Amid rising transport fares due to fuel price hikes, student attendance in Nigerian schools has plummeted in the 2024/2025 academic year. Many families struggle with commuting costs, prompting parents to relocate students closer to home or leading to increased absenteeism and late arrivals.
As...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has emphatically declared that the Church cannot extend blessings to same-sex unions and activities, citing their opposition rooted in God's law, Church teachings, Nigerian laws, and cultural norms.
The bishops reiterated the Church's stance on...
Pastor Paul Adefarasin, leader of House on the Rock, is accused of smashing a bus window, leading to injuries among innocent passengers.
The incident, capturing public attention, is currently under investigation. Wounded passengers have shared photos of the aftermath, deepening the gravity of...
The London High Court has frozen assets valued at $734 million belonging to 50-year-old Isabel dos Santos, Africa's former richest woman. The freeze follows her loss in an extended legal dispute with Angolan telecoms company Unitel International Holdings (UIH).
UIH sought damages of $733...
In a landmark case in Oklahoma, 71-year-old Glynn Simmons has been declared innocent after spending nearly half a century behind bars for a crime he did not commit.
Simmons, who is Black, holds the unfortunate record of serving more time in prison before exoneration than any other individual...
In an unprecedented move, Archbishop Tomash Peta of Saint Mary in Astana, Kazakhstan, becomes the first prelate to issue a directive to priests and parishes in response to the Vatican's recent declaration allowing same-sex blessings. The declaration, named Fiducia supplicans, was signed by Pope...
The Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Yaba, Lagos, has witnessed an unprecedented 100% surge in psychiatric admissions during the year 2023, as revealed by the hospital's Chief Medical Director, Dr Olugbenga Owoeye.
Speaking at the Annual Score Card presentation, Dr Owoeye attributed the...
The Center for Justice on Religious And Ethnicity in Nigeria (CJREN) has alleged that Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, intentionally excluded Christians from benefiting from Federal Government palliatives distributed to citizens and residents of the state.
The Director-General of CJREN...
Afrobeats sensation Ayodeji Balogun, widely known as Wizkid, has bared his soul, expressing the profound void he feels since the loss of his mother, Mrs Jane Dolapo Balogun. The Daily Trust reported the tragic incident, which occurred in August 2023 during Wizkid's European tour for his album...
In a daring attempt to reach Europe and celebrate the New Year in a foreign land, Osas Nusakare, a 45-year-old man, found himself among 14 stowaways arrested aboard the motor tanker, UOG CONSTANTINE, at the Lagos Roadstead. Nusakare, undeterred by his recent capture, revealed that this was his...
Edozie Akunyili, the son of the late Dora Akunyili, former Director-General of NAFDAC, has spoken out about the sacrifices his mother made for Nigeria, asserting that her death was not worth the challenges faced by their family.
In a statement posted on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Edozie...
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