The Holy See announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis “rested well” during his 11th night in the hospital in Rome. In spite of a slight improvement in his condition, the Vatican confirmed that the 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church remains in critical condition. Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital with a respiratory…
Gov Monday Okpebholo of Edo has condemned the recent violent attacks on seven farming communities in Ovia South West Local Government, which claimed 22 lives and left several others injured. The governor also denounced the killing of two farmers, Batemue Ebo and Christopher Bello, in Okpekpe, Etsako East Local Government, by suspected herdsmen. In a…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will not extend registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) after March 8. This is contained in statement to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by the Boards Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said the registration period which began on Feb. 3, would end on…
Fire on Tuesday gutted some shops in the Ladipo market destroying goods worth millions of Naira. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. He said that the agency received distress calls through its 767…
Former House of Representatives member from Bayelsa, Israel Sunny-Goli, has stated that the country is safe under President Bola Tinubu and does not need any rescue. Sunny-G0li made the remark in a statement on Tuesday in Yenagoa while reacting to the former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s proposal for a Northern- South-South alliance to rescue…
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has pledged the Church’s support for the Federal Government’s Clean Nigeria, ‘Use the Toilet’ campaign to end open defecation. He made the commitment when he received the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, and senior ministry officials in Abuja on Tuesday. Kaigama commended…
Rep Okunjimi Odimayo, Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, has congratulated Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Mr Olayide Adelami, on their inauguration on Monday. In his congratulatory message signed by his media aide, Mr Victor Adedeji on Tuesday in Okitipupa, Odimayo described the swearing-in as historic and expressed confidence in their ability…
The Federal Government has urged the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), to sanction all revenue generating agencies that refuse to comply with the collection and remittance laws. Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), gave the directive on Tuesday in Abuja, at the Inaugural Plenary Session, after the inauguration…
The National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, says that terrorist groups were adapting tactics, leveraging new technologies and exploiting socio-political vulnerabilities Laka said this in Abuja on Tuesday, during the Stakeholders’ Meeting on the review of the National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST). He said that the threats faced Nigeria in 2016,…
Gov Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has issued a stern warning to illegal miners operating in the state, urging them to desist or face arrest and prosecution. Fintiri gave the warning on Tuesday at the 2025 North-east African Mineral Summit and Exhibition in Yola. The governor, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Commerce, Trade,…
