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Nigeria has come to stay — Obaseki

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Monday expressed faith in the unity of the country dispelling insinuations in some quarters that the country is due for a split. “Nigeria has come to stay,’’ Obaseki said as he received visiting Nigeria’s…

Police arraign 3 employees over alleged N2.53m theft

The Police in Osun, on Monday, arraigned one Mujidat Omoloye, 22, Kehinde Oke, 45 and Hammed Oke, 43 in Ile-Ife for allegedly stealing their employer’s N2.53 million. The Prosecutor, Insp. Sunday Osanyintuyi said the defendants allegedly converted their employer –…

Fish out Sowore’s killers, Fayemi tells police

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Monday added his voice to the calls on the police to fish out the killers of Mr Olajide Sowore, younger brother of publisher and rights activist, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Olajide, a student of Igbinedion…

Defender dies after 40 years in coma

Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died aged 73 after almost 40 years in a coma, his former club Nimes announced on Monday. Adams, who made 22 international appearances in the 1970s, slipped into a coma after a mistake by…

Gunmen kidnap wife, children of Katsina Lawmaker

Bandits have reportedly kidnapped the wife and two children of the lawmaker representing Bakori Constituency in the Katsina State House of Assembly, Dr. Ibrahim Kurami. The bandits, according to a resident, stormed the country house of the lawmaker located at…