Cautions against visiting Southwest with war Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun, AbdulRahman donate N75m to victims of Owo attack By Banji Ayoola The chairman of South West Governors and Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Tuesday warned that the Governments and People of the Region would not tolerate any further unprovoked attack under whatever guise anywhere in the […]
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Oyo State Government has disclosed that 779 intending pilgrims with Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Muslim Wing, are to leave Nigeria for Saudi Arabia on Friday, June 17 for this year’s spiritual Hajj performance. This was made known by the Chairman of the Board, Prof. Sayed Malik during the distribution of Hajj Clothes, Bags and […]
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The mass burial of those who were killed in the terrorists attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo , Ondo State last week Sunday, will hold on Friday, June 17. At least, 40 people died in the attack while many others sustained injuries. Confirming the date, the Catholic Diocese of Ondo through its Director of […]
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The Federal Government has announced new regulations for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other internet platforms operating in Nigeria. Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) released the regulations five months after a six-month ban on Twitter. A draft copy of the Code of Practice mandates internet platforms to act promptly in obeying “court order directing […]
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This file photo taken on February 06, at Mairi village outskirts of Maiduguri capital of northeast Borno State, shows young girls fleeing from Boko Haram Islamists walking past burnt livestock. / AFP / Stringer Despite the frenetic state of the election primaries, the sporadic violence erupting in many parts of the country and the resultant […]
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Vow to beef up security Express concern over influx of okada riders into region Owo killings, attack on Yoruba race – Ondo Obas By Banji Ayoola Governors in the Southwest, under the aegis of Southwest Governors’ Forum, have declared a three-day mourning period in memory of the victims of the 5th June, 2022 terror attack […]
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The Police in Kogi on Monday confirmed the abduction of three missionaries by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. According to the police, the abducted missionaries are Evangelist Peter Adigidzi, Pastor Mike Baba and Pastor Sunday Abah, all working with Child Evangelical Fellowship (CEF) and are residents of Lokoja. State Commissioner of Police Edward Egbuka who […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (M) and Ondo Diocesan Catholic Bishop, Rt Revd Jude Arogundade at the scene of the attack Oyo State Government on Monday declared a three-day mourning period in honour of the victims of the terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. The decision, according to a statement by […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari at Democracy Day parade in Abuja Three persons collapsed on Monday during the military parade which held at the Eagle Square, Abuja, as part of the activities to mark the 2022 Democracy Day celebrations. The individuals, drawn from the different units of the military, eyewitnesses say, may have succumbed after being weighed […]
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Nigerian main opposition leader and presidential candidate Moshood Abiola votes in Lagos in a 12 June 1993 file photo. Abiola, the presumed winner of the elections, was placed under house arrest by police 11 June, one day before setting up a government of national unity. The 1993 vote was annulled by then military leader Gen. […]
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