Gunmen kill over 20 in early morning rampage in Plateau State, Nigeria

Gunmen have gone on rampage in Plateau State, killing more than 20 people in an early morning attack, a report from the area said. The attack took place in Nkyie Dongwro village in Miango district of Bassa Local Government Area, a Channelstv report said. It is the second attack in the state in less than […]

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Bailout funds to state governments in Nigeria is illegal

Two-time Chairman of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Engr. Hamman Tukur has said that the bailout funds to state governments by the current federal administration are altogether illegal. Tukur, who spoke to the Economic Confidential in his office in Kaduna, queried the rationale for such disbursement labelling it as illegal. “(President Muhammadu) Buhari gave out […]

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Weah short of 50 percent barrier, faces Boakai in Liberia’s presidential runoff in November

Former international football star, George Weah and Liberia’s Vice President, Joseph Boakai will face a runoff for the presidency on November 7, the national election commission announced Sunday. With tallies in from 95.6 percent of polling stations, Weah took 39.0 percent of the votes and Boakai 29.1 percent, both well short of the 50 percent barrier […]

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Lagos governor unveils Fela’s liberation statue, hails his legacy

Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday eulogised the virtues of late Afrobeat legend and freedom fighter, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti describing him as an enigmatic artiste who used the platform of his art to agitate for social and human rights by challenging government and people to explore development through social and economic activities that […]

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Mother of 6 outwits Boko Haram fighters

Ingenuity, inspiration, an elaborate ruse and a touch of madness. That’s what it took for Zainabu Hamayaji to protect her family from Boko Haram. The terror network in northeast Nigeria has killed 20,000 people, abducted thousands more and driven more than 2 million people from their homes during its eight-year insurgency. The 47-year-old mother of […]

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Nigerian ‘church’ where worshippers are served alcohol during service

Without doubt, churches have denominations and patterns of worship differ, but when you stumble on one, where weird activities are the order of the day and alcohol, animal sacrifices and biblical villains like Nebuchadnezzar, Ahab and even Satan are deified, then you’ve just encountered worship redefined. Tabitha Pearl writes. A Christian worship centre or church […]

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What Is the North’s Restructuring Game?, By Rafiq Raji

Northern political leaders met in Kaduna in mid-October to articulate their position on recurrent agitations by major ethnic groups about restructuring the Nigerian federation. They had hitherto either been silent on the issue or suggested there was no need to change the current governance structure, which most argue is biased in their favour. It would […]

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‘On our way to church my husband slapped me twice in front of the kids and hit my head’ – Wife narrates her ordeal (Photo)

The lady pictured with the bloodied head above shared the story of how an argument in their car on their way to church led to a series of slaps and beating. She didn’t say where the incident happened. Marriages? Below is her story:  LIB

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2019 Nigerian Presidency: South West APC planning to go for Tinubu – Dele Momodu

The Publisher of Ovation Magazine and former Presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu has given interpretations to recent comment by an All Progressives Congress chieftain, chief Bisi Akande. Akande during a meeting of the South West leaders of the ruling party had made it clear that there was no automatic ticket for President Muhammadu Buhari. Reacting to […]

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US lawyers set to file charges against Buhari, Buratai at ICC over Biafra

Law firm of Fein & DelValle PLLC has announced that, “it is drafting a criminal indictment against Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusfu Buratai, for genocide and crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.” In a statement issued at the weekend in Washington, […]

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On NNPC JV Agreements: Femi Falana Is Wrong; Vice President Osinbajo Is Right, By Simbo Olorunfemi

The lingering controversy over the purported $25 billion NNPC contracts is one that could have been largely put to rest by a comprehensive statement, promptly issued by the competent and relevant organs, detailing the chain of events and the governing protocols around them. Only in part though, as the bit fuelled by mischief, ignorance and […]

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Kidnap kingpin Evans’ lawyer accuses police of extorting over N50 million, other valuables from client

The lawyer representing billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (popularly known as Evans), has accused officers of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team of extorting money and valuables running into hundreds of millions of naira from his client. Olukoya Ogungbeje, who petitioned the Police Service Commission on Friday, also accused the officers of sexually molesting Evans’ […]

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Weah leads in Liberian election, runoff likely even though 75% votes already counted

Former international football star George Weah, 51, and Vice-President Joseph Boakai, 73, held commanding leads in provisional presidential election results announced yesterday in Liberia. Weah, a former world, African and European footballer of the year, received 39.2% of nearly 1.2 million ballots cast in nearly three-quarters of polling places, leading Boakai who had 29.6% of […]

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Akande’s comment on APC presidential ticket is his personal opinion – Oyegun

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said the statement credited to his predecessor, Chief Bisi Akande, that the party’s presidential ticket for 2019 election was open to all was his personal view. Although Oyegun who had declared in May that the party would give Buhari right of first […]

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Gunmen attack Nigeria’s ex-IGP, Ibrahim Coomasie, his police guard shot dead

Gunmen stormed the GRA residence of former Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Coomasie, on Saturday evening, killing a policeman on guard duty and injuring the other. Sources told Sunday Sun that Coomasie who was in the house at the time of the attack about 7.30 p.m. was unharmed. It was learnt that on arriving at the residence, […]

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame jails mother and daughters over plan to run for Presidency (Photos)

Rwanda’s president, the all-powerful Paul Kagama has reportedly arrested a mother and her two daughters because one of the daughters dared to challenge him by attempting to run against him in the presidential election. Vinny Radak took to Twitter to share the news, writing: “Paul Kagame jails Mother and her daughters because the daughter wanted to run […]

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I’m not under probe over Aso Rock clinic, says Jonathan

Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has faulted the impression being created in the media that his administration would be probed by the committee set up by the House of Representatives to look into how the budget allocated to the State House Medical Centre since 2015 was spent. He said he had nothing to do […]

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Vatican confirms kidnap of Italian Catholic priest in Benin city, Nigeria

An Italian priest has been kidnapped by gunmen in southern Nigeria, church officials in both countries have said. Maurizio Pallu was snatched on Thursday in broad daylight by armed men just outside of Benin City, Italian media reports said. “Pope Francis has been informed about the Italian priest, Maurizio Pallu kidnapped in Nigeria and he […]

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