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The priest and the president

By Femi Adesina Let’s go back in time to May 2004, when the lands of Yelwa-Shendam, in Plateau State, had turned crimson. Primitive fury and hatred were unleashed, leading to internecine bloodbath. Hundreds and hundreds of people were killed along…

Drama as police assaults lawyer in Ogun court

…action is condemnable, reprehensible, unprofessional —NBA Chairman, Otta By Tobi Adetunji. The Police officer attached to Lagos zone 2  has  assaulted  a lawyer right within the premises of the High Court Ota in Ogun State. The unfortunate incident which happened…

Oil thieves attack NSCDC operatives in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa government on Thursday condemned the attack on operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state by suspected militants engaged in oil theft. The condemnation was contained in a…

Auto crash claims 147 lives in Yobe – Police

The Police Command in Yobe on Thursday said 147 persons died in various road traffic accidents in the state from January 2020 to February. The Command’s Spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, said this in a statement in Damaturu. He said, “Available…