Pope Francis in his Easter message on Sunday prayed for peace on the African continent and sought the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine in a bid to put an end to the war. The pope urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” in his Easter message at the Vatican, easing growing…
The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has suspended its Women Leader, Maryam Suleiman, for criticising Governor Uba Sani over his claims of inheriting huge debts from the administration of the immediate past governor, Nasir El-Rufai. In a letter conveying the suspension of Suleiman signed by the APC Chairman and Secretary of…
The produced in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, indicates a sharp 96.2 per cent increase in the national average CoHD, escalating to N938 per day in February 2024 from N473 per day in the same month of 2023. The CoHD, a crucial metric in assessing food affordability and nutrition, also showed a…
A former Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has suggested reasons why Russia is fighting Ukraine. He said Ukraine would have been utterly destroyed if not for Russia had been mild, limited and restrained in its attack, unlike how Israel took the war to Gaza. He also believes that NATO provoked the war in Ukraine,…
James Arukhe, an oil & gas expert, has called on the federal government to deepen policies that will promote local content and technology transfer, as he stated that those measures will empower Nigerian engineers and contribute significantly to the nation’s socio economic development.He stated that strengthening partnerships between the public sector, private industry, and academic…
Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, arrived by car for the hour-long late morning service at St George’s Chapel within the grounds of Windsor Castle, west of London. The 75-year-old, dressed in a suit and light blue tie, smiled and waved to crowds who had queued up for hours for a glimpse of the ailing…
The 19-year-old full-back has been a revelation in the Serie A this season, scoring a goal and assisting two in 20 league games for Fiorentina.The Nerazzuri have tried to tie Dutch wing-back, Denzel Dumfries, to a new deal as his contract expires in 2025, but the former Ajax man isn’t budging, hinting that he’ll depart…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, on Sunday, celebrated Easter with inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Service Medium Security Custodial Centre, Onitsha, Anambra State. Speaking during the celebration after the Sunday mass, Obi urged the inmates not to feel isolated and despaired because “everybody is in prison…
As Muslims enter the last 10 days of Ramadan, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has tasked Nigerian Muslims with the need to be generous to the poor and increase their spiritual efforts to attain righteousness and piety.Speaking in his message to Muslims on the Night of Majesty, JNI Secretary General, Prof. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu in…
