CAN President kicks as officials opposed to Muslim-Muslim ticket made APC campaign list

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Daniel Okoh, has distanced himself from the appointment of seven officials of the association in the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement on Thursday night, Okoh expressed worry about the development, noting that, “it counters the well-known stance…

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Troops kill 30 bandits in Zamfara

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday disclosed that the air component of operation Hadarin Daji has killed 30 terrorists in an airstrike in Zamfara. The Director of Media Operations, Brig. Gen. Musa Danmadami said in a statement in Abuja that the operation was carried out on October 14 following an intelligence report about the terrorists’…

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Ekiti speaker dies at 66

The speaker of the Ekiti state house of assembly, Funminiyi Afuye, is dead. He was aged 66.. His death was confirmed in a statement on Wednesday by Yinka Oyebode, spokesman to the Ekiti governor. The speaker was said to have died Wednesday evening at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado- Ekiti, where he was…

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