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Udo Peter and Philemon Oboh, both priests of the Catholic church, have been abducted by gunmen in Edo state. The gunmen reportedly kidnapped the Catholic priests along the Benin-Auchi expressway, between the Ehor and Iruekpen communities in the state. Chidi Nwabuzor, police public relations officer in the state, confirmed the development in a […]

Eighteen travellers have been killed, following an accident which occurred along the Lagos-Ibaban expressway. Bisi Kazeem, public education officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. According to Kazeem, 25 people were involved in the accident which occurred on Saturday around the Isara bridge […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has called on his supporters to be tolerant of other viewpoints. He made the appeal in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. The development comes days after Poju Oyemade, senior pastor of Covenant Christian Centre, faced fierce criticism from supporters […]

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says the state is opposed to the national water resources bill reintroduced in the national assembly. TheCable had reported how the bill passed first reading at the house of representatives on Tuesday. The bill, which is sponsored by Sada Soli, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker from […]

Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), says his party is offering “a golden opportunity” to Peter Obi, standard-bearer of the Labour Party (LP), to be his running mate. Kwankwaso spoke on Saturday with journalists after inaugurating the state office of the NNPP in Gombe state. The presidential […]

Israel Adesanya has defeated America’s Jared Cannonier to retain his middleweight belt title in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 276. #UFC276 results: Israel Adesanya def. Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45)https://t.co/fyEmADnl7O pic.twitter.com/tAMcdhjPWg — MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) July 3, 2022 The 32-year-old Nigerian-born New Zealand professional mixed martial artist was adjudged the […]