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Rev. Fr. Joseph Shekari of St Monica’s Catholic Church, Ikulu Pari, who was abducted on Sunday has regained freedom. The Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Okolo, in a statement on Tuesday confirmed the development. He said Shekari was released at about 10.30pm on Monday. Recall that the abductors demanded the…

The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that one person died in a gas explosion that occurred in Ijarawa Village in Bichi Local Government Area of the state. A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the fire service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Monday said that one other person survived the incident. Abdullahi said…

The Operator of the Otakikpo Marginal Field in OML-11, Green Energy International Ltd (GEIL) says that it is set to commission the 12MMSCFD modular LPG extraction plant and 6MW power generating plants at the Otakikpo Marginal Field in Q2 2022. These associated gas utilization projects are a critical part of the Operator’s gas flares-out project…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of three persons from an accident involving a vehicle and a motorcycle in Anambra. The corps said the accident occurred along Onitsha-Ayamelum Road in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra on Monday night. Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Sector Commander of FRSC in Anambra State, who…

Popular media personality, Toke Makinwa has lamented the state of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Toke, who just arrived Nigeria, took to Twitter to complain about the faulty air conditioners at the airport. Her tweet read: ”Touch down Lagos Nigeria and the heat at the airport is insane, why will the AC at arrivals…

The Federation of Muslim Women Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) in Kwara State has described the killing of a young boy during a protest over the use of Hijab as unacceptable. The association in a statement tasked the Kwara State government not to allow the violence degenerate into a religious crisis. DAILY POST recalls that Habeeb…

Abductors of Kaduna Catholic Priest, Rev Fr Joseph Shekari have demanded the sum of 60 million naira as ransom for his release. The bandits kidnapped Fr Joseph and shot dead one of his cooks, Mr Sati Musa in Chawai, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. DAILY POST reports that kidnapping, demand for ransom and…

The factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC in Imo State, Daniel Nwafor on Monday said he still remained the authentic, duly elected, legally recognized and competent Chairman of the party in the state In a press statement on Monday, Nwafor insisted that his faction was not perturbed by the alleged triviality, jamboree and…

Napoli defender, Kalidou Koulibaly, has named Chelsea’s Eduoard Mendy as the best goalkeeper in the world. Koulibaly said this while reacting to Senegal’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, final victory against Egypt on Sunday. Senegal defeated Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shootout to win their maiden AFCON in Cameroon. Speaking at his post-match press…

Former Barcelona winger, Emmanuel Amuneke, has reacted to reports linking him with the vacant Super Eagles coaching job. Reports had emerged that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had appointed Amuneke to join Augustine Eguavoen as joint-head coach of the national team. The Super Eagles are officially without a handler after Eguavoen stepped down from his…