The Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris will host its first mass on Saturday, exactly two months after the devastating blaze that shocked France and the world. For safety reasons, the mass led by Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit will be celebrated…
Bees living on Notre-Dame cathedral roof survive blaze (BBC)
Notre-Dame’s smallest residents have survived the devastating fire which destroyed most of the cathedral’s roof and toppled its famous spire. Some 200,000 bees living in hives on the roof were initially thought to have perished in the blaze. However Nicolas…
Notre-Dame fire: International call for architects to design new spire (BBC)
France is to invite architects from around the world to submit their designs for a new spire to sit atop a renovated Notre-Dame cathedral. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told reporters they hoped for “a new spire that is adapted to…
*Three arrested over UTME centre scam in Lagos (Nation) * Lagos PDP crisis: Adewale’s supporters stage protest at party secretariat (Guardian)
Three arrested over UTME centre scam in Lagos (Nation) Two siblings and a technical officer were arrested at a computer-based test (CBT) centre in Lagos on Tuesday for perpetrating examination malpractice in the 2019 United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). They…
*Nigeria Immigration denies shortage of passport booklets (Guardian) * Pay your debts or risk being shut, FAAN warns MMA2, Gombe Airport, two others (Punch)
Nigeria Immigration denies shortage of passport booklets (Guardian) The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied allegations of shortage of passport booklets in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there have been complaints by some Nigerians over…
*Obstruct neighbourhood safety corps, risk N250, 000 fine, jail –Lagos Assembly (Punch) * We didn’t divert university Pension Fund — LASU Magt. (Nation)
Obstruct neighbourhood safety corps, risk N250, 000 fine, jail –Lagos Assembly (Punch) The Lagos State House of Assembly has recommended a fine of N250,000 or six-month imprisonment for any individual who obstructs members of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps…
