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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 Francis, who died last month at age 88, as the 267th Vicar of Christ. The smoke was seen rising from the chapel’s chimney on Thursday, two days after the conclave officially …

The Nigerian government has officially discontinued the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Programme, which for years funded Nigerian students to study in foreign countries. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Folashade Boriowo, on Wednesday. Mr Alausa explained that the decision followed a thorough policy review aimed at consolidating national investment in domestic …

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, arrived in Anambra State on a working visit to unveil various “legacy” projects by the Governor Chukwuma Soludo administration. Among the projects to be commissioned by the President include the New State Government House, Solution Fun City, the New Governor’s Lodge, built for the first time in 34 years, and the revamped House of Assembly, …

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed two of the four tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. The two bills passed were the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill and the Nigerian Tax Administration Bill. The bills were passed after the senators reviewed the report of an ad-hoc committee chaired by Niger East Senator Sani Musa. The committee was constituted to …

CNN — When Bill and Melinda French Gates created the Gates Foundation in 2000, they had planned for the organization to continue its work, using their remaining fortune, for several decades after they died. But now, the billionaire Microsoft founder says he doesn’t want to wait that long to give away most of his wealth. Gates announced on Thursday that he now …

President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the Chinua Achebe International Airport, Umueri, Anambra State, for an official visit to the state. On the President’s entourage was the special adviser on security, Alhaji Nuhu Ribadu, among others. The Nigerian leader arrived on board the Nigerian Air Force Airbus at about 12:17 pm, wearing the Akwete Igbo fabric with a red cap …

•Obi says labour of Nigeria’s founders in vain  •Flays double standard of protesters under Jonathan  •Ohanaeze Ndigbo: Keeping Nigeria united requires deliberate efforts Former President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday warned against any attempt to introduce a one-party structure into the country, explaining that manipulating the political system for selfish ends will be an invitation to crisis. Speaking in Abuja during a …

Pakistan’s armed forces have killed 40 to 50 Indian troops along the de facto border with Indian-administered Kashmir, according to the country’s information ministry. The ministry confirmed the figures to CNN, after they were first reported by other media outlets earlier Thursday. “We have blown their (Indian) military installations on the de facto border,” Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told …

…Says: VC has demonstrated positive pragmatic capacity By Igbotako Nowinta Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria – The Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Professor Edoba B. Omoregie (SAN), has been lauded for his proactive attitudes to administrative governance in the citadel of learning. This declaration was made by a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ochuko …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned 30 persons before the State High Court in Benin on charges related to murder and cultism in the state. ‎The 30 defendants are standing trial on a seven-count charge bothering on alleged conspiracy, murder, cultism, armed attack, and belonging to unlawful society ‎Alltimepost.com reports that the defendants were arraigned in …