Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Pope Francis burial, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Concern over quashing speculation that the Russian leader might make an appearance in spite of an international arrest warrant against him. When asked by journalists whether Putin had plans to attend the burial on Saturday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said:…
The Italian government has declared a five-day period of national mourning following the death of Pope Francis. The flags in front of public buildings are flying at half-mast. Strict security measures are in place in the Italian capital ahead of the funeral services and burial on Saturday. Top-level dignitaries from all over the world are…
Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday launched the construction of a N16-billion express road and flyover project in Maiduguri, as part of his administration’s ongoing urban renewal programme. The project comprises a 7.1-kilometre dual carriageway linking the Borno Express Terminus to Molai along Tashan Kano, a six-span bridge over the Ngada-Bul River and a…
Six persons have been reported dead and five others injured in a multiple auto crashes in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official has confirmed. Mr Samuel Ogundayo, FRSC Acting Sector Commander in Kogi, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Okene on Tuesday. The…
The Nsukka Catholic Deanery in Enugu State says the late Pope Francis served the Catholic Church and entire humanity faithfully by building bridges across religion faiths. The deanery made the remarks in Nsukka on Tuesday while reacting to the passage of the Catholic Pontiff on Easter Monday in an interview with the News Agency of…
Catholic faithful in Lagos State will be celebrating mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday. This is contained in a circular signed by the Archbishop of Lagos Catholic Archdiocese, Most Rev. Adewale Martins. The circular was made available to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday. The mass would…
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis died of “Cerebral stroke and subsequent irreversible heart failure”. The Catholic Pontiff passed away on Easter Monday morning at the age of 88 after leading the 1.4 billion strong global Catholic Church for 12 years (2013 to 2025). The death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has sympathised with the Catholic Church on the death of Pope Francis and acknowledged his extraordinary leadership and boundless compassion. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Catholic Church and the first from Latin America,…
Dr Kayode Fayemi, Ex-Governor of Ekiti and former Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has expressed profound sadness over the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis. Fayemi, in a statement by the Head of his media Office, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, on Monday, described the death as “an irreplaceable loss to the global Catholic community and humanity…
Former president Muhammadu Buhari says Pope Francis death will be most felt by the poor and migrants whom he stood up for. In a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, his spokesman, Buhari said Christians in Nigeria and across the world would miss an exemplary leader of the church. The former President joined Christians all across…
