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Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church. “Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!” proclaimed the first pontiff from the United States, addressing tens of thousands in St Peter’s …

The United States President, Donald Trump, has given his nod for Ukraine’s leader, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in Istanbul for negotiations to end the war. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said Putin does not want to have a ceasefire but rather an end to the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. …

As part of its contribution and a swift move to stamp out cultism especially among secondary school students, Ash Montana Deck in collaboration with Katamaran Deck chapter of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS) also known as Pyrates Confraternity have embarked on sensitisation campaign against cultism across secondary schools in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital. The sensitisation campaign took the …

The candidates and their families have taken to social media to express concerns over the results and demand a review Some candidates who sat the recently released Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) have rejected their results and called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to review them. The candidates, their families and concerned Nigerians have taken to social media to …

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said the Dangote refinery is not competing with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. According to a statement released by the NNPC spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, on Friday, Dangote stated this yesterday when he visited the new Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC, Bayo Ojulari, in Abuja. The visit, Soneye …

Kayode Tokede narrates how the immediate past governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki took deliberate, bold, and strategic steps to leverage the hidden potential that laid in the oil palm sector, years before its current boom started to unravel in Nigeria. Rising demand for oil palm in Nigeria is quietly driving a boom in the production of the commodity, with …

Mr Akpabio’s legal team had also asked the court to direct Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan to issue a written apology. The suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to reject a motion seeking to compel her to delete a satirical apology she posted on social media. Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan made her request in a counter-affidavit responding to a …

Senator Francis Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East in the National Assembly, has expressed optimism that the recently passed tax bills will significantly boost revenue generation across all tiers of government, especially the states and local governments. In a statement issued by his media aide, Sam Segun-Progress, and made available in Osogbo on Friday, Fadahunsi noted that the bills, once signed …

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Leo XIV, and proclaiming “Peace be with you all!” in his first greeting to the world. Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears on the loggia overlooking St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025. Screenshot from @VaticanNews YouTube channel. A native …

A cardinal appeared on the balcony in St Peter’s Square to announce that American Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, had been chosen by the votes of the Conclave to be the next pontiff. Shortly after, the new pope appeared on the balcony to cheers from the crowds filling St Peter’s Square (Rear view ) Reuters …