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Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:55:05 +0000
Three killed in Niger communal clash
By Justina Asishana, Minna Three persons have been killed and over 30 injured in a communal clash between Boku and Doko communities in Lavun local government area of Niger State. Several houses and vehicles were destroyed and many cows, goats and sh...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:44:22 +0000
‘Foreign authors wrote on Africa from uninformed position’
Prof. Rowland Abiodun who turns 80 on July 25, is John C. Newton Professor of Art, the History of Art, and Black Studies at Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. He is author of Yoruba Art and Language: Seeking the African in African Art (201...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:37:19 +0000
Police kill robber, foil attempt to rob bakery, steal N13m in Ondo
By Osagie Otabor, Akure Men of the Ondo Police Command have shot dead a suspected member of an armed robbery gang that attempted to rob a bakery in Akure. The robbers had successfully snatched a vehicle belonging to owner of the bakery but were chase...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:33:55 +0000
Why APC national convention is being delayed
For the umpteenth time, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its national convention. Views of party stakeholders from across the country were sought on the matter. While some party chieftains have thrown more light into reasons b...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:23:14 +0000
500 retirees, others raise alarm over N2.3b land extortion
By Emma Elekwa, Onitsha No fewer than 500 people, predominantly retired civil servants, have raised the alarm over alleged extortion of over N2.3 billion for the purchase of parcels of land from the Anambra Home Ownership Company Limited (AHOCOL), a ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:22:48 +0000
NUC approves King David University of Medical Sciences, Ebonyi
Our Reporter His determination to provide quality education not only for his people but also for humankind, the Ebonyi State Governor, David Nweze Umahi established King David University of Medical Sciences, Ebonyi State. Yesterday, the National Univ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:21:58 +0000
Ogboni King in police can
Hardball A Yoruba traditional worshipper, who identified himself as an “Ogboni King”, has become the butt of jokes — no thanks to a trending video, showing he may have lied over his role, and that of his group, in the Yoruba nation ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:19:56 +0000
‘How to move alma maters, Nigeria forward’
By Bisi Olaniyi, Southsouth Bureau Chief The outgone Chairman of Edo College Old Boys’ Association (ECOBA), Class of 1970 – 1974, Mr Clifford Enobun, has stated that old students and Nigerians must always be in one accord in order to move...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:18:10 +0000
Wike lifts curfew in Rivers
By Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom  Wike has lifted the curfew he imposed on Rivers to check the killings of security personnel by unknown gunmen. Wike, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, s...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:08:37 +0000
TB Joshua: Family, eminent citizens pay tributes to ‘God’s general’
By Osagie Otabor, Akure, Gboyega Alaka, Alao Abiodun, Uwaifo Faith-Abiodun and Lekan Ale Eminent Nigerians and some foreigners on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to the late Founder/Leader of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Ba...



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