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FORMER Zamfara State governor Abdulaziz Yari has been expelled from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the party goes through a blood-letting upheaval in response to its recent loss of all elective positions within the state.

SEVEN soldiers including a battalion commander have been reported missing after Boko Haram sacked two Nigerian Army bases in Borno State carting away combat equipment in a raid that is believed to have left one troop dead.

GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje is contemplating appointing an acting emir of Kano to replace Lamido Sanusi Mohammed after the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission accused the monarch of misappropriating N3.5bn ($9.4m).

NIGERIA'S Flying Eagles have been knocked out of the ongoing U20 World Cup in Poland after suffering a 1-2 loss at the hands of Senegal last night despite dominating possession and having loads of scoring chances.

By Ayo Akinfe 

(1) As we celebrate Eid-al-Fitr, can we please pause for a second and actually think about the concept of heaven which underpins the doctrines of Islam and Christianity. Nigerian adherents to these two faiths are so passionate about going to heaven but appear not interested in replicating the idea of heaven on earth. I for one simply cannot get my head around that discrepancy 

URHOBO leaders have thrown their weight behind Delta Central Senatorial District's Senator Ovie Omo-Agege's bid to become the next deputy senate president when National Assembly leadership positions are decided next week.

MEN of the Imo State Police Command have arrested three people in connection with the recent attack on former Governor Rochas Okorocha's country home in Ogboko during which armed men stormed the compound.

NIGERIAN soldier Major Ajibade Atobatele emerged as the top student in his LLM law class at University of Lancaster in the UK bagging the Best Dissertation Award of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in the process.

OYO State's Governor Seyi Makinde has revealed that his church the Cathedral of St Peter in the Aremo area of the capital Ibadan will from henceforth become the official place of worship for all government activities.

KOGI State civil servants have rejected an offer from Governor Yahaya Bello to be paid between 25% and 30% of their salary arrears dismissing the gesture as derisory insisting that they be paid in full.