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Obi Meets Tinubu, Fayemi In Rome (PICTURES)
President Bola Tinubu, Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, and former Ekiti governor Kayode Fayemi met at Pope Leo XIV’s installation mass on Sunday in Rome. Fayemi sighted President Tinubu, where he sat with other leaders and asked Obi to follow him to pay homage to the Nigerian leader. Obi agreed. On getting…
Pope Leo XIV Warns Against Exploitation At Inaugural Mass
Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, made his debut tour of St Peter’s Square on Sunday in a popemobile, greeting tens of thousands of pilgrims and well-wishers ahead of his inauguration mass. Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, who became head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics on May 8, stood in the white vehicle as…
VIDEO: Tinubu Meets Pope Leo XIV After Inaugural Mass In Rome
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, Rome. The meeting comes shortly after Leo (formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost) was installed as the Bishop of Rome and the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church. According to a video obtained by Hifox News, the Nigerian President shook hands with the…
VIDEO: Abandon Me At Events And Lose Your Job, Governor Eno Warns Commissioners
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has issued a stern warning to members of the State Executive Council, threatening to sanction any cabinet member that fails to adhere strictly to official protocols of the governor’s engagements. Eno vowed that officials found wanting would be immediately relieved of their position. The Governor, who gave…
VIDEO: ASUSS National President Wants Transparency As JAMB Orders Review Of UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has ordered an immediate review of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following a wave of public complaints alleging technical glitches, incomplete questions, and unusually low scores. The board, in a statement issued by its public communication advisor, Fabian Benjamin, acknowledged what it described as an “unusual…
‘Fubara Came To Beg Me In My House; But ‘Peace’ Not Yet Uhuru’-Wike (VIDEO)
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has confirmed that the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara begged him for reconciliation. Wike said Fubara visited him with two governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to seek reconciliation. He disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Wike and…
VIDEO: 78 Nigerians Rescued From Human Traffickers In Côte d’Ivoire Arrive In Lagos
At least 78 Nigerian victims of human trafficking have been successfully returned from Côte d’Ivoire, arriving in Lagos late Saturday night. The group, which included 73 women, two men, and three infants, touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport around 11:00 p.m. They were received by the Director-General of the National Agency for the…
UK-Based Woman Petitions Ogun Assembly Over N115 million Fraud By Monarch
A United Kingdom-based Nigerian woman, Christy Oluwabunmi Oyewole, has petitioned the Ogun State House of Assembly, accusing a traditional ruler, Oba Adekeye Adeyemi Olanrewaju, the Abepa of Joga Orile in Yewa North Local Government Area, of fraudulently exploiting her under the guise of marriage.Nigerian fashion In the petition, dated Thursday and addressed to the Speaker…
Nigerian Worshippers Hope Pope Leo Continues Francis’s Work
Catholic worshippers in Nigeria welcomed the election of the new pope, Leo XIV, hoping he would continue the legacy of his liberal predecessor, Pope Francis. In a sparsely attended morning mass at Holy Emmanuel Catholic Church in the working-class Karu district of the capital, Abuja, the priest opened his homily with words for the newly…
South Africa Rearrests Nigerian Pastor Acquitted Of Rape
A Nigerian televangelist recently acquitted of multiple rape charges has been rearrested on immigration offences, South African police said on Saturday. Timothy Omotoso was released last month, nine years after he was jailed to be tried on charges of raping and sexually assaulting several young women from his church. His acquittal drew anger across South…