known in a statement issued in Akure. Omole...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has condemned in strong terms, the massacre of scores of worshippers at a Catholic Church in Ondo State by men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. The Governor in a condolence message to his Ondo state counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm greetings to renowned songwriter, producer, instrumentalist and singer, Bongos Ikwue, on his 80th birthday, June 6, 2022. The president also joined the family, friends and fans all over the world to celebrate with the iconic performer, whose voice keeps...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (PYO) Presidential Campaign Council has described as fake, the news making the rounds that Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has stepped down his presidential bid ahead of All Progressive Congress (APC) primary election. The Chairman of PYO Media Council, Richard Akinnola,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the heinous killing of worshippers on Sunday at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Kingdom, in Ondo State. The President, in a condolence message released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 35-year old physically challenged lady, Kasarachi Onumajuru for drug trafficking in Imo. The NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Mr. Babafemi said...
Members of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service have intercepted 15 bags of cannabis and a motorcycle from suspected drug traffickers in Ikara Local Government Area of the state. Speaking while handing over the illicit substances to the representative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in his office,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has condemned in the strongest possible terms the mob attack on Citizen Ahmad Usman which culminated in his death on Saturday 4th of June, 2022. The Minister reiterated that no one had the right to...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – An explosion on Sunday rocked the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in Owo town, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State capital. It was learnt that some worshippers were feared killed, while others were seriously injured as a result of the incident, which...
The Federal Government may drop the solar project as the proposed alternative power for some Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) facilities in Badagry, following an unfavourable report on its suitability in the environment. Mrs Cecilia Gayya, Director-General(DG) of ASCON, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 185 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), asking the court to “declare unconstitutional, illegal, and incompatible with international standards the failure of the electoral body to extend the deadline for voter registration to allow eligible...