I regret joining APC, says Atiku (Punch) Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has apologised for joining the groups, who came together to form the All Progressives Congress. He said the apology had…
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.…
Tinubu has overstayed his welcome in Lagos- Agbakoba (Independent) * Ohanaeze, Igbo youths laud Atiku’s decision (Nation)
Tinubu has overstayed his welcome in Lagos- Agbakoba (Independent) Chief Olisa Agbakoba, former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Saturday said Lagosians are fed up with former Lagos State Governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress…
Pope says abortion is like hiring ‘contract killer’ (Guardian)
Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to hiring a “contract killer”. “Interrupting a pregnancy is like eliminating someone,” Francis said in an address to worshippers in the Vatican. “Getting rid of a human being is like resorting to…
Kim Jong-un invites Pope Francis to North Korea (BBC)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited Pope Francis to visit the country, South Korea’s presidential office has announced. The invitation to visit Pyongyang will be delivered by South Korean president Moon Jae-in who will be in the Vatican next…
Pope calls on divided Chinese Catholics to reconcile (Guardian)
Pope Francis called Wednesday for all Chinese Catholics to reconcile, while admitting that a historic deal with Beijing on nominating bishops may have caused “confusion”. “I now invite all Chinese Catholics to work towards reconciliation,” the pope wrote in a…
Ambode orders immediate repair of potholes on Lagos roads (Sun) * Anambra flood victims receive relief materials from FG (Nation)
Ambode orders immediate repair of potholes on Lagos roads (Sun) Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has ordered immediate repairs of all potholes on roads across the state. The state government which disclosed this yesterday also said work on the Pen…
Pope accepts resignations of two more Chilean bishops: Vatican (Guardian)
Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignations of two more bishops from Chile, which is investigating more than 100 cases of sexual abuse by the clergy, the Vatican said. An entire Chilean delegation of 34 bishops tendered their resignation to…
Pope defrocks Chilean priest amid sex abuse scandal (CNN)
Pope Francis has expelled the Reverend Cristian Precht Bañados of Chile, according to a statement from the Archdiocese of Santiago. This is the first formal resignation the Pope has decreed since every bishop in Chile offered to step down in…
Pope accepts resignation of US bishop accused of sexual harassment (Punch)
A US bishop accused of molesting adults resigned on Thursday, in the latest sex abuse scandal to rock the Catholic Church. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Monsignor Michael J Bransfield as bishop of Wheeling-Charleston in the US state…
