The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Monday, said five persons died while 13 others were injured in a lone crash involving a truck on Billiri-Gombe Road in Gombe State. The FRSC Sector Commander in Gombe State, Mr Samson Kaura, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has condemned the arson attack on Ilesa High Court building by yet-to-identified persons, describing the act as a criminal attack on the state judiciary. This is contained in a statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson for the governor, on Monday in Osogbo. Adeleke...
Christian faithful, under the aegis of the Church Leaders Denominational Forum in Plateau, have called on the Federal Government and security agencies to intensify their efforts to end the ongoing killings in the state. The Leader of th forum, Rev. Amos Mohzo, made the call on Monday during a...
Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died on Monday aged 88, the Vatican announced. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the death in a statement: “At 7:35 this morning (0535 GMT), the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the...
President Bola Tinubu has condoled the Catholic Church and the global community on the passing of Pope Francis, describing him as a “humble servant of God” and a “tireless champion of the poor. In a statement released by the State House, Tinubu praised the late Pontiff’s commitment to justice,...
Today, with a heavy heart, I join the Catholic faithful and Christians worldwide in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, a humble servant of God, tireless champion of the poor, and guiding light for millions. His passing, coming just after the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection, is a sacred return...
Feted for his humility and unorthodox approach, Pope Francis struggled to make the far-reaching changes to the Catholic Church that many progressives hoped to see. He faced a furious conservative backlash nonetheless. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who died on Monday aged 88, established many firsts during his 12-year leadership of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu will return to the country on Monday after a two-week working visit to Europe. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, confirmed this in a post issued via his X handle on Monday. “President Bola Tinubu will return...
The Lagos State University Muslim Community (LASUMC) expressed shock on Monday at the death of Pope Francis. The community described the pontiff as an iconic leader whose legacy of universal peace will be long remembered. Prof. Amidu Sanni, Chief Imam of the LASU Muslim community, spoke with the News...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has officially absorbed graduates of Air Force Girls’ Military School (AFGMS), also known as Ex-Junior Air Women (Ex-JAWs), into its ranks as Airwomen. This is contained in a statement by NAF’s Director, Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, on Monday in Abuja. Ejodame...
Police Command in Akwa Ibom State has rescued a two-day-old baby and apprehended two traffickers, who attempted to sell the baby for N800,000. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Monday. John said the the operatives of the command...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to continue to devote his life to the promotion of peace and service to humanity in the country and across the globe. Jonathan stated this on Sunday in Abuja at a reception organised by the “Friends of Dr Goodluck Jonathan” on his receiving...
he National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has reaffirmed that all vaccines provided at government health facilities across the country are available free of charge. The agency urged citizens to visit the nearest health centre for vaccination and accurate information about vaccine-preventable diseases. Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Muyi...
By PERPETUAL ONUEGBU The Labour Party (LP), which surprised many in the last general elections and brought so much hope of a viable third force to Nigerians, has become notoriously unstable; no thanks to power tussle by its gladiators. Nonetheless, LP is not alone on this trajectory; there is...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has announced a postponement in date of resumption of plenary sittings from April 29 to May 6, 2025. The announcement was contained in an internal memo dated April 20, 2025, addressed to all senators and signed by...
Nigerian chess champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has set a 64-Hour chess marathon world record. The new record set by Onakoya and his chess partner, Shawn Martinez, at Times Square, New York, broke the 61-hour record achieved by the chess marathon record of 61...
A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tunde Bakare, has decried the relationship between the executive and legislative arms of government under President Bola Tinubu, asking the Nigerian leader to “stop playing God”. Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), issued the...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to use the Easter period to renew their hope in the assurance of God’s unfailing love and intervention in the affairs of the country and humanity. The party, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba,...
Kano State Government has said it will attract over 10 billion dollars investment in renewable energy and solid minerals development from its partnership with prestigious Moroccan companies in the next five years. The state government also said the stage was set for the signing of a series of investment...
Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the arrest of two suspects by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad and Anti-Kidnapping Unit. The suspects are Celestine, a 52-year-old man, and Jacinta, a 45-year-old woman, both residents of Oba in Idemili South LGA. Their arrest was confirmed in a statement issued...