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PETER OBI IN ROME TO PAY FINAL RESPECT TO LATE POPE FRANCIS The 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party, Peter Obi on Wednesday announced that he visited Rome to pay his final respect to the late Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis. In a post made on X, Obi said he joined Francis Cardinal Arinze and other global dignitaries and mourners …

ATIKU’S FORMER RUNNING MATE, EX-GOV IFEANYI OKOWA, DECAMPS TO APC Former Governor of Delta State and Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ifeanyi Okowa, has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. This was disclosed on Wednesday shortly after a meeting at the Delta State Government House, Asaba. Okowa, before the announcement, said in his dialect, while …

APC MEMBERS IN LAGOS REVOLT AGAINST PARTY, REJECT CANDIDATE IMPOSITION AHEAD OF LGA POLL Tensions flared in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State on Tuesday as members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) staged a protest over the alleged imposition of candidates for the upcoming July 12 local government election. The demonstration, which began at the …

APC MEMBERS IN LAGOS REVOLT AGAINST PARTY, REJECT CANDIDATE IMPOSITION AHEAD OF LGA POLL Tensions flared in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State on Tuesday as members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) staged a protest over the alleged imposition of candidates for the upcoming July 12 local government election. The demonstration, which began at the …

AT LAST, DELTA STATE GOVERNOR, OBOREVWORI, MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS DEFECT FROM PDP TO APC Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made following a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Asaba on Wednesday evening. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir …

To the chanting of Christ’s promise, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,” the mortal remains of Pope Francis were carried into St. Peter’s Basilica by 14 pallbearers. Thousands of people had made an early morning pilgrimage to St. Peter’s Square April 23 to witness the transfer and pray for …

NIN: 118.4M NIGERIANS ENROL AS AT MARCH 2025 WITH LAGOS, KANO IN LEAD Enrolments for the National Identification Number (NIN) rose to 118.4 million in March 2025, according to the latest data released by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). This shows that the country recorded about one million fresh enrolments in the last month, as the total enrolment figure …

NIN: 118.4M NIGERIANS ENROL AS AT MARCH 2025 WITH LAGOS, KANO LEADING Enrolments for the National Identification Number (NIN) rose to 118.4 million in March 2025, according to the latest data released by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). This shows that the country recorded about one million fresh enrolments in the last month, as the total enrolment figure stood …

ISRAEL DELETES SOCIAL MEDIA POST EXPRESSING SORROW FOR DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS A message on the country’s verified X account that read “Rest in Peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing” was taken down hours after it was posted on Monday. Israeli diplomatic missions around the world were ordered to delete any similar messages and not to sign …

CATHOLICS GATHER TO SAY GOODBYE AS POPE FRANCIS LIES IN STATE Pope Francis’s body was transported to Saint Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday where he will lie in state before his funeral on Saturday. The late Pope’s open wooden coffin was carried by pallbearers for 500 metres from the Casa Santa Marta, where he lived and died. Red-robed cardinals, priests, friars …