North and South Korea are planning another round of reunions at the end of October for families separated since the 1950-53 Korean War as the rivals’ diplomatic ties continue to thaw. Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, which separated brothers and sisters, parents and children and husbands and wives “The […]
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The Ondo State Government has denied any involvement in an attempt by a group of people planning to defraud potential beneficiaries of GEEP loan in the state. Bulk SMS is being sent to a large number of people in the state with the claim that they should report at a location in Akure for interview. […]
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Pope Francis on Sunday condemned how Irish children were “robbed of their innocence and taken from their mothers” by Catholic Church-run institutions that put them up for adoption for the shame of having been born to unwed mothers. Francis spoke out about Ireland’s haunting history of forced adoptions during a prayer on Sunday in Knock, […]
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The return journey of Nigeria’s 55,000 pilgrims who performed this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia begins on Monday, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said. Its Director of Operations, Abdullahi Saleh, announced this on Sunday in Jeddah after a meeting with the airline operators. He said the operation would be concluded within the […]
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The new leadership of the Department of State Services (DSS) has started in earnest to review cases of all detainees in its custody as seven Bayelsa youths regained their freedom. The Seven Ijaw youths were arrested two years ago and locked up in the organization’s underground cell in Abuja. They were released on Saturday in […]
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The All Progressives Congress has dissociated itself from promoters of an online membership registration website — apcregistration.com. The party said its ongoing membership registration exercise had nothing to do with the website. This was contained in a statement signed by the APC acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yekini Nabena, in Abuja on Sunday. The APC […]
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Pope Francis in Ireland on Sunday “begged for God’s forgiveness” for the child sexual abuse scandal rocking the church, but faced accusations by a former Vatican official that he had personally ignored allegations against senior clergy. Francis is due to speak in front of some 500,000 faithful in Dublin’s Phoenix Park as part of his […]
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– Cleric says Government should do more to improve security, peaceful co-existence, alleviate poverty, improve Nigerians’ living standard; – Those in power should render selfless service to the people, shun unreasonable wealth acquisition The President Muhammadu Buhari administration has scored a pass mark if all the yardsticks of good governance are considered, according to the […]
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The Nigerian Air Force says it has killed 30 suspected armed bandits terrorising different villages in Zamfara State. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday also said that the camps of the bandits were destroyed following several air strikes. “The Nigerian Air Force […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with veteran journalist, human rights and pro-democracy activist, Richard Akinnola, on his 60th birthday. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, issued the President’s congratulatory message in Abuja on Saturday. President Buhari joined family, friends and colleagues of the journalist, the media and civil society […]
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