For the first time in modern history, a sitting pope will preside over his predecessor’s funeral next week, with Pope Francis leading a “simple” ceremony for Benedict XVI, who died Saturday. Benedict, the first pontiff to resign since the Middle Ages, had renounced the papal throne — but lived within the Vatican and still […]
US police investigating the frenzied stabbing of four students at a small Idaho university said Friday they had arrested a man on the other side of the country. The brutal killings in mid-November left the college town of Moscow in shock as residents struggled to come to grips with the first murders there in […]
The Presidency on Saturday said a one-hour documentary on President Muhammadu Buhari will air on Sunday, January 1, 2023, and Monday, January 2, 2023. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the documentary titled, ‘Essential Muhammadu Buhari’ is a film portrait of the […]
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has sacked Dr. Muhammad Tahar Adam, the state’s Commissioner for Religious Affairs. The news of Adam’s sack was contained in a statement on Saturday by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, adding that the decision is with immediate effect. According to the statement, Adam has been […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has approved the establishment of three new departments and confirmed four acting directors of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCDA) as substantive directors. The Executive Secretary of FCDA, Alhaji Shehu Ahmad, made the announcement at a news conference on Saturday in Abuja. “The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello […]
The Lagos State Attorney-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, on Friday filed a one-count charge against ASP Drambi Vandi for the murder of Mrs Bolanle Raheem. Vandi appeared before the Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, a day after the Police Service Commission approved his suspension over the killing of Mrs Raheem. The charge, obtained by Channels TV’s […]
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the presidential candidates of major political parties are yet to give Nigerian voters viable solutions to extrajudicial killings. This is according to a human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), who condemned the recent murder of a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem in Ajah. Raheem met her untimely demise […]
A watchdog is to investigate Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private details linked to more than 400 million accounts. The hacker, “Ryushi”, is demanding $200,000 (£166,000) to hand over the data – reported to include that of some celebrities – and delete it. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) says it “will examine […]
Nigeria is the leading producer of yams in the world. However, in spite of the huge production of the crop, Nigeria is nowhere in the map of countries that export yams. This has been a recurrent concern raised by the Federal Government and other stakeholders in the yam value chain. According to stakeholders in […]