Pope Francis’ condition is no longer critical, a Vatican source said on Friday, following a series of clinical improvements for the 88-year-old pontiff, who has been suffering from pneumonia in both lungs. The Argentine pope has spent the past two weeks at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, with the Vatican reporting gradual improvements in his health in…
A video has emerged of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike celebrating the Supreme Court rulings on Rivers State. The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Accountant General of the Federation to stop releasing financial allocations to Rivers State government. The apex court ordered…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has announced that the Ibadan airport will be shut down for six months for maintenance and upgrade works to take place. The NCAA publicist, Michael Achimugu, made this known on Friday via his X handle. This announcement is coming barely eight months after the state got the approval of President…
A former Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, and four others were on Friday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before the Abia State High Court over alleged misappropriation of N47bn. Orji was arraigned alongside his son, Chinedum Orji, a former Commissioner of Finance for Abia State, Dr. Philip Nto, a government contractor,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara against misleading the public on political defections especially by lawmakers. Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary CPS to the INEC Chairman, in a statement on Friday in Abuja said the commission’s attention was drawn to a statement credited to Governor Fubara, accusing it…
The Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the outcome of the Local Government Elections that were held in Rivers State on October 5, 2024. The apex court upheld an appeal that was brought before it by the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the court…
The Bauchi State government, through the Ministry of Education, has announced the closure of all schools in the state in preparation for the 2025 Ramadan fast for five weeks. The announcement is contained in the approved school calendar for the 2024-2025 academic session in the state. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central, has accused the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment on a live television programme. Natasha and Akpabio have been in the news since last week following her refusal to move to a new seat the Senate President allocated to her. Telling her side of…
Days after dumping the Labour Party (LP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Valentine Ozigbo hopes Peter Obi would join him in the ruling party. Obi was the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, his first presidential contest that challenged the structure and popularity of the ruling and the main…
Notable personalities including Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, former Ogun State governor, Senator Gbenga Daniel; the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams; former deputy governor of Lagos State, Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele and others, yesterday, blamed leaders and citizens for the problems confronting Nigeria. They spoke at the Freedom On-line’s 6th annual lecture, titled: ‘Nigeria’s…
