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Let’s call it a tale of two WhatsApp broadcasts. On June 5, 2022, I received this chat from an older friend whom I call “uncle” because of the age difference: “Today in Owo at St Francis Catholic Church Owaluwa street Owo, Fulani herdsmen on rampage.” It was accompanied with videos of the terror act […]

Adams Oshiomole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the legacy left by former President Goodluck Jonathan is one that should inspire leaders. Oshiomole said this on Saturday at the one-year memorial lecture in honour of Hosa Okunbo, chairman of Ocean Marine Solution, in Abuja. Okunbo died on August […]

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Akwa Ibom command, has explained the reason behind the shaving of the hair and beard of Inibehe Effiong, a legal practitioner. On July 27, Effiong was sent to prison by Ekaette Obot, chief judge of Akwa Ibom, after the lawyer reportedly protested against the presence of armed policemen […]

The Labour Party (LP) has rejected the appointment of Charles Odibo as spokesperson for its presidential campaign. Pat Utomi, leader of the National Consultative Front (NCF), at a media briefing on Thursday, announced Odibo as leader of the communication team for the LP campaign. However, in a statement issued on Saturday by […]

Salman Rushdie, a renowned author who has received death threats over his writings, is currently on a ventilator and unable to speak after being stabbed in the US. Andrew Wylie, his agent, said the author may lose one eye following the attack. Rushdie, author of the controversial novel, The Satanic Verses, was […]

Some repentant insurgents, on Saturday, were engaged in a sanitation exercise in communities across Maiduguri, the Borno capital. According to NAN, the exercise was organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in collaboration with the Borno government. Some of the repentant insurgents wore T-shirts with inscriptions that read ‘Please forgive […]

Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, has apologised for referring to the Catholic church and the Pope during his interview on the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lalong’s apology was contained in a letter addressed to Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), dated August […]

The Lagos government has made mandatory the studying of history across primary and junior secondary schools in the state. Source: Top Stories

The Nigerian Labour Congress has asked the federal government to raise taxes across the board for the ‘rich’ and ensure that governors above 50 years resign.  The union made the recommendations in a letter signed by Ayuba Wabba, NLC’s president and sent to President Muhammadu Buhari.  The letter, seen by TheCable, dated […]