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Peter Obi and Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo shared a friendly hug on Friday, March 17, as they attended the inaugural Mass of the newly created Catholic Diocese in Agueri, Anambra state.  Several dignitaries were present at the inauguration Mass, including the Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe, and Valantine Ozigbo.  …

The remains of eight students of Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State, who died in an auto crash on their way to Taraba State from Port Harcourt, have been laid to rest.    The incident happened on Saturday, February 18, at the TTC/Special Science School junction, Abakaliki in Ebonyi State while …

“The family continues to celebrate the life of their son. To honour his legacy, they are choosing to continue with the release of the ‘Mass Country’ album on the 24th February 2023 as planned,” the press release reads. The co-executive producer of the album Nivo was quoted in the press …

This call comes as The ONE Campaign launches “Vote Your Future 2.0,” a nonpartisan governance campaign aimed at uniting citizens across the country in the run-up to the general elections. In 2019, ONE collaborated with UNICEF’s U-Report to survey 170,000 Nigerians across every state to ascertain the issues that were …

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo CNN  —  More than one million people attended Pope Francis’ Mass in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Wednesday, the Vatican Press Office said, citing figures estimated by local authorities. Francis’ trip to the DRC – the first papal visit since 1985 – …

Two gunmen opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday at the weekend in a township in South Africa, killing eight and wounding three others.   The mass shooting was carried out by two attackers and occurred between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m. (1515 and 1530 GMT) on Sunday …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have uncovered and dismantled a clandestine skuchies laboratory in a remote part of Sagamu, Ogun state.   Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, January 15, 2023, said anti-narcotics officers recovered several equipment and various quantities of …

The Detroit Pistons defeated the Orlando Magic 121-101, but a huge brawl during the game resulted in the NBA suspending eleven players. For knocking Pistons player Killian Hayes off the court on Thursday, Magic center Moritz Wagner was given a two-game suspension. Due to his retaliatory headshot to Wagner, Hayes …

Southern Kaduna community was reportedly attacked again barely a day after a mass burial for victims of terrorism in Kaduna State. Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that the terrorists stormed the area on Friday shooting sporadically. The incident according to Daily Trust, happened between the hours of 9 pm …

At least six people have died after a gunman went on a shooting spree at an apartment block, police said.   Officers have reported that the shooting took place on Sunday night, Dec. 18,  in the Belleria Residences on the corner of Jane Street and Rutherford Road.   York Regional Police Constable …