Bells rang out Sunday over St Peter’s Square as Pope Leo XIV created seven new saints, including the first from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop killed in the Armenian genocide, and a Venezuelan “doctor of the poor.” Also canonised during the solemn ceremony, under sunny skies in the vast plaza on World Mission Day, were…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced job vacancies for eligible individuals. Applications are invited from interested and qualified candidates to apply for job opportunities at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Interested individuals should check the application portal for the requirements of each vacancy positions. Some of the jobs…
In a repeat of last October’s experience with the Nigeria Super Eagles in Libya, the Libyan immigration officials got the South Sudan football team stranded at the Bernina International Airport in Benghazi, Libya on Sunday. South Sudan have a World Cup qualifying match with Sudan in Libya. Sudan play their home matches in Libya. South…
The West African Examinations Council has released the timetable for the 2026 Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, First Series. In a post obtained from its X handle on Tuesday, the timetable outlines the schedule of subjects, dates, and times for the examination, providing private candidates with the necessary information…
The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has stated that anyone claiming to receive credit alerts through prayer should be investigated for potential theft. In a clip from his interview on the Honest Bunch podcast released on Sunday, Obi emphasised the importance of hard work and productivity, stating that God cannot bless “someone who…
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) during the 2023 general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, recently engaged with some journalists in Abuja during the 50th birthday ceremony of his wife, Queen Lilian Adebayo. He spoke on several issues ranging from insecurity, a coalition to unseat the government of President Bola Tinubu in 2027,…
A 26-year-old man, Nura Mas’ud, has been apprehended by the Jigawa State Police Command for allegedly setting his grandmother on fire. The arrest was confirmed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Adam, in a statement on Saturday. He stated, “On October 8, 2024, at about 1600hrs, the command was notified of a sad…
Some police officers attached to the Plateau State Command were on Saturday involved in an accident while allegedly chasing some people driving in a Benz car. According to a video posted by an X user, Drifters Spare @hope_drifter, some of the injured police officers were seen in blood. The x user has posted that the…
Two people were killed and eight others critically injured Saturday afternoon in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, authorities said. Rhode Island Mayor, Brett Smiley, told reporters at a Saturday evening news conference that the shooting happened in the Barus & Holley engineering building shortly after 4 p.m. local time. Smiley said the…
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, to participate in the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit and the 7th African Union–European Union Summit, the Presidency has said. This was disclosed in a statement released on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on…
