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POPE FRANCIS FALLS, SUFFERS BRUISES ON RIGHT ARM Pope Francis sustained a bruise on his right forearm after a fall at Santa Marta on Thursday. The Holy See said the fall did not cause fractures but noted that “his arm has been immobilized as a precaution”. The statement said the pope continued with his scheduled audiences, including a meeting with …

GOVERNORS REJECT INCREASE IN VAT, BACK TAX REFORM BILLS The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, has rejected moves by the Federal Government to increase Value Added Tax, VAT. The governors, while making their position known after a meeting in Abuja on Thursday, said the move is untimely. According to a communique issued after the meeting, the governors backed President Bola Tinubu’s …

NIGERIANS DESERVE HARDSHIP THEY ARE GOING THROUGH – APOSTLE SULEMAN The Senior Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has blasted Nigerians, saying the sufferings in the country are the result of the bad choices made during the 2023 elections. Apostle Suleman was in Bauchi State for a two-day “Recovery Conference 2025”. Before the mega crusade, he visited the …

WIKE REVOKES GOVS, POLITICAL BIGWIGS, PROMINENT NIGERIANS’ LAND IN ABUJA The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike has revoked the land allocations belonging to some governors and other political bigwigs. The Bayelsa and Imo States governors, Senator Diri Douye and Senator Hope Uzodimma, Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu are …

SOLDIERS, CIVILIANS MISSING AS TERRORISTS AMBUSH RECOVERY TEAM FOR CORPSES OF 40 SLAIN FARMERS IN BORNO Terrorists have reportedly ambushed soldiers and civilians on a mission to recover the corpses of 40 farmers killed on Saturday at Dumba in Baga, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Security and local sources told our correspondents on condition of anonymity yesterday that …

WHY SANUSI IS AGAINST US – FEDERAL GOVT The Federal Government has reacted to the comment of the 16th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, that he would not help President Bola Tinubu’s administration to correct the administration’s policies affecting the citizens. Sanusi stoked controversy on Wednesday in Lagos as the chairman of the 21st Anniversary of Gani Fawehinmi’s …

FG TO SPEND N8BN On ORIENTATING NIGERIANS ON PAYMENT OF ELECTRICITY BILLS The Federal Ministry of Power is proposing to spend N8 billion to orient Nigerians on prompt payment of electricity bills in 2025. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this while defending the ministry’s budget before the National Assembly joint committee on power on Monday, January 13. According …

PASSENGER DIES ABOARD AIR FRANCE FLIGHT FROM PARIS TO BOSTON Massachusetts State Police have launched an investigation into the death of a passenger on Air France Flight AF334, which departed from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) bound for Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). The passenger suffered a medical emergency shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, Aviation A2Z reports. The incident has …

TINUBU GOVT TO GRANT PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS, INAUGURATES ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Federal Government has announced plans to grant presidential pardons to convicts serving prison terms across Nigeria’s correctional facilities. To facilitate this, the government on Wednesday inaugurated the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy, chaired by Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) The committee …

DOGS ATTACK, KILL NIGERIAN WOMAN IN ITALY A 27-year-old Nigerian woman, Patricia Masithela, tragically lost her life after being mauled by a pack of starving dogs in Latina, Italy. The incident occurred late Monday night while Patricia was visiting a male acquaintance at his abandoned villa in the Lazio region, according to Mirror UK. Her screams filled the night, alerting …