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...
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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...
The Minister of State, Health, Sen. Adeleke Mamora, says Nigeria is endowed with over 10,000 species of medicinal plants. He also said the country had good arable land and climatic conditions for harnessing the potentials of the plants, for health, social, economic and other benefits. Mamora said this in...
Nigerians in North Central have expressed displeasure on the rate at which electoral processes have been tied to the use of money and other values in recent times. A cross section of those who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) expressed on Sunday across the zone displeasure...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged all presidential aspirants on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) to hold consultations, and come up with a formidable candidate before the party holds its primary election between June 6 and June 8. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, in a statement, said...
A founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Preye Aganaba, said Nigeria could not afford to miss the option of having Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as President the way it ignored the services of late Obafemi Awolowo. Aganaba, who described Osinbajo as the best presidential aspirant among other...
The Northern governors from the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to pick his successor from the Southern part of the country. The governors said it would be an honour for Buhari’s successor to come from the Southern part of the country. In a statement...
Some members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Badagry on Saturday organiséd special prayers for Sen. Bola Tinubu, one of presidential aspirants, to be victorious in the upcoming primary. Mr Ibrahim Layode, the lawmaker, representing Badagry Constituency 1 in the Lagos House of Assembly, said that the gathering was...