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Pope Francis joined Christians over the world to celebrate Palm Sunday, a Christian moveable feast before Easter. Palm Sunday marks Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem in the time leading to his crucifixion, which Christians observe on Good Friday. The Sunday opened a heavy schedule of Holy Week appointments for the pontiff, including a Holy Thursday Mass at a juvenile prison in Rome. Holy Week culminates on April 9 with Easter Sunday Mass, which recalls the Christian belief in Jesus’ resurrection. Pope Francis led a Palm Sunday service the day after he was discharged from hospital following a bout of bronchitis, and urged…

President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the victory of former three-time world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, over formidable boxer, Jermaine Franklin, on Saturday night. Joshua beat Franklin by unanimous decision at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night, an essential victory for the former champion’s future progression. After a painful loss in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk last year, former champion Joshua had to win against the tough American and took a clear unanimous decision, 118-111 and 117-111 twice. Also read: How Anthony Joshua Lost N1.4b After Oleksandr Usyk’s Defeat The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media…

Israel Umoh The world needs billions of dollars to avert mass migration, destabilised countries, starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months, the head of the Nobel prize-winning UN World Food Programme warned Friday. David Beasley praised increased funding from the United States and Germany last year, and urged China, Gulf nations, billionaires and other countries “to step up big time.” Before he hands the reins of the world’s largest humanitarian organization to U.S. ambassador Cindy McCain next week, the former South Carolina governor said he’s “extremely worried” that WFP won’t raise about $23 billion it needs…

Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel has urged Permanent Secretaries and heads of the various government agencies in the state to ensure a seamless transition to the incoming administration. Giving the advice during the swearing in of Mrs Nsikak-Abasi  Orok as the new Clerk for the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Emmanuel called for their support in the smooth running of the state government machinery. Until her new appointment, Mrs Orok was the Secretary, Akwa Ibom Christian Welfare Pilgrim Board. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of the clerk at the State Exco Chambers, Uyo, on Friday, the Governor congratulated the…

The management of Ibom Airlines, Saturday, apologised to its customers for the delay caused by ‘unruly’ behaviour of a passenger. One Obiajulu Uja from Oji-River Local Government Area of Enugu State was arrested on board Lagos bound flight after he had delayed take-off for nearly one hour. A trending video  had emerged on Friday, March 31, when security operatives at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, bundled a man shouting ‘Tinubu can’t be sworn in’ and ‘Obidients’ and disrupted the take-off flight of Ibom airline from Abuja to Lagos. Also read:  Ibom Air lifts 1.5 million passengers in three years…

The Lagos State Federal High Court, Friday, remanded self-acclaimed relationship expert, Blessing Okoro,  popularly known as Blessing CEO,, for alleged cyber-bullying and libel. The social media influencer was arraigned before Justice Yelim Bogoro by the police on a six-count charge of alleged Cyber-bullying, libel and for exhibiting uncensored movies, This followed her arrest by the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon on Thursday, March 30. Also read:  Occupations boys use to sleep with married women- Blessing CEO Justice Bogoro ordered the controversial blogger to be kept in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services. The prosecutor, Rotshang Faith…

Nigeria’s total public debt stock has hit N46.25 trillion or 103.11 billion dollars in Q4 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated in its report. The debt consists of domestic and external debt stocks of the Federal Government, the 36 State Governments and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. NBS stated this on Friday in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt Report for Q4 2022 in Abuja, saying that the public debt stock grew by 4.96 per cent in the Q4 of 2022. The report said that External debt stood at N18.70 trillion (41.69 billion dollars) in Q4 2022, while…

Donald Trump has become the first ex-US President to be indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for criminal charges. The indictment is a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House. The exact nature of the charges was unclear Friday because the indictment remained under seal, but they stem from payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter. Prosecutors said they were working to coordinate Trump’s surrender, which could happen early next week. They did not say…

Akwa Ibom Governor-elect, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno and the Deputy Governor-elect, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, were, on Thursday, presented with Certificates of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).  Both are members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while the outgoing governor is also a PDP member. The 26 members-elect of the yet-to-be inaugurated Akwa Ibom House of Assembly equally got their Certificates of Return at INEC head office, Udo Udoma Avenue in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. While the 24 elected are PDP members, the remaining two are Young Progressives Party (YPP) members, showing that PDP has formed majority in the…

Gospel artist, Mercy Chinwo has threatened to slam a N2 billion lawsuit against singer Obidiz for using her name and image in secular music audio and video. Obidiz released a commercial for a song entitled Mercy Chinwo on February 10, 2023, with Mercy Chinwo’s picture as the cover image. Chinwo through her lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, in a letter dated March 23 and addressed to Obidiz Lawson, ordered the singer to take down the music audio and video from all music digital platforms. “It came to our client’s rude shock that you recently released and published a song titled ‘Mercy Chinwo’…