BILL GATES TO SHUT FOUNDATION IN 2045 AFTER DONATING 99% of FORTUNE Bill Gates announced on Thursday that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will officially shut down by the end of 2045—decades earlier than originally planned—as he reiterated his pledge to donate nearly all of his remaining fortune to the foundation’s work. Established in 2000, the Gates Foundation will …

SOLUDO’S IGNORANCE OR DELIBERATE FALSEHOOD Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State made a statement, either through ignorance or deliberate falsehood during President Tinubu’s visit, which must be corrected.. According to him,, “the last time a president visited for a commissioning was in 2012 for a brewery” The statement is viewed as an attempt to attack Peter Obi who Governor Soludo …

24 FEDERAL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS POWERED BY SOLAR ENERGY – MINISTER The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, says 24 federal institutions have been powered by solar energy under the “Energising Education Project” of President Bola Tinubu’s Administration. Alausa, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Collaboration Agreement Signing Ceremony with the vice chancellors of beneficiary institutions, added that eight …

I WAS KIDNAPPED, NOT ARRESTED – NNAMDI KANU DEFENDS HIMSELF The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, appeared today, May 8, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja as his trial resumed, with both defense and prosecution continuing arguments over his alleged involvement in terrorism-related offenses, ABN TV reports. Kanu, who looked calm and …

SUSPENSION: OUR FORMER NATIONAL CHAIRMAN HAS GONE MAD AGAIN – LP REPS TO ABURE Three Labour Party members of the House of Representatives have dismissed their purported suspension from the party, describing it as “laughable” and a desperate attempt by a “dethroned emperor” to cling to power. Barrister Julius Abure, the factional chairman of Labour Party chairman yesterday announced the …

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, …