Thursday, 19 December, 2024

Month: March 2024


Pope Francis presided over the liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ in St. Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday afternoon. Good Friday is the only day of the year on which Holy Mass is not celebrated.  The Read more…


The suspects in last week’s Moscow terrorist attack were linked to Ukrainian nationalists, the Russian Investigative Committee stated on Thursday, citing preliminary findings. The perpetrators had received “significant sums of money” from Ukraine, the law enforcement agency said. Investigators have obtained “substantiated evidence” that Read more…


A pregnant woman, Mrs. Mmesoma Odili, from Umuosiegbo village, Umunya in Oyi local government area of Anambra State, is in a devastating mood following the loss of her pregnancy during eight days of detention at the Zone 13 Police Headquarters, Read more…


Suspended Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi, representing Bauchi Central of Bauchi State in the Senate, has written the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Senate leadership, demanding that the suspension placed on him be lifted. Abdul Ahmad Ningi wrote Sen. Godswiil Read more…


The Labour Party has dismissed the existence of a Board of Trustees (BoT) for the party. The national publicity secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh said this in a statement on Thursday, March 28, 2024. The BoT had in a Read more…


President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Abdullahi Usman Bello as chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending the approval of the Senate. Bello’s appointment was contained in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Read more…


Nigeria has yet again suffered another nationwide blackout as the national electricity grid, centrally managed from Osogbo, Osun State, suffered a collapse at approximately 4:30pm on Thursday, leaving millions of homes and businesses without power. This development marks the fourth Read more…


Days after urging Nigerian banks to expedite action on the recapitalisation of their capital base in order to strengthen the nation’s financial system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Thursday, unveiled new minimum capital requirements for banks, pegging the Read more…


The indefatigable leadership dynamo, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of NAUTH, Prof Joseph Ugboaja spoke briefly to the Publisher of Vision Newspapers, Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo. The inauguration of the ultra-modern orthopedic clinic with the state-of-art equipment, and with over one Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital NAUTH Nnewi, Anambra State, Prof Joseph Ugboaja (Ochinanwata Nnewi) recorded another milestone on Wednesday as the Orthopedic Outpatient Department of the health institution was commissioned. The Read more…


Russia has no intention of cancelling any country’s culture, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during a working trip to Tver Region. Moscow understands the difference between the people and the elites and respects every nation’s culture, and also considers Read more…


The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has urged President Bola Tinubu to follow in Togo’s footsteps and begin the process of restructuring the country from its current federal system to the parliamentary system. The organisation also lamented the worsening insecurity in Read more…