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The funeral service for victims of the June 5 terror  attack on  St Francis Catholic Church, Owo is currently ongoing.  The event is being held at the Conference Hall of Mydas Hotel, along Owo-Ikare expressway, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. THISDAY reported that 40 persons out of the 127 involved in the attack were killed, leaving 61 …

• Why govs can’t be trusted with state police, by Malami• Buhari insists govt has degraded B’Haram, IPOB, others• Police boss laments irregular pay, power failure as Force graduates 205 officers Ondo State Governor and Chairman of South West Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, yesterday, warned the Federal Government that its inability to secure life and property would soon leave citizens with …

In this exclusive interview with ABIODUN SANUSI, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party and national leader of the Kwankwasiya movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso, said he would not forego his presidential ambition for anyone, including the presidential candidates of the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and that of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. How do you intend …

German pensioner Gabriele Washah waits in line to fill her trolley with bags of carrots for 50 cents, yoghurts just past their sell-by date and bunches of wilting flowers. With the cost of living soaring across Europe, the 65-year-old retired shop assistant is one of many Germans turning to food banks to make ends meet. “Sometimes I go home from …

… Company says 30-hectare nursery underway in Orhionmwon LGA Saro Oil Palm Limited, an integrated agricultural company has embarked on pre-planting activities in preparation for the development of a 10,000-hectare oil palm plantation in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State. The company’s Managing Director, Dr. Tunde Faturonti made the disclosure while at a facility tour and meeting with leaders of …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Thursday afternoon, announced Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate for the 2023 election, thus bringing a climax to the suspense and speculations that had attended the choice for weeks. Mr Abubakar, a former vice president of Nigeria between 1999 and 2007, made theannouncement during a meeting attended …

NO APOLOGIES, PLEASE, On Peter Obi’s supposed ‘Stinginess’ by Bianca Ojukwu Sometime in 2009, ‘Mr’(as he preferred to be addressed) Peter Obi, Governor Of Anambra State at the time, visited Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and myself at Dallas, Texas. He came to deliver a get well message from Dr Goodluck Jonathan and was billed to attend a black tie event …

The Indigenous People of Biafra has warned criminal elements to desist from using its name to commit crimes in the South-East. The secessionist group dissociated itself from the criminals, saying it had never been part of or behind the ongoing insecurity and criminalities in the region. In a statement on Thursday, the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said …

Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has chosen Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election. The former Nigeria’s Vice President made the announcement on Thursday via his social media handles, putting all speculations to rest. Abubakar posted, “I am delighted to announce Governor Ifeanyi A. Okowa as my …

“You know him to be a fighter; you know him to care about winning; you know him to care about good governance; and you know him to care about our people.” Atiku Former Vice President and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has selected Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate for next year’s …