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This photograph shows black smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signalling that cardinals failed to elect a new pope during their conclave in the Vatican on May 8, 2025. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images Again, the second round of voting  on Thursday morning ended with black smoke emitting from the  Sistine Chapel’s  […]

Abute The crisis in the Labour Party took a new turn on Wednesday as the Nenadi Usman-led Caretaker Committee, backed by Abia State Governor Alex Otti and 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, announced that it had commenced an investigation into the “numerous corruption and forgery allegations” levelled against embattled National Chairman, Julius Abure. Usman made […]

The United States of America’s National Transportation Safety Board has linked the unfortunate helicopter crash that killed the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, alongside his family, to ‘pilot’s spatial disorientation.’ The NTSB report further indicted the helicopter company, accusing it of “inadequate oversight of its safety management processes.” This […]

Adelabu The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has advised the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission against the plan to build four nuclear power plants to generate 1,200 megawatts of electricity each. He made known  during a meeting with the commission, according to a statement by his media aide, Bolaji Tunji, on Wednesday. Adelabu received the acting […]

Minister of Defense, Mohamed Badaru The Federal Government has called for an overhaul of military tactics to address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. This, it said the country needed rather than a security summit. The Senate on Tuesday resolved to hold a two-day national security summit to brainstorm a solution to the rising wave of killings and […]

– says “I served Nigeria with the fear of Almighty” Immediate-past Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) boss, Mallam Mele Kyari has debunked his reported detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The commission is probing some of the company’s ex-officials at the management level and those of its refineries in Warri, Kaduna, […]

The police have arrested an 18-year-old bride at the Farawa Quarters, Kano State for allegedly slitting her husband,l’s throat nine days after their wedding. Though circumstances leading to the tragedy are yet to be unravelled, Kano State Police Command told journalists that the murderess has been arrested for an alleged culpable homicide case. The command’s […]

Black smoke, which emerged at 21.00 on Wednesday evening from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney has signalled that a new pope has not been elected in the first ballot at the conclave. Agency reports said that about 45,000 people had gathered in St Peter’s Square to await the announcement, which had been expected some time after […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has released social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan,from its custody. A former presidential candidate, and activist, Omoyele Sowore,announced the release on Wednesday via his X handle. He said, “Thanks to unrelenting efforts of all @thatverydarkman has been released from unjust detention at the @officialEFCC. He […]

– Ask FG to take urgent steps Alarmed by the worsening killings and attacks of innocent Nigerians by armed bandits the House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to take urgent steps to stem the crisis. Particularly,  the House is worried by the untamed activities of Boko Haram and ISWAP in the North-Eastern part […]