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A native doctor, Rafiu Afolabi, has narrated how Christopher Akpan, the fiancé of an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Josephine Onche, allegedly killed the woman for money ritual. Afolabi, a 67-year-old man from Saki, Oyo State, said after killing Onche, Akpan offered him N5m to silence him but said he was…

Olufemi Olaniyi writes that a fresh attack on Igangan, Oyo State, by gunmen has caused villagers pain and left property in ruins Violence erupted again in Igangan, epicentre of herdsmen atrocities in Oyo State and one of the worst hit areas in the South-West. The gunmen who invaded one of the seven communities in Ibarapaland…

A night guard, Kabiru Oyeduntan, arrested for killing a mistress of his friend, was on Friday paraded before newsmen by Osun State Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode. Forty-year-old Oyeduntan, an indigene of Ikoyi in Osun State, allegedly committed the offence in his room in Apomu, on Thursday. Parading the suspect with the dismembered body parts…

The ancient town of Arigidi Akoko, the hometown of the late founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations, Temitope Joshua, popularly known as Prophet T. B. Joshua, in the Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been mourning since the day the death was announced. The traditional ruler of Arigidi Akoko, Oba…

Elder statesmen in the country under the aegis of Committee for the Goodness of Nigeria have declined to make public the outcome of their Abuja meeting. But former President Olusegun Obasanjo told journalists on Friday in Abuja that the CGN had agreed to present its communiqué to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), who…

As Nigeria marks Democracy Day today, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to stand against insurrectionists and killers destroying the country’s democratic institutions. Tinubu said this in a statement he signed on Friday titled, ‘June 12, 2021: Democracy Day Statement’ – amid secessionist agitations from the South-East…

• Why OTTs must register in Nigeria –Lai Mohammed Senior lawyers on Friday faulted the conditions set by the Federal Government before the suspension placed on the operations of the microblogging platform, Twitter, could be lifted. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had announced that henceforth, Twitter and other social media platforms must…

The Central Bank of Nigeria currently has about 37 intervention programmes to boost the economy, the bank has said. The acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Mr Osita Nwanisobi, said this during the CBN two-day fair which commenced in Lagos and Abeokuata, Ogun State on Thursday. He said, “As at today, we have about 37…

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate destruction of all criminal hideouts in the state to prevent attempt to undermine security. He specifically mentioned Ahoada, Elele, Eleme and Onne as flashpoint areas. The governor said criminals were already coming to terms with the reality that Rivers State was too hot for them…

The National Democratic Coalition has demanded that Nigeria return to the practice of true federalism in order to bring to an end the myriad of problems currently bedeviling it. It also demanded that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), stop “his sectional assault on the South.” This was contained in a communiqué issued after…

Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate has called on security agencies to allow protesters demonstrate peacefully at the #June12protests slated to hold nationwide on Saturday. The Senator via his Twitter page on Friday stated that protesters should be allowed to express their grievances without intimidation or attacks. “June 12: Protesters…

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Novak Djokovic handed 13-time champion Rafael Nadal only his third defeat in 16 years and 108 matches at the French Open on Friday to reach his sixth Roland Garros final after an epic showdown which even beat the country’s Covid-19 curfew. In their 58th career clash, Djokovic triumphed 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 and stays…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), has said that the All Progressives Congress will remain in power for as long as possible.

Italy impressed in a 3-0 win over Turkey as the delayed Euro 2020 finally kicked off in Rome on Friday. All the goals came in the second half in front of a Stadio Olimpico that was filled to a quarter of its capacity. Merih Demiral’s own goal put Italy in front before Ciro Immobile and…