A community of healthy minds does not breed itself. The artist is ever committed to creating the conscience of his race. There are persons in the society who think out novel ideas and create activities that generate high value in…
*Drug trafficking: NDLEA intercepts 18.8kg of tramadol in Lagos (Punch)*One dead as commercial bus collides with articulated lorry in Lagos (Guardian)
Drug trafficking: NDLEA intercepts 18.8kg of tramadol in Lagos (Punch) Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a total of 34,950 tramadol and diazepam capsules weighing 18.8kg in Lagos. The NDLEA made this known on Saturday in…
England’s Catholic Church criticises lockdown worship ban
The Catholic Church in England has strongly criticised the government’s new lockdown, saying banning communal worship is a cause of “anguish”. England’s four-week lockdown will see most religious services banned. Funerals will still be allowed, with a maximum of 30…
*Woman dies while being delivered of twins on Lagos street (Punch)*Catholic church, Adeboye’s son lead service at #EndSARS protest grounds (Guardian)
Woman dies while being delivered of twins on Lagos street (Punch) A woman, Mrs Bunmi Muri, has died along with her twin babies, around a park on Ogooluwa Street, in the Oke Oshodi area of Bariga, Lagos State, on Sunday.…
Obi urges perseverance amid adversity at Easter
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians not to despair but to be steadfast in the face of adversity. Obi said in a message to mark the…
Staten Island couple still holds wedding amid coronavirus warnings
Here comes the bride — coronavirus be damned. A Staten Island couple threw caution — and a slew of dire government warnings — to the wind Sunday by getting married in front of nearly two dozen people, several of them…
Catholic cardinals urge end of ‘homosexual agenda’ (BBC)
Two prominent Roman Catholic Church cardinals have urged an end of what they call “the plague of the homosexual agenda”, telling bishops to break their complicity over cases of sexual abuse. In an open letter, Cardinals Burke and Brandmüller say…
Philippines church bomb attack kills 27 (BBC)
Two bombs at a Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Philippines have killed 27 people and injured dozens more, local officials say. The first blast happened as Sunday Mass was being celebrated at the church on Jolo island, where Islamist militants…
Ennobling religious harmony in Anambra State – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Promoting social harmony through religion is a cherished path to tread. It is indeed a sight to behold on Saturday, December 8, when Francis Cardinal Arinze, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments at…
Murdered Archbishop Romero becomes saint (BBC)
Pope Francis has conferred sainthood on murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero at a ceremony in the Vatican. Archbishop Romero, an outspoken advocate for peace during El Salvador’s civil war, is revered across Latin America as a champion of the poor.…
