The two Catholic priests and 17 parishioners slain by suspected herdsmen on April 24 in Benue State were buried on Tuesday amid nationwide peaceful protest by the Catholic faithful. The two priests, Rev Fathers Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha, and…
SARS operatives allegedly torture Ogun ticket officer to death (Punch)
When the wife of Kazeem Akeem, a ticket officer at New Market, in the Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State, gives birth anytime from November 2018, the baby will be without a father. Akeem, aka Oba Olofin, was allegedly tortured to…
Irate youths chase away Ekiti monarch, shutdown palace (Vanguard)
There was palpable tension in Agbado-Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government of Ekiti State, yesterday, as irate youths kicked against the alleged imposition of a Regent. Eyewitness account revealed that the protest was spearheaded by the youths, who were joined by other indigenes,…
2019: Real voters behind Buhari – Gov Bello (DailyTrust)
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has expressed confidence in the ability of President Muhammadu Buhari to come out victorious in 2019, saying that the real voters are behind him. Bello, who stated this in a statement through his Director…
Federer relaxed about No.1 ranking quest in Miami (Guardian)
Roger Federer said Thursday retaining his world number one ranking is no more than a “mini-goal” as he prepares his bid to defend the ATP Miami Open title. The 36-year-old Swiss star needs to advance to the quarter-finals in Florida…
‘My hubby has turned our matrimonial home to brothel'(Nation)
Delighted that her 15-year-old loveless marriage was dissolved, Mrs Balikis Oki, yesterday painted her estranged husband’s notoriety for unbridled promiscuity at a Lagos court. “My husband always brings his girlfriends home to sleep with overnight and would ask me to…