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The federal government disclosed that the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) was responsible for the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja, while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the national security council meeting presided over…

Governors of the five states in south-east region on have announced the establishment of a joint security outfit, codenamed “Ebube Agu”. This was made known in a communique issued at the end of their meeting on Sunday, in Owerri, Imo state capital. The communique which was read by Governor Dave Umahi, of Ebonyi state, said…

Seven people have been confirmed dead following an outbreak of what is suspected to be cholera in Tella Town, Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Innocent Vakkai, who confirmed the incident in Jalingo, on Monday, also disclosed that several others had been hospitalised in health care centres in the…

The Rivers state governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike has dismissed rumours that governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) traveled to Europe to select presidential and vice presidential candidates of the party for the 2023 general elections. He also debunked insinuations that the PDP governors, especially, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, want to usurp the function…

A former military administrator of Plateau state Brig. Gen. Mohammed Mana (rtd) is died. He was aged 75. He died Friday evening in Abuja, two days after he was said to have been discharged from an Abuja hospital. Abdurrahman Kwaccham, a member of the deceased’s family confirmed the death to Daily Trust. Kwaccham said Mana…