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The year 2018, which has barely three months to come to a close, might well be described as the annus horribilis for the Catholic Church in Nigeria, if one were to look at the number of priests that have died in the last few months and the circumstances of their deaths, ranging from herdsmen attack, kidnapping, and armed robbery incident to illness, road accident, assassination, and natural causes. One of the hard-hitting for me was the death of Fr. John Ehichioya, my classmate. We studied together in Bodija and in the final year of our seminary training we worked closely, he as sacristan and myself as the master of liturgy. He was a very warm and kind fellow, always eager to help out. After our ordination, we both went on to become secretaries to our archbishops. He hosted me once in Benin City when I travelled for a priest’s funeral in his home diocese. I woke up one day to hear that Fr. John had died. It was devastating! More recently, the diocese in which I am ordained has no...

Osun election: INEC officer arrested for allegedly tearing controversial result sheet A man who claimed to be a staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission was arrested by party supporters at Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State for tearing an INEC result sheet believed to be under contention when results of the state governorship election were being released.   04:32 PDP, others kick as INEC declares Osun poll inconclusive The Peoples Democratic Party and other stakeholders protested on Sunday after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the Osun State governorship election inconclusive. The commission also fixed the rerun poll in the seven polling units where election result was cancelled for Thursday, September 27, 2018.   23:20 Updated: Osun PDP faults INEC for not declaring Adeleke winner Osun PDP said, "Despite all malfeasance however, our candidate, Senator Nurudeen ...

Fewer people fell ill and died from hashtag # tuberculosis last year but countries are still not doing enough to end TB by 2030. hashtag # TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease. WHO calls for urgent action to hashtag # EndTB ! WHO calls for urgent action to end TB : ewer people fell ill and died from tuberculosis (TB) last year but countries are still not doing enough to end TB by 2030, warns the World Health Organization (WHO). Although global efforts have averted an estimated 54 million TB deaths since 2000, TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease.

The Fug Girls recap who rocked the red carpet 1 Most Guaranteed to Make You Grin: Tiffany Haddish in Prabal Gurung GETTY IMAGES Newly-minted Emmy winner Tiffany—she nabbed one last weekend at the Creative Arts Emmys, for hosting  Saturday Night Live —didn’t have the will-she-or-won’t-she pressure on her tonight, so she could let loose and celebrate. This dress is the most delightful way we can imagine for her to do it. She’s a human rainbow, and hopefully her pot of gold is waiting for her somewhere. 2 Most Potentially Annoying for Eating, Drinking, or Generally Living Life: Tracee Ellis Ross in Valentino GETTY IMAGES In half the red carpet photos, Tracee was trying to wrangle that enormous ruffle. Rolling around in Barbie’s guest bedding for the night doesn’t seem ENTIRELY worth it if you can’t get the crudite to your mouth quickly. 3 Most Triumphantly Age-Appropriate: Millie Bobby Brown in Calvin Klein GETTY IMAGES Her...

Linda Ikeji  has given birth to a cute baby boy.  Linda Ikeji  who as of late had her child shower in Atlanta, has declared the introduction of her child, Baby J. The pleased new mother took to IG to share the upbeat news. See her post below. “Oh dear Lord, I am a mum. Baby J is here!  . He was born today 17th September. This is so surreal  . Thank you guys so much for the love through this journey and thanks for all the well wishes. Love you guys!  ” Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn more Pinterest Tumblr Email