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As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, 18 African cardinals will be among the 135 eligible cardinal-electors tasked with choosing the next pope in the upcoming conclave.
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The Trump administration is reportedly weighing a plan to offer financial incentives to American mothers in an effort to reverse declining birth rates across the country.
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The House of Representatives has donated a cheque of ₦18 million to the Enugu State Government to support victims of the tragic petrol “Enugu tanker” explosion that occurred on January 25, 2025, at Ugwu Onyeama, a
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A tragic incident marred Easter Sunday celebrations at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Emure Ekiti, as a one-year-old boy, Desmond Adewole, was fatally run over by an unidentified vehicle.
Eyewitnesses recount that the heartbreaking event unfolded amidst the joyous atmosphere of the Easter service. Desmond, who had reportedly strayed outside the church premises while trying to locate his mother, was later found lifeless, with indications that he had been struck by a car.
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The burial of the head of the Catholic Church , Pope Francis, will be held on Saturday. The pope died on Easter Monday after a long bout with pneumonia and lung failure. Earlier this year the pop
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Tensions are rising as Ibadan traditional rulers and community leaders demand urgent government action over the ongoing boundary dispute on the Ibadan-iwo…
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Veteran Nigerian musician and evangelist Professor Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi has firmly dismissed circulating rumors about his death, confirming he is alive and in good health.
The 83-year-old music icon addressed the issue in a video released on Tuesday morning. In a spirited performance blending English, Yoruba, and Pidgin English, Obey sang, “Hello, my name is Professor Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi. Satan, you don lose, oh, Satan, you don lose, you don pafuka. Na lie, lie you dey talk, you don pafuka.”
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The United Kingdom has received a total of 22,619 asylum applications from Nigerian nationals between 2010 and 2024, placing Nigeria 11th on the UK Home Office’s global asylum statistics list.
The data, released in the Home Office’s year-end Asylum and Resettlement report, shows that Nigerian asylum claims surged in 2024, with 2,841 applications—almost double the 1,462 recorded in 2023.
According to the Home Office, asylum applications across all nationalities in 2024 reached a record high of 108,138, driven by increasing instability in several countries. Nigeria’s jump in asylum figures has been attributed to a combination of rising insecurity, economic hardship, and political uncertainty.
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In a renewed bid to close Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit and stimulate inclusive economic growth, the Federal Government has signed a landmark $10 billion financing agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB).
The agreement, finalized at a multilateral summit held yesterday in Abuja, is designed to accelerate infrastructural development in key sectors, including energy, transportation, water resources, and agriculture, over the next five years.
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An American missionary, Pastor Josh Sullivan, who was abducted at gunpoint during a sermon, has been rescued by South African police following a dramatic shoot-out that left three suspects dead.
Sullivan, 45, was preaching at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, near the coastal city of Gqeberha, last Thursday when armed men stormed the church and took him hostage. According to a statement released by South African police on Wednesday, officers acted on a tip-off and tracked the suspects to a house in the KwaMagxaki district of Gqeberha.
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