Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON, as Group Managing Director/Chief Executive with effect from June 1, 2024, subject to approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to a statement, she takes…
Germany’s Scholz to visit Pope Francis in first private meeting
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to travel to Rome at the beginning of March to meet Pope Francis. The head of the Catholic Church would receive the chancellor in the Vatican on March 2, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit announced in…
AY Makun files petition against Facebook user for spreading false allegations (Guardian)*I lied out of hunger, Facebook user apologises to comedian AY (Punch)
AY Makun files petition against Facebook user for spreading false allegations (Guardian) Popular comedian AY Makun has taken a legal stand against defamation by filing a petition against a Facebook user named Agozi Samuel. The comedian alleges that a video…
Pope didn’t approve blessing for same-sex couples – Kaigama
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, has said media reports claiming that the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, had approved blessings for same-sex couples, was untrue. Kaigama made the clarification in his homily during the Christmas Mass he conducted at…
Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals to help carry out Catholic Church reforms
Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals at a ritual-filled ceremony Saturday, including key figures at the Vatican and in the field who will help enact his reforms and cement his legacy as he enters a crucial new phase in running the…
ECOWAS rejects Niger Republic junta’s transition plan
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rebuffed the three-year transition proposal put forth by Niger Republic’s military junta. The leader of the coup, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, had pledged during a meeting with an ECOWAS delegation, led by…
Police rescue 3 kidnap victims, arrest 2 suspects (Vanguard)*We must reposition APC, Tinubu tells party leaders (Nation)
Police rescue 3 kidnap victims, arrest 2 suspects (Vanguard) The Police in Abia State has rescued three kidnap victims identified as, Azubuike Okorie, Oluebube Nwafor and Ekene Ike, at a kidnap den in Umunneochi council area. Vanguard gathered that the…
Pope officially appoints bishop of Shanghai chosen by China
Pope Francis has officially recognised the bishop of Shanghai, Joseph Shen Bin, who was already appointed by the People’s Republic of China in April. At that time, the government in Beijing had removed the churchman Shen Bin from the diocese…
Tinubu emerges ECOWAS chairman (Guardian)*How I won British Council’s Country Best Award for Cambridge A’ Level, by student (Nation)
Tinubu emerges ECOWAS chairman (Guardian) In a unanimous endorsement that signals the trust and confidence reposed in him by his counterparts, President Bola Tinubu emerged as the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the…
Pope’s pick to handle sex abuse cases doubted some victims, US Group says
A U.S.-based group that tracks how the Catholic hierarchy deals with allegations of sexual abuse by clergy says Pope Francis made a “troubling” choice in appointing an Argentine prelate to a powerful Vatican office that handles such cases. On Saturday,…
