Pope Francis has died at the age of 88 years, the Vatican announced on Monday. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell in a statement released by the Vatican. The pontiff, who was Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church, became pope in 2013 after his predecessor
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Diocese of SokotoEaster Message 2025 1: A very happy Easter to you and millions of our countrymen and women. For us Christians, this is the most important event in the history of our faith. It is the season of the Cross, the season of Christ’s
The Borno Government has received 230 repentant insurgents from the Operation Safe Corridor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the repentant insurgents graduated from the Federal Government’s Operation Safe Corridor Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) Camp in Malam Sidi, Gombe State. The insurgents who are all indigenes of Borno,
The Federal Government, through the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has closed the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu for emergency runway repairs for two weeks. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Obiageli Orah disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. According to Orah,
Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, Minister of Defence, on Saturday visited communities that were recently attacked by gunmen in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that on April 2, gunmen attacked Hurti, Josho, Daffo, and other communities in Manguna District of the locality. Similarly,
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says its 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will begin on April 24 and not April 25 as earlier announced. JAMB spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Benjamin said that adjustment had been made to accommodate
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has successfully completed the extradition of a fleeing murder suspect from Doha, Qatar to Nigeria. The Force Public Relations Officer, (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement he posted on his official X handle @princemoye1 on Saturday. Adejobi said that the
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has appealed to the Federal Government to step up and deal with rising insecurity in the state as the death toll from the recent attacks by suspected herdsmen on Ukum and Logo local government areas in the state has risen to 56.The governor made
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment of cocaine concealed in 20 sets of religious books going to Saudi Arabia.The cocaine consignment consisting of 20 parcels with a total weight of 500grams and buried in the pages of the religious books was uncovered at
The Kogi State Police Command has began investigating the deaths of a man and a woman in the Ankpa Local Government Area. SP William Aya, the command’s public relations officer, shared in an interview on Saturday that the victims were identified as Sheriff Salifu and Blessing Adama, both from Ankpa.