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Suspected herdsmen in the early hours of Tuesday were said to have killed two Catholic Reverend Fathers: Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha and nine other parishioners in Mbalom village and St. Ignatius Quasi Parish, Ukpor-Mbalom. They were said to have burnt down homes, destroyed food items and killed at will....

  *Visiting Vice President commends FG’s sustained support Nigeria will continue to extend a full range of diplomatic and other forms of assistance to Liberia as the country progresses with a new administration. The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, gave the promise while receiving his Liberian counterpart, Dr. Jewel Howard...

The Federal Government has denied media reports that ministers who were invited to the US-Nigeria Investment Summit in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2018, shunned the forum. In a statement issued on Monday,  the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said most of the ministers who were slated...

  In line with directive of the Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a former Secretary to the State Government, Engr. Fatai  Akinade Akinbade, has concluded plans to formally signify his intention of contesting in the election scheduled for September, this year. The programme which was earlier...

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) at the weekend, shortlisted 64 lawyers for consideration for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for this year. Among the 64 are Lagos lawyer and activist, Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa and Edmund Chinonye Obiagwu, who is a rights activists and National...

  Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has said he prays Nigeria does not go through another civil war. He expressed regret over the numerous problems facing the country in recent times, especially the widespread security challenges and killings which he described as worrisome. Gowon, who attended a...

  Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka and lawyer-activist, Femi Falana (SAN), among others have warned Nigerians to be wary of a coalition formed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, purportedly to rescue Nigeria. They said Nigeria was in danger when politicians like Obasanjo, who “supervised the sacking of democratic governments” in Oyo...

  President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Ayokunle Olasupo, has said that the herdsmen, Boko Haram and other militia groups are more powerful and tactical than the country’s security agencies. Olasupo said this while speaking at the pre-convention briefing at the Rivers Baptist Conference International Camp Ground, Ndele,...

  The World Bank on Monday revealed that Nigerians in the Diaspora repatriated $22 billion home in 2017, making it among the highest, and the fifth largest remittance by immigrants. Egypt received $20 billion from its citizens abroad, according to figures published by the bank today. The World Bank said...

Trade transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed in the negative territory on Friday as investors recorded a loss of N41 billion following losses recorded by 33 companies. The All-Share Index, (ASI) shed 0.28 per cent to 40,814.89 points, following sessions of mixed trading. Analysis of activities in the...