WHILE millions of Nigerians were busy celebrating the country’s 49th Independence anniversary Thursday, some trigger happy policemen allegedly from Adekunle Divisional Headquarters went haywire, shooting sporadically and killing two innocent persons in error.

CATHOLIC Archbishop of Kano Diocese, Most Rev. John Namaza Niyiring has banned the use of the slogan, “Holy Ghost fire” by members of his congregation even as he urged them to return to the church’s traditional ways of worship.

The World Bank on Thursday in Instanbul venue of this year IMF/World Bank meeting disclosed that Some African Finance and Education Ministers have written to development and finance ministers in leading Organisation of Economic Corporation and Development OECD, donor countries, appealing for financial help to send 20 million children to primary school for the first time by the end of next year.

The police in Abuja said their investigation has revealed that the alleged attempt by some unknown persons to assassinate one of the Principal Staff Officers in the office of the Clerk of the Senate, Alhaji Salisu Maikasua in his house at LIFE-CAMP area of Abuja has proved the allegation may have been concocted to achieve cheap political goals.

JUST 24 hours to tomorrow’s amnesty deadline, the most powerful militant leader in Nigeria and the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of militants in the Niger-Delta, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo is expected to publicly accept amnesty with over 3,000 militants under his command and also handover at least 500 weapons to the Federal Government tomorrow (Saturday, October 3).
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