BBC News Getty Images Pope candidates (left to right) Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, cardinal Pietro Parolin, cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, and cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu Who will be...
Nigerian-born United States citizen, Oladapo Fadugba, risks 27 years imprisonment over his alleged involvement in a $690,000 wire fraud scheme and making false declarations to obtain US citizenship. F...
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara st...
As part of efforts to regulate the flow of visitors ahead of the upcoming Hajj season, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior has warned that expatriates who overstay their visas will face up to $13,00...
Finnish authorities have approved the extradition of Simon Ekpa, the controversial Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator, to Nigeria. The transfer is scheduled for July 15, 2025, following the ruling o...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has concluded arrangements to commence the 2025 Hajj operations with the airlift of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia starting from May 9, 2025. The update was ...
US President Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will take place May 13-16, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday. The i...
Ghana’s president on Tuesday announced the suspension of the country’s top judge while she is investigated for misconduct. The action against Supreme Court Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Tork...
Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, has criticised former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, for his recent visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence i...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed the nomination and administrative fees for aspirants contesting for the local government seats in the July 12 in Lagos State. APC chairman, Pastor Corneli...
Pope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) in St. Peter’s Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday. Francis, 88, died unexpectedly on Monday after s...
AP The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then bu...
