Pope Francis remains in a “critical” condition, but “has not presented any further respiratory crises”, the Vatican said in a statement on Sunday. He was still receiving high-flow oxygen therapy and had undergone blood transfusions. Blood tests also showed he had “initial, mild, renal insufficiency” – a kidney problem – that is “currently under control”,…
Nigerian troops have rescued 138 kidnap victims, detained key terrorist collaborators, and intercepted illicit arms and explosives in a wave of security operations across northern Nigeria, military sources confirmed. Operations were conducted in Zamfara, Borno, and Adamawa states as part of the Nigerian Army’s intensified campaign against insurgent and bandit networks. On 20 July, troops…
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Imo State have arrested two suspected pipeline vandals in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area. According to the state Commandant, Basil Igwebueze, the suspects were intercepted on August 17 in Awarra community following an intelligence-led operation. He said the corps had intensified its surveillance of critical…
The Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK) Foundation has unveiled a scheme to fully sponsor University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration for more than 2,000 students in Abia North Senatorial District. Rev. Mike Onyeidu, Coordinator of the initiative, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that the programme is designed to alleviate the financial challenges…
The South-West arm of the Peoples Democratic Party has expressed strong support for Seyi Makinde, commending his leadership and dismissing reports of an alleged impeachment plot as unfounded. At a news briefing held in Ibadan on Monday, the party’s zonal executives said the governor had played a key role in preserving Nigeria’s multi-party democratic system….
The Federal Government has declared that any admission into tertiary institutions conducted outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), will be deemed illegal. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa gave the directive in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Alausa, therefore, warned universities, polytechnics,…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Neysom Wike on Tuesday described political leadership as the bridge between democracy and development. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, in a lecture titled, “The Impact of Political Leadership on Infrastructural Development in Nigeria: Between Dividends of Democracy and Good Governance.” The minister presented the lecture at…
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation HADIN KAI eliminated over 100 terrorists, including a notorious commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), in the first quarter of 2026. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at news conference on military operations. Onoja said the sustained…
Vice President Kashim Shettima representing President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said the naira would have strengthened to N1,000 to the dollar within weeks if not for the recent intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria aimed at maintaining market stability. Shettima spoke at the Progressive Governors forum (PGF)–Renewed Hope Ambassadors Strategic Summit held at the…
The Plateau Patriotic Front, (PPF) has called on the authorities to probe the alleged explanation by Bello Gotomo, the National Secretary, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), on the recent killings in plateau. The PPF made the call on Tuesday in a statement by its National Coordinator, Mani Imman, in Abuja. Gotomo while…
