A train in northern India has derailed, killing at least 115 people and injuring dozens more. Indian Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, said the overnight express train travelling between the cities of Patna and Indore came off the tracks near Kanpur city. Fourteen carriages left the tracks, railway officials said. Two senior police officials in Kanpur […]
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The Ondo State Police Command on Monday disclosed that it had made a number of arrests over the killing of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of the leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. Mrs Olakunrin was reportedly killed by some hoodlums, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, along Ore-Shagamu expressway in Odigbo […]
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Ekiti State former governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose on Monday, said he had warned Nigerians about the second term of President Muhammadu Buhari. Fayose said this in reaction to the death of a daughter of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, who was killed by bandits in Ondo State on Friday. On his verified […]
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British Sierra Leonean journalist and lead reporter CNN Africa, Isha Sesay, in her first book titled Beneath the Tamarind Tree, explores the ISIS-affiliated terrorist group Boko Haram’s 2014 kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from the northern Nigerian town of Chibok. Sesay broke the story and followed it for years. For two years, 219 of the girls remained […]
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The Presidency said on Monday that the death of the daughter of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, Mrs Funke Olakunrin, is tragic and regrettable, but adds that politicising it will not help the unity of the country. It said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s thoughts and prayers were with the family over the incident. In a […]
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By Ben Ezeohagwu Why keep mute and fold hands, In the midst of the hopelessness as if nothing is wrong? Why are we so blessed beyond imagination, Yet so poor? Why are we passive, In the midst of active oppressiveness? Why seem depraved, In the midst of so much life around us? Why live to […]
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By Hardball Who killed Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the National leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti? Reports say “gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen” killed the 58-year-old woman on July 12 in Ondo State. Police spokesman in the state, Femi Joseph, said: “Three vehicles were ambushed by gunmen at Kajola […]
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About 300 houses were destroyed and 2,000 residents of Okpoko community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State rendered homeless following a flood that ravaged the area. It was gathered that most residents have fled their homes while others have had their belongings buried in the sand. Some government institutions including a secondary school […]
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• Imposes N5m fine on DSS for rights’ violationThe Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared the continued detention of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), by the Department of State Services (DSS) as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional. Consequently, the court ordered Dasuki’s release on conditional bail. The appellate court held that […]
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Pa Reuben Fasoranti in a pensive mood at his residence in Akure, Ondo State… yesterday. His daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunri was killed by gunmen at the weekend. PHOTO: SAM OLUSEGUN • says South West won’t take more herdsmen’s attacks• Perpetrators may not be cattlemen, says Tinubu• CAN, PDP, youths knock Buhari on insecurity• Ohanaeze warns […]
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