WE’RE YET TO TAKE DECISION ON ABURE, ANYANWU – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated that it is yet to take any decision regarding the disagreement within the Labour Party, LP. The commission made this known in response to certain media reports claiming it has recognised specific individuals as the National Chairman and National Secretary of the …

TRUMP HAILS EMERGENCE OF POPE LEO XIV, SAYS IT’S GREAT HONOUR FOR AMERICA AS TINUBU CONGRATULATES NEW POPE President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has described the emergence of Pope Leo XIV as a “great honour” for the United States of America. Reacting to the announcement of the new pontiff on Thursday , President Trump said the elevation …

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT NEW POPE US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church. Senior cardinal Dominique Mamberti announced the new pope to cheering crowds on St Peter’s balcony, saying the famous Latin words: “Habemus Papam”, meaning “we have a pope”. Speaking in Italian, the 69-year-old said late Pope Francis was …

BREAKING: US CARDINAL ROBERT PREVOST, NOW POPE LEO XIV, ELECTED NEW POPE The Catholic Church has elected a new leader. He is Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American-born cleric and seasoned Vatican official. He has taken the name of Pope Leo XIV. The announcement was made from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday following the traditional white smoke signaling …

WHITE SMOKE AT SISTINE CHAPEL CHIMNEY IN VATICAN, NAME OF NEW POPE YET TO BE MADE PUBLIC

BREAKING: WHITE SMOKE EMERGES AS NEW POPE IS ELECTED!

BREAKING: INEC RECOGNIZES ABURE AS LABOUR PARTY CHAIRMAN, ANYANWU AS PDP SECRETARY The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Checks reveal that INEC has updated its website to reflect these names. The commission also …

NO POPE YET AS BLACK SMOKE APPEARS AT SISTINE CHAPEL CHIMNEY IN VATICAN The 133 cardinals making up this conclave are now back inside the Sistine Chapel after stepping away for a lunch break following this morning’s ballots. They could vote twice more this afternoon – once at 17:30 local time (16:30 BST) and if no consensus is reached, again …

NO POPE YET AS BLACK SMOKE APPEARS AT SISTINE CHAPEL CHIMNEY IN VATICAN With the another appearance of smoke at Sistine Chapel in the Vatican signifying that no pope had been elected, the 133 cardinals making up this conclave are now back inside the Sistine Chapel after stepping away for a lunch break following this morning’s ballots. They could vote …

MORE SENIOR LAWYERS JOIN NNAMDI KANU’S DEFENCE TEAM More senior and eminent lawyers have joined the legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as his trial continues. The latest additions to Kanu’s legal team include Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Paul Esokoro, and Dr. P.K. Obi. This was disclosed by Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, …

PROTESTING SUPPORT STAFF SHUT DOWN WARRI REFINERY Protesting support staff of the Warri Refining & Petrochemical Company (WRPC) in Delta State have embarked on an indefinite strike, shutting down the facility over what they have termed “Poor Condition of Service” by the management of the company. The staff, who gathered in large numbers, blocked the entrance to the company. The …

AKPABIO SUES NATASHA OVER SATIRICAL APOLOGY AS SENATE PRESIDENT FAILS TO HONOUR NATASHA’S SUIT AGAINST HIM The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has filed a fresh lawsuit against the suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for mocking him with a satirical apology.Mr Akpabio’s suit, filed under case number CS/384/25 at the Federal High Court in Abuja and dated 7 May, seeks …

TINUBU, NIGERIA’S DE-MARKETER-IN-CHIE Which serious foreign investor would commit capital to a country led by an individual whose early life remains shrouded in mystery where the first twenty years of his life are undocumented, his biological parents are unknown, and there is no verifiable record of his primary or secondary education? Which investor would trust a nation led by a …

REPS SPEAKER RESHUFFLES COMMITTEE Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has announced a minor reshuffle in the leadership of some committees within the Green Chamber. During Wednesday’s plenary session, Abbas reassigned Mike Etaba, who represents the Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency in Cross River State, from his position as chair of the Committee on Public Petitions to head the Committee …

JONATHAN WARNS AGAINST CREATING ONE-PARTY STATE IN NIGERIA Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that it is dangerous for Nigeria to slide into a one-party state. He spoke in Abuja on Wednesday while paying a tribute to the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, at a memorial lecture and day of tribute. Clark, an Ijaw leader and politician, died in February …