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ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury Rt Reverend Justin Welby had added his voice to the global condemnation of the killing of Shehu Shagari College of Education Deborah Samuel saying such violence is a sin against God.

ISLAMIC body the Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has responded to the recent murder of Deborah Samuel at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto by stating that the rising incidents of blasphemy is partly due hate sermons delivered by pastors.

UNCERTAINTY sill surrounds the presidential application forms of former president Dr Goodluck Jonathan and that of African Development Bank (AfDB) president Dr Akinwunmi Adeshina after it appears that they were both submitted.

LEADERS of the Hausa community in Lagos State have appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwoolu to review his recent ban on Okada commercial motorcycles in six local government areas as the move would deny their members of their livelihood.

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has been granted leave to watch all of Liverpool's games while he in detention by the federal high court Abuja after he told the judge that he is a lifelong fan of the football club.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We do not need loans or grants but proper foreign direct investment (FDI) to build up our industrial capacity. Consequently, all recent coronavirus-related loans must be written off

[2] Nigeria needs at least $100bn of FDI annually. International development agencies must agree to press industrialised countries to offer tax rebates to their private companies that invest in Nigeria

SENATOR Ademola Adeleke remains on course to stand in the Osun State gubernatorial elections taking place on July 16 after a federal high court in Osogbo declared him the bonafide governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

NIGERIA'S presidency has slammed socio-cultural group the Northern Elders Forum (Nef) accusing it of delusional arrogance after the body said that some sections of the country were free to secede from the federation if they so chose to.

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has secured a significant legal victory today after the federal high court in Abuja struck out a fresh six-count amended charge brought against him by the federal government.

NIGERIA'S diaspora community in the UK will hold its 2022 annual general meeting on Saturday May 21 onboard the MV Emerald boat along the River Thames in an unprecedented break with tradition.