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Al-Makura urges aggrieved ex-CPC members not to quit APC

Nigeria, May 9 -- Some members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), a bloc in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have appealed to other members not to abandon the party. The... Read More


Conclave 2025: What kind of Pope will the world get? By Mathew Hassan Kukah

Nigeria, May 8 -- Pope Francis elicited so much passion during his papacy and even more so after his death that it is true to say that the map of Catholicism has dramatically shifted. In the privacy o... Read More


Robert Prevost becomes first American Pope, takes name Leo XVI

Nigeria, May 8 -- An American Cardinal, Robert Prevost, has been elected the new Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. This marks a historic first as the church has never before had an American pope. T... Read More


FLASHBACK: Watch Asake in 2013 Yoruba Film 'Ijoba Ose Kan' (VIDEO)

Nigeria, May 8 -- Long before the sold-out concerts and chart-topping hit songs, Asake was already involved in the entertainment industry, this time through acting. He took on minor acting roles that... Read More


Alleged Sexual Harassment: I'll not step down, Akpabio tells critics

Nigeria, May 8 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said he will not resign his position despite pressure from some Nigerians over sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by the s... Read More


Ekiti, Ondo move to end violent boundary disputes among border communities

Nigeria, May 8 -- To avert further bloodshed among warring border communities, the Ekiti and Ondo state governments set machinery in motion on Thursday to resolve all boundary tussles between the two ... Read More


Catholic Church elects new Pope

Nigeria, May 8 -- White smoke has been seen rising above the Sistine Chapel in the Apostolic Palace in Rome, signaling that the cardinals have elected a new pope. The new pontiff will replace Pope Fr... Read More


Nigeria's defence minister speaks on use of drones by Boko Haram

Nigeria, May 8 -- The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has described the alleged use of drones by insurgent groups like Boko Haram and its breakaway faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (I... Read More


ANALYSIS: IMF/World Bank meetings echo reasons Tinubu, African leaders must look inwards

Nigeria, May 8 -- The atmosphere was pleasantly warm and the venue was the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington DC, United States. Amid side-talks and banters, Ngozi Okonjo-Iwe... Read More


Tinubu visits Anambra, commissions projects

Nigeria, May 8 -- President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, visited Anambra State to commission some projects executed by the state governor, Charles Soludo. The projects commissioned by Mr Tinubu included... Read More