CATHOLIC PRIESTS NOT LIKE ‘FAKE BISHOPS’, ATIKU BLASTS PRESIDENCY’S ATTACK ON ONAIYEKAN. (PHOTO)

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Catholic Priests Not Like ‘Fake Bishops’, Atiku Blasts Presidency’s Attack On Onaiyekan Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the Presidency’s attack on the Catholic Church and John Cardinal Onaiyekan, accusing the President Bola Tinubu administration of growing intolerant of dissent and uncomfortable truths. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu on Sunday, Atiku said the Presidency chose intimidation and political attacks instead of reflecting on the substance of the cleric’s message. Catholic bishops had recently had an engagement with the president, where the latter defended his record and the independence of the electoral umpire. However, the cardinal in a television interview on Friday said the Catholic bishops told the president that the country is bleeding and the economy is not helping poor citizens. According to him, Tinubu and his officials present at the meeting were “not l...
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DSS: LEGAL, PROCEDURAL ISSUES BEHIND DELAY IN TRIAL OF TERRORISM SUSPECTS. (PHOTO).

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 DSS: Legal, procedural issues behind delay in trial of terrorism suspects


The Department of State Services (DSS) says the delay in prosecuting suspects involved in the 2011 bombing of the United Nations (UN) building in Abuja, is due to legal and procedural issues.


Khalid Al-Barnawi, the alleged mastermind who is said to be a top commander of Ansaru, and four others are standing trial before a federal high court on terrorism-related charges.


Al-Barnawi was arrested in Lokoja, Kogi state, in April 2016 — five years after the attack on the UN building that killed more than 20 people and injured over 70.

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