Pope Francis took an apparent dig at conservatives resisting change in the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, lamenting those whose religion he said was self-referential and encased in a “suit of armour”. On the Feast of the Epiphany, Francis seemed Read more…
Add Kazakhstan to the list of former Soviet republics whose independence is now being threatened by Russia. Russian leader Vladimir Putin is using a similar playbook in Kazakhstan to one that he has used over almost a decade to threaten Read more…
More than 100 people have been killed in Nigeria’s troubled northern region, survivors told The Associated Press, as authorities continue to search for bodies and for suspects of the three-day violence. Bandits arrived in large numbers in the Anka and Read more…
The Chairman of the Western Nigerian Security Network and the Ondo state Commander of Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, has commended the declaration of bandits as terrorists, describing it as a welcome development. Adeleye who stated this in Akure, Ondo State Read more…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has presented N30million to the families of three policemen attached to the Rivers State Command who died in line of duty in the state in 2021. The deceased, Isaac Isodje, Saviour Udeh and Ebenezer Edward, Read more…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it secured 2,220 convictions across all its commands in 2021. This, it said, represented a 98.49 per cent success rate in prosecution as it lost only 34 cases during the period. The figure, Read more…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has asked those clamouring for restructuring to define their concept of restructuring. President Buhari, who stated this in an interview with the Channels TV, which was aired on Wednesday night, also explained his problem with the South-East on Read more…
The people of South East region have reacted regrettably over what they described as a disappointing position taken by President Muhammadu Buhari over deploying political solution to resolve the issue of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB,Mazi Read more…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari over his claim that he does interfer in judicial matters. Naija News reports that President Buhari shattered the hope of some Igbo leaders pleading for the release of the leader of the Indigenous Read more…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, paid condolence visit to the Governor of Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, over the demise of the Soun of Ogbomosoland and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, who died on December 12, 2021 and January 2, Read more…
Armed men kidnapped three Chinese nationals and killed two local staff working on a power project in Nigeria’s central state of Niger, police said on Thursday. The gunmen – thought to be members of gangs who have spread havoc and Read more…
The sudden outbreak of violence in Kazakhstan has taken analysts and international observers by surprise. Now, the decision to deploy a regional peacekeeping force has become the latest major milestone for the post-Soviet space. In the early hours of Thursday Read more…