MEMBERS of a local councillor's family in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have beaten up the Catholic priest in charge of St Mary’s Catholic Church in Nkomoro after a bitter altercation over an attack on a cassava farm.

KATSINA State has recorded an impressive79% vaccination rate after the first phase of the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign with an overwhelming majority of the state's residents expressing confidence in the programme.

KIDNAPPERS who recently abducted the Obadu of Ilemeso Ekiti Oba David Oyewumi have demanded a ransom fee of N20m ($52,500) from his family if they want the traditional ruler returned to them unharmed.

On April 15, Oba Oyewumi was abducted by the gunmen who invaded his palace in Ilemeso Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State at around 9pm. Over the weekend, his abductors contacted the family and demanded the ransom as a condition for his safe return to his domain.

DAILY Nigerian publisher Jaafar Jaafar who exposed the corrupt antics of Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje in 2018 when he published a video of him stuffing dollars into his pockets has had to flee his Kano and Abuja residences after receiving death threats.

Ayo Akinfe 

(1) Foreign direct investment - Aim for $50bn annually. When Mark Zuckerberg last visited, did we get him to commit to a minimum annual investment figure 

(2) Development grants - I have lost track of how many billions are available through bodies like Unesco, Unicef, WHO, WTO, World Bank, etc 

(3) Federal government funding - This source is fast drying up though as oil demand remains weak 

MEMBERS of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) have distanced themselves from claims made by Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State that the federal government printed between N50bn and N60bn in March to enable it fund the budget.

LEADING Nigerian pastorpruener Bishop David Oyedepo that has revealed that two church members were the major financiers of his new church auditorium building known as The Ark as the donated respected sums of N1bn ($2.62m) and $1m each towards the project.

NIGERIA'S man opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the dismissal of communications minister Sheikh Isa Pantami over statements he made in the past in support of extremist Islamic groups.

NIGERIAN striker Paul Mukairu's plan to join English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspurs this summer may now be in jeopardy after the club sacked its manager Jose Mourinho who has long been an admirer of the 21 year old.

PAN-cultural group the World Igbo Congress (WIC) has become the latest organisation to denounce the regional outfit Ebubeagu created by the South East Governors Forum claiming it is a tool in the hands of the federal government.