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ARMED gunmen have attacked St Patrick’s Catholic Church at Gidan Maikambo in Kafur Local Government Area of President Muhammadu Buhari's native Katsina State and abducted two priests among others.

PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) delegates in Taraba State have stoned the convoys of Governor Darius Ishaku and that of his deputy Haruna Manu at the Catholic Pastoral Centre Jalingo over the imposition of a gubernatorial candidate on them.

BRITISH investigators have uncovered another major Nigerian corruption scandal involving Bashir Jamoh the managing director of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (Nimasa) with two sums of N1.5trn ($3.6bn) and $9.5m traced to his private accounts.

FORMER Anambra State governor Peter Obi has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) just three days ahead of the party's primary elections in which he was a leading contender for its presidential ticket.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Dr Martin Luther King always spoke about "The fierce urgency of now" pointing out that gradualism was the killer of goals and dreams. Are we aware of that in Nigeria at all?

[2] It is projected that by 2050, Nigeria will have a population of 400m, making her the third most populous nation in the world after India and China

NIGERIA'S UK diaspora community created history yesterday when the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) held its first ever annual general meeting (AGM) aboard the boat MV Emerald along the River Thames.

ENGLISH Premier League side Crystal Palace are lining up a bid for Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo with a view to signing him from Glasgow Rangers during the forthcoming summer transfer window.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Impose an indefinite ban on mosque construction across northern Nigeria, insisting that all such funds go towards school construction

[2] Jail the parents of any Almajiris or out-of-school kids for a minimum of five year

[3] Impose a 40% education tax on all mosques across northern Nigeria

[4] Seize the private jets of all northern Nigerians and auction them off. Use the proceeds to build schools

OHANEZE Youth Council, (OYC) has warned the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that it will call for a total shutdown across the southeast geo-political zone next February if they both deny Ndigbo their presidential tickets.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Whenever you get a group of four or five Nigerians together, they simply cannot help themselves. They must lament about the plight of the nation, moaning about corruption, inadequate power supply, a lack of infrastructure, armed robbery, kidnapping, ethnic intolerance, nepotism, religious fundamentalism, poor services, etc. I think this is actually a very positive step as it shows we care