His Holiness, Pope Francis, has appointed Most Revd (Dr.) Lucius Ugorji, as the Catholic Archbishop of Owerri in Imo State. Pope Francis, represented by Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, His Grace, Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, made the announcement on Sunday in Abuja, at the ongoing opening ceremony of the first plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria in 2022. …
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*NDLEA to arraign suspended ‘super cop,’ four IRT members on eight counts of drug trafficking The federal government has commenced moves to extradite the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, to the United States of America to face fraud allegations. Few hours after the extradition process commenced, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), which currently has Kyari …
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The Federal Government of Nigeria is expected to pay the International Monetary Fund a total of $3.51bn between 2022 and 2026 to offset a $3.4bn loan. This is according to information obtained from a webpage on the IMF’s website, titled ‘Nigeria: Financial Position in the Fund as of January 31, 2022.’ In April 2020, the IMF disbursed a $3.4bn emergency …
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* NNPC intensifies monitoring of product distribution to end queues Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, will miss his engagement at this year’s energy summit, tagged: ‘CERAWeek’ in the United States, billed to start tomorrow. NNPC also yesterday stepped up efforts to end the ongoing petrol scarcity with a product evacuation and distribution …
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The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed optimism that despite his ordeals before Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja where he is facing trial over alleged terrorism, victory is certain. File photo: Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, with his lawyers and others during his trial at the Federal High …
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Intense fighting in area around nuclear plantU.S. says assault of plant risked catastropheLviv prepares for child casualtiesNATO says ‘no’ to no-fly-zones Russian forces in Ukraine seized Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant on Friday in an assault that caused alarm around the world and that Washington said had risked catastrophe, although officials said later that the facility was now safe. Fighting …
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St. Sophia’s Cathedral in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. | Could St. Sophia’s Cathedral in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv be a Russian military target? Rumors of a possible attack on the 11th-century cathedral, which has long been turned into a museum, have deepened the despair of an already sorely tried Ukrainian population. Yet the anticipated attack has made clear what Major Archbishop Sviatoslav …
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Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has approved a new and improved dress code for Women Officers which permits them to wear stud earrings, and headscarf under their berets or peak caps as the case may be while in uniform. A statement released by the Acting Police Force Headquarters Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi and made available to Alltimepost.com, said …
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…pledges reforms to improve quality of education in special schools. Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has harped on the need for religious organizations, well-meaning individuals and corporate bodies in the state to prioritize the welfare of persons with disabilities. Obaseki made the appeal when he received the board and members of the Network for the Advancement of People with …
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issues spectrum licenses to companies The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) is on the verge of deploying the Fifth Generation (5G) network in Nigeria. Already, spectrum licenses for the companies that will rollout services have been issued. Although the deployment will start from the state capitals and gradually extends to other areas across the state, it is important to state that, …
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