NIGERIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS TO MEET WITH NEW POPE Catholic bishops in Nigeria have obtained a schedule to travel to Rome and officially meet with the new Pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost. The message to this effect reached the bishops at the weekend, according to the Catholic Bishop of Yola, Most Reverend Stephen Mamza. Mamza explained during an interaction with newsmen in …

NIGERIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS TO MEET WITH NEW POPE Catholic bishops in Nigeria have obtained a schedule to travel to Rome and officially meet with the new Pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost. The message to this effect reached the bishops at the weekend, according to the Catholic Bishop of Yola, Most Reverend Stephen Mamza. Mamza explained during an interaction with newsmen in …

NNPCL’S REFINERIES OF WASTE – PUNCH EDITORIAL Nigeria’s public refineries, under perpetual government control, remain trapped in a cycle of dormancy and inefficiency. At best, they operate sporadically, with the country squandering resources on endless rehabilitation efforts that yield little progress.This reality was underscored again late in May when the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited announced that it had shut …

JESUS IS TAKING OVER AS NORTHERN EX-MUSLIMS VOW.TO CONTINUE PREACHING Following the death of Rev David Azamman in a car crash on Saturday May 24, some ex-Muslims in the north have vowed to continue preaching Jesus. Rev Azamman was a popular Kaduna preacher who has a huge social media following. He died on his way to Kaduna after a mass …

15 CATHOLIC PARISHES IN MAKURDI SHUT AS HERDSMEN KILL 50 No fewer than 15 parishes in Makurdi Catholic Diocese have been shut down following the incessant attacks on communities within the diocese by suspected armed herders, This was disclosed on Sunday by the Chairman of Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association, Makurdi Diocese, Rev. Fr. Joseph Beba, while addressing journalists at …

‘YOU CONSPIRED, REMOVED JONATHAN YET NOTHING CHANGED, – DICKSON TO AMAECHI, ATIKU, A former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has handed a subtle warning to leaders of the new political coalition. There is an ongoing coalition being built by the likes of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, among others. …

MEMO TO @officialABAT on MATTER OF SENATOR @NatashaAkpoti, BY OBY EZEKWESILI The latest act of State Capture by your administration is to collude for reasons of political gain, with the accused Senate President – to silence and repress a citizen who has made serious allegations against him for which he refuses to surrender himself to independent investigation and fair hearing. …

EXCHANGE RATE PLUNGES AS NAIRA CLOSES MAY AT N1,630/$1 IN PARALLEL MARKET The Naira suffered a significant loss in the parallel market, closing at N1,630/$1 on Friday, May 30, 2025, after several days of relative stability at N1,620/$1, according to data from Nairametrics Research. The local currency also weakened against the British pound, closing at N2,190/£1 on Friday, compared to …

BUHARI RESPONSIBLE FOR DIVISION AMONGST NIGERIANS – LAMIDO Former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has sharply criticized ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing him of undermining Nigeria’s democracy with a polarizing brand of politics that fueled division, fear, and intolerance.In his autobiography, Being True to Myself, launched on May 13, Lamido reflected on the former military ruler’s return to politics …

FORMER BUHARI MINISTER, ABDULLAHI DUMPS APc The former Minister of Environment under the Buhari administration, Mohammed H. Abdullahi, has officially resigned his membership from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State.Naija News reports that Abdullahi, a prominent chieftain of the ruling party and holder of the traditional title of Magajin Garin Uke, made his resignation public in a letter …

WE’RE IN CRISIS, NIGERIANS LIVING WITH BANDITS, BOKO HARAM – EMIR OF KANO, SANUSI The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, has warned that Nigeria is currently in crisis. Sanusi said Nigerians are currently living with bandits and Boko Haram. He disclosed this during the 60th birthday ceremony of former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi. According to Sanusi: “For all those …

FG VERSUS NATASHA AKPOTI, COURT HEARS SUIT JUNE 3 Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan’s battle in the suit filed by the Federal Government against her has been scheduled for hearing on Tuesday, June 3The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja announced the arraignment date on Thursday, May 29, as referenced in suit No. CR/297/25The case was a response to the defamatory …

MY FAMILY INTACT, DETRACTORS CIRCULATING OLD VIDEO – AKWA IBOM GOVERNOR Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has declared that his family is intact despite allegations of ritual sacrifice from his daughter, Jane. Jane had accused the governor of attempting to use her for sacrifice. In the footage, Jane said the governor should be held responsible if anything happened …

SUSPECTED HERDSMEN HIJACK BENUE LINKS BUS, KIDNAP PASSENGERS IN OWUKPA Suspected armed herdsmen yesterday evening hijacked a Benue Links vehicle and abducted several female passengers along the Owukpa–Orokam road in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. near the Eyiupi community as the victims were traveling from Orba market in Enugu to Owukpa. The …

BE PATIENT WITH ME, TINUBU BEGS NIGERIANS President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with him. The president made the appeal at the inauguration of the completed Phase 1, Section 1 (30km by six lanes) of the 750km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway on Saturday. He said, “I know at this stage, your expectation is still very high and …