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Pope John Paul II has grieved over more than 2,000 persons who perished in the earthquake disaster in the northern part of Morocco. In a telegram of condolences by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican Secretary of State, on behalf of the Pope to Archbishop Antonio Sozzo, Apostolic Nuncio in Morocco, Pope prayed “to the families and to all Moroccans touched by this drama.” Pope also asked “the Almighty to welcome into His Kingdom the victims and to bring comfort and courage to the wounded, to those close to them and to persons participating in rescue operations, in the hope that gestures…

American teenager Coco Gauff came from behind to win the US Open on Saturday, clinching her first Grand Slam title with a battling win over Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. Gauff, 19, produced a gutsy performance on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in 2hr 6min to complete a fairytale transformation in her season’s fortunes. The sixth seed from Florida had gone into the final as the underdog against the hard-hitting second seed Sabalenka, who will become world number one in next week’s rankings. Also read: US Teen, Coco Gauff Upsets Defending Australian Open Champ, Naomi Osaka…

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has named Eseme Eyiboh, a former spokesperson of the House of Representatives, as his special adviser on media and public affairs. Mr Akpabio made the announcement while addressing his press corps in Abuja on Saturday, described Mr Eyiboh as “an astute politician, experienced media manager, public affairs expert, and communications guru.” Mr Eyibo, a two-time member of the House of Representatives, was in the Green Chamber from 2007 to 2011 and was re-elected in 2011 represented Eket/Esit Eket/Ibeno Federal Cosntituency. He was a spokesman and chairman of the house committee on media and…

A Nigerian book enthusiast, John Obot is making waves as he endeavors to shatter the Guinness World Record for ‘The Longest Marathon Reading Aloud’ by an individual. Obot, a devoted member of the Uyo Book Club, started his marathon at City View Hall in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Sunday at 3 p.m, aiming to read for an astonishing 145 consecutive hours. Obot who reads aloud with a microphone against a white background has gone more than 24 hours. As he reads, he swivels on his chair gently. As of the latest update, John Obot has dedicated 16 hours to…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles are leading Falcons of São Tomé and Principe by  four goals to nil in the first half of 2023 AFCON qualifier  match played at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. Nigeria’s Super Eagles pressed and scored the first goal at the beginning of the match at the 13th minute of the explosive encounter. Lookman found a pass for top scorer Victor Osimhein, who did not waste the chance. And the second goal came in the 27th minute of the match. Ademola Lookman, who provided the pass for the first goal, was now the one who scored, after an…

As police spread dragnet over one Gift Okpolowu, popularly known as 2Baba, Rivers State Government has declared him wanted over the gruesome murder of SP Bako Angbashim, the Ahoada Divisional Police Officer (DPO). Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara also placed a bounty of N100 million on 2Baba, who is the leader of the notorious Iceland cult group, identified as the prime suspect in the matter. SP Angbashim said to have been shot dead during a mission to combat criminal activities in the Odumude area of Ahoada East Local Government Area in the state was dismembered after he was allegedly shot…

Rivers United have been ranked as the best team in the Nigeria, according to Professional Football League by statistics website, Opta. The statistics and analytics medium released the rankings for clubs across the continent. According to Opta the clubs were ranked by “Elo algorithm” used to analyse match results from over 2,500,000 games. Rivers United are ranked 30th on the continent. Reigning NPFL champions Enyimba are the second best team from Nigeria, and they sit in 62nd position. Akwa United are 82nd, Plateau United 101st, and Bendel Insurance 199th. South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns and Moroccan sides, Wydad Casablanca and…

Eight persons and seven still missing in canoe mishap in Yola South Local Government Area, the Adamawa State confirmed on Saturday. A canoe carrying 23 passengers had capsized in Njuwa Lake at Rugange, a village in the Yola South LGA, early on Friday, with the government confirming one dead as search operations continued. Eight people had been rescued and eight bodies found, leaving seven other people yet to be accounted for. The Executive Secretary of Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency, ADSEMA, Mohamed Suleiman, gave the update when he accompanied the state Deputy Governor, Prof Kaletapwa Farauta, on a sympathy visit…

A 15-year-old boy has written to Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulumto sign his death warrant quickly if his appeal for clemency would not materialise “within a reasonable time frame.” Mustapha Abubakar of Cell 6, Unit 1, Cluster 2 at the Maiduguri Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Borno State, northeast Nigeria He was sentenced to death by hanging at age 14 after he was reportedly lured into a get-rich scheme through kidnapping for ransom led to the death of the hostage. Also read: Boko Haram Dares Borno Gov Zulum, Slaughters 15 In His Convoy The teenage boy who is the…

Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, described football as a major unifier in the country, calling on the people particularly the politicians to embrace it as an exemplar worthy of emulation by others. “We welcome you very warmly to our state. As a matter of fact, this is one of the beauties of football as it brings all of us together as Nigerians, and then brings all of our players from their different clubs as they put on the Nigerian jerseys and the Nigerian spirit. Eno expressed the solidarity of the people of the state with Nigeria’s national team, Super…