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Young Edoardo Santini, considered “the most handsome man in Italy,” has decided to leave his promising career as a model and enter a seminary to become a priest. Dancer, swimmer, actor — these were a few of the dreams of Santini, a 21-year-old Italian who in 2019 when he was 17 earned the title of the most handsome young man …

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals plant has purchased one million barrels of Agbami Crude grade from Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited, STASCO. This is targeted at increasing Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity and attaining energy security (self-sufficiency). In a statement obtained by Vanguard, Dangote Refinery stated: “The STASCO cargo contained one million barrels from Agbami and sailed to Dangote …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— As Donald Trump faces growing scrutiny over his increasingly authoritarian and violent rhetoric, Fox News host Sean Hannity gave his longtime friend a chance to assure the American people that he wouldn’t abuse power or seek retribution if he wins a second term. But instead of offering a perfunctory answer brushing off the warnings, Trump stoked the fire. “Except for day one,” the GOP …

Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, has restated the determination of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to actualise the government’s vision in the management of various boundaries in the country. The Spokesman of the Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement on Friday, said Shettima gave the assurance when he received management of the National Boundary Commission (NBC) at the State House. The management of …

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has rejected the response of the Defence Headquarters on the bombing of civilians. It called for the redeployment of the General Officer Commanding, One Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna, “to allow for unfettered investigations”. ACF, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. T. A. Muhammad-Baba, said the N10 million donation announced by the Chief …

Bishop of the Catholic Doocese of Sokoto and Founder of The Kukah Centre, Matthew Hassan Kukah, says Nigerian culture was designed to encourage injustice and oppression, particularly against women. He also said religion which had all the instruments of reformation had been wrongly applied in Nigeria,thus placing the country in its current bad shape. The clergy regretted that Nigerians were …

Derek Chauvin was stabbed nearly two dozen times in the law library at a federal prison in Arizona. Larry Nassar was knifed repeatedly in his cell at a federal penitentiary in Florida. The assaults of two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners by fellow inmates in recent months have renewed concerns about whether the chronically understaffed, crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons is capable of keeping people …

The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu government has concluded plans to set up a task force that will shut down public buildings that have failed the compliance test in providing accessibility to Persons With Disabilities (PWD). He has also called on the 36 state governors to institute state-owned disability commissions to support inclusivity and with grassroots as the target. Tinubu, who …

The Government of Canada has announced that the cost-of-living financial requirement for study permit applicants will be raised significantly, starting January 1, 2024. The government says the increase is necessary to ensure that international students are financially prepared for life in Canada, which has become significantly more expensive since the previous requirement was set. This change, announced by Immigration Minister …

The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students has urged the Federal Government to fix the nation’s refineries to enable the country to end fuel importation. This is as NANS decried the continued fuel importation under President Bola Tinubu, saying that this will continue to hurt the economy and worsen the forex crisis currently hitting the nation hard. The …