UFUOMATOMA Kwakpovwe, 26, was registered to read Pharmacy at the Uni-versity of Port Harcourt and was doing just that when four demon-possessed gun-toting yet-to-be-identified hood-lums attempted to kidnap him and the attendant emotional trauma truncated that dream forcing his parents to relocate him to Ghana to continue his studies there. Ufuomatoma, Toma for short, is the second son of the publisher of Our Daily Manna and founder of The Manna Prayer Mount-ain Ministry, Orioke-Ogudu, Lagos, Bishop Chris Kwakpo-vwe.

Mr Joseph Mbu, Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police, was on Saturday pulled out from the force as the Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos.

IN Nigeria today, Religion is always used for wrong reasons. We witnessed the OIC palaver of 1986 which nearly split our country in two, the religious riots in the old Kaduna State during which a number of churches were set ablaze and innocent lives were lost, the Sharia controversy in some states in the North in 2000 which also led to loss of human lives and harassment of the Christian minori-ty in those states, the subjection of Nigerians to noise pollution issuing from churches and mosques, the exploitation of religious differences by politicians who would do or say anything to get votes, the use of religion to justify the obviously politically motivated Boko Haram insurgency, to mention but these. Religion is once again in the news, this time in Osun State on the wearing of HIJAB.

Minister of state for Petroluem Dr. Ibe Kachikwu recounted his achievements in the 11 months he held sway as Group Managing Director, GMD, of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, when he formally assumed the position of Chairman of the Board of NNPC, and handed over the office of GMD, to Dr. Maikanti Baru.

The IDPs have been languishing from hunger and dying in droves while Nigerians out there have been made to believe all along that the victims were being taken good care of. At least, that was what the governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima had made us believe until Nigerains came to know the truth.

Two Russian pilots died near the Syrian city of Palmyra when their helicopter was shot down by Islamic State fighters, bringing the total number of Russian troops killed in the Syrian conflict to 12, Moscow said.

Giving Ronaldo a sniff of goal early in the game could change the entire landscape for France. Asked about Ronaldo, France coach Didier Deschamps warned: “In football, the major challenge is fighting against speed and his game in the air. Limiting his influence will be key for us.”

Boko Haram gunmen killed seven people in a raid on a town in northeast Nigerian Borno state near the border with Cameroon on Saturday, residents told AFP on Saturday.

US President Barack Obama on Saturday ducked questions about an FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email account for sensitive government business.

Portugal centre-back Pepe declared himself fit on Saturday for Sunday’s Euro 2016 final against hosts France at Stade de France.

Serena Williams powered to her seventh Wimbledon crown as the world number one finally claimed a record-equalling 22nd major title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Angelique Kerber in Saturday’s final.

If Didier Deschamps steers France to A Euro 2016 triumph against Portugal he will become only the second man to have won the competition as a player and a coach.

Five United Nations peacekeepers who were killed in an ambush in central Mali were on Friday given full military honours at a ceremony in Togo.

A 750kV transformer explosion killed three persons and injured five in a suburb called Tudun-Wada, in Abuja, along the popular Airport Road of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

Customers of several banks in the Badagry area of Lagos State, were left stranded on Saturday as all the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in the town failed to dispense cash.