Agony as missing corps member’s whereabouts unknown

Where is 25-year-old Cynthia Amarachi, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Osun State? What happened to her on March 15, after she left the state en route to Lagos for a weekend with her parents? These are the questions her mother, siblings and friends have been asking following her mysterious disappearance. Their […]

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Tearful Serena retires injured in Rogers Cup final in Toronto

Serena Williams’ first U.S. Open tune-up ended in a dramatic fashion as the tearful American was forced to retire with a back injury on Sunday. She quit while trailing Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu 3-1 in the Rogers Cup final. Williams, who hopes to chase a record-equalling 24th career Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, […]

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Sultan, others seek prayers for Nigeria to overcome challenges

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has expressed worry that insecurity has degenerated rapidly from a state of benign manageability to intractable malignancy. He lamented: “This situation, which seems to preoccupy the attention of the Federal Government at the expense of other issues in the socio-political and economic spectra, appears increasingly problematic.” Abubakar, who […]

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Kidnappers target children as 4 get missing in Lagos

It was a pathetic situation for the household of Mrs. Victoria Enobabor, a widow, as their four-year-old girl, Victoria, has gone missing since Friday from their residence at NEPA bus-stop, Jakande Estate, Ejigbo, leaving the family in a state of confusion. According to Mrs. Enobabor who is the father’s relative, efforts by the family to […]

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16 Ekiti obas sue Fayemi over their state council chairman

Sixteen traditional rulers, known as ‘Pelupelu Obas,’ have sued Governor Kayode Fayemi over his recent appointment of Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Alabi, as Chairman of the Ekiti State Traditional Council. The aggrieved monarchs described the action taken by the governor picking someone outside the 16 Obas called ‘Alademerindinlogun’ to occupy the exalted seat as […]

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Why I don’t take Holy Communion in other churches – Adeboye

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has declared it is an aberration to take Holy Communion during the day, which explains why he does not take Holy Communion in other churches. He spoke at the Holy Communion service at the just- concluded 67th convention of the church at […]

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Sowore’s real reasons for #RevolutionNow

Omoyele Sowore and members of Global Coalition for Security and Democracy Youths and facilitators under the auspices of the Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria on Monday, August 4, defied threats of security agencies to hold the ‘Revolution Now’ protest in four states of the country and Abuja The protesters said their demands […]

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Nigerians should apologise to Jonathan for voting him out in 2015 – Ex APC chieftain

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has asked Nigerians to publicly apologise to former President Goodluck Jonathan for working against his re-election in 2015. He said in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja that traditional rulers, religious leaders and other Nigerians who sabotaged the Jonathan […]

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Three people I’d like to interview – Amanpour

She is undoubtedly one of the best journalists ever. She has had a stellar career as one of the foremost journalists of her generation, whose trophy cabinet contains 11 Emmys and four Peabody Awards. Her reporting on the wars in the Persian Gulf and the Balkans in the 1990s shot her into the international spotlight […]

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