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The attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Sunday, has continued to elicit condemnation from the international community. United States Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, in a statement issued in New York, United States, condemned in the strongest terms, the heinous attack. Guterres called on the Nigerian authorities to spare no effort in bringing the perpetrators to justice. Spokesman …

Tinubu Campaign Organisation has warned against the imposition of a consensus candidate by the All Progressives Congress. The organisation was reacting to the announcement of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as consensus candidate of the party on Monday. In a statement signed by its Legal Director, Babatunde Ogala, SAN, the support group listed three conditions for picking a consensus candidate as …

• APC’s silence on Owo attack confirms its complicity, says PDP• Ooni: Yoruba nation remains unconquered• Ohanaeze Ndigbo laments deteriorating security, seeks restructuring of security architecture As the dust settles on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owaluwa in Owo, Ondo State after the brutal invasion by yet-to-be-identified gunmen around 11:30.a.m on Sunday, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, …

“Allow the delegates to decide. The party must participate, nobody will appoint anybody.” Mr Buhari says. President Muhammadu Buhari Monday told governors of APC-controlled northern states that he had no preferred presidential aspirant in the ruling party and the party should ‘allow the delegates to decide’ its presidential candidate. Mr Buhari’s position was contained in a statement by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu. …

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, on Monday, visited Owo, where gunmen attacked and killed dozens of worshippers in a church. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State received Mr Tinubu. Speaking at the Olowo of Owo’s palace, Mr Akeredolu described the Pentecost Sunday, when the incident happened, as “a black Sunday.” “A heinous crime of …

Members of the All Progressives Congress’ National Working Committee are divided over the nomination of a consensus presidential candidate for the party. The PUNCH gathered that members of the NWC met on Monday in line with the directive of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), that a consensus candidate should be picked after consultations. It was learnt that a candidate …

– Says Nigerians too vulnerable to attack The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has condemned the barbaric attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa, Owo, Ondo State on Sunday, killing over 50 persons, saying the yoruba’s cannot be overruned by anyone. While describing the incident as a gruesome massacre dastardly targeted at turning Yorubaland to a war zone, the monarch …

Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, has withdrawn from the presidential race. Mr Nnamani, who was running on the platform of the All Progressives (APC), pulled out of the race on Monday, some hours before the national convention. In a statement, Mr Nnamani cited a lack of sincerity on zoning and the poor management of the primary election activities which he …

Apparently frustrated with the cavalier attitude of the Federal Government and some  State Governments to security reports the State Security Service (SSS) has recently resorted to alerting the Nigerian people of imminent attacks by terrorists and other nihilist forces. Thus, on March 20, the State Security Services (SSS) said it had discovered plans to cause violence in parts of the …

The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) continued Monday as 12 northern state governors of the party insisted that the party should pick its presidential candidate from the southern part of Nigeria. This occurred at about the same time the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, announced that President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as the consensus candidate. …