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Pope Leo calls for peace

Pope Leo XIV Champions Free Press, Urges Peace

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic Church, passionately advocated for the ...

  • 12 May 2025
  • Top News

Lainey Wilson Reigns Supreme at the 2025 ACM Awards

The 2025 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards lit up Frisco, Texas, on Thursday May ...

  • 9 May 2025
  • Entertainment
Former Boko Haram Members De-radicalised

Yobe State to Reintegrate 390 Ex-Boko Haram Members After De-Radicalisation Programme

The Yobe State Government has announced its readiness to reintegrate 390 former Boko Haram members ...

  • 11 April 2025
  • Nigeria
Uganda’s Military Withdraws from DRC

Donald Trump Orders Immediate Withdrawal of Uganda’s Military from DR Congo

United States President Donald Trump has directed the Uganda’s military to withdraw immediately from the ...

  • 10 April 2025
  • Africa
Herdsmen

Suspected Herdsmen Kill Two Farmers in Fresh Benue Attack

Suspected herdsmen have killed two farmers in separate attacks in Gwer West Local Government Area ...

  • 10 April 2025
  • Nigeria
Ebonyi land dispute claims six lives

Ebonyi Land Dispute: Six Killed in Renewed Clash Between Amasiri and Okporojo Communities

At least six people have been confirmed dead following a violent resurgence of a longstanding ...

  • 10 April 2025
  • Nigeria
Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) exonerates VC

FUOYE Governing Council Clears VC of Sexual Harassment Allegations, Orders Apology from Accuser

The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has officially exonerated Vice Chancellor, Professor ...

  • 10 April 2025
  • Education
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC)

NDIC to Pay 100% Liquidation Dividend to Depositors of 20 Failed Banks in Nigeria

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced its readiness to pay a 100% liquidation ...

  • 10 April 2025
  • Business
Reserve Bank of India slashes interest rates

RBI Slashes Interest Rates Amid Global Economic Uncertainty and Trump’s Tariff Surge

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a 25 basis point cut in the ...

  • 9 April 2025
  • Economy & Finance
Labour Party (Nigeria)

Labour Party Reps Caucus Rejects Abure’s Attempt to Sack Ogene as Leader, Labels Move “Laughable and Misleading”

The Labour Party (LP) caucus in the House of Representatives has firmly rejected the purported ...

  • 9 April 2025
  • Nigeria
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May 16th is the day in 1204 that Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.

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