Ahead of the start of Lent, Pope Leo XIV has invited Catholics to open themselves to…
Month: February 2026
US Dept of Homeland Security shuts down amid funding issues
The Department of Homeland Security entered a partial shutdown Saturday as US lawmakers fight over funding…
Vatican extends olive branch to traditionalist group threatening break from Rome
Vatican has proposed a renewed “path of dialogue” with a traditionalist Catholic society that has threatened…
Customs to phase out paper operations, digitalize processes
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced plans to go fully paperless by the second quarter…
Atiku urges INEC to reschedule 2027 polls, cites Ramadan clash
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reconsider the…
ICPC summons El-Rufai over Abuja airport standoff
The embattled former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has confirmed that he will honour…
Reps plan emergency sitting on Tuesday over 2027 election timetable
The House of Representatives has announced that it will reconvene for an emergency sitting on Tuesday,…
Nigeria advocates health security sovereignty
*To end Africa’s dependence on foreign aid Vice President Kashim Shettima wants African countries to build…
Alleged extortion: NCoS CG orders probe of officers at Kuje Prison
The Controller-General of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr. Sylvester Nwakuche, has ordered immediate investigation of his…
Makinde crowns 14 Oyo chiefs as Obas despite Alaafin’s objection
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday, proceeded with the elevation and coronation of the Alago-Oja…