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Saturday, 25 July 2020

Brothers seeking money ritual rob grandpa, kill wife over N550,000

Two brothers alleged to be members of a robbery gang operating in Ijebu Mushin, Ogun State , have been arrested by the police after they attacked an elderly man identified only as Pa Olutokunbo in the community and killed his 72- year - old wife, Christiana.

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to a call by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that he should resign.

PDP’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus had called on Buhari to resign due to the alleged spate of corruption in his government.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 591 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 39,539.

BREAKING: Dogara returns to APC after meeting Buhari

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has returned to the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Dogara, who defected to the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) shortly before the 2019 general elections, was led to meet President Muhmmadu Buhari at the State House on Friday by chairman of the party’s Caretaker/National Planning Committee Governor Mai Mala Buni.

The former Speaker did not speak with State House correspondents after the meeting but Buni confirmed he had rejoined the APC.

Details shortly…