Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, embarked on a condolence visit to Owo, Ondo state, to commiserate with the government and people of the state over the heinous attack at the St Francis Catholic Church. According to a tweet by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo will relay the President’s…
Trust africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commiserated with his Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi (SAN) and the State Government, over the attack and killings of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church at Owa-luwa Street, Owo in Ondo State by unknown gunmen on Sunday. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who described the…
A former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, has condemned the anti-corruption war of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), saying instead of killing corruption, corruption is now killing Nigeria. Melaye, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, in a statement issued on Sunday, alleged Buhari has failed Nigerians who…
Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District, Ajibola Basiru on Monday reacted to the terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State on Sunday, which killed scores of worshippers, leaving many others critically injured. The lawmaker in the upper legislative Chamber condemned the heinous act, describing it as reprehensible, even as it has shattered…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Monday reacted to the murder of worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele said Nigeria is sitting on a time bomb. Primate Ayodele revealed that terrorists have planted explosives…
The former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu on Monday visited Owo in Ondo State where over 30 Catholic church worshippers were killed by gunmen. Recall that armed men yet-to-be-identified had on Sunday, invaded the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, and opened fire on worshipers. Scores of the victims who were injured in the attack…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. Atiku urged the government and security agents to ensure that those behind the attack are arrested and made to face justice. In a post on Facebook, the former Vice President condoled with the…
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na-Allah, says the institution has gone tough on lecturers sexually harassing students, as two professors had been dismissed for the offence. Na’Allah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in New York that the university had introduced a policy on sex abuse on campus, which had…
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has directed that flags should be flown at half-mast in all public buildings, facilities and official residences for seven days in honour of the victims of the Owo terror attack on Sunday. This is contained in a statement issued by the Akeredolu’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde on Monday in Akure. ”In…
