Sahara Energy’s $600m facility boosts S’Sudan Peace Process on the heels Pope’s symbolic feet kissing

As the South Sudanese people and the world remain in awe of the inspiring feet kissing and blessing of the nation’s leaders by Pope Francis, Sahara Energy Resources DMCC, Dubai, has extended a $600 million facility to help boost resurgent…

You can admire Messi but never call him ‘God’, Pope Francis cautions (Nation)

Soccer fans especially those obsessed with magical legs of Argentina international and Barcelona goal machine, Lionel Messi have been told to resist the temptation to either compare him with God or call him ‘God’ as that amounts to sacrilege. Head…

2019 Election: Declare Atiku winner now, PDP urges INEC (Punch) * 18 corps members kidnapped in Akwa Ibom (Guardian)

2019 Election: Declare Atiku winner now, PDP urges INEC (Punch) The Peoples Democratic Party has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to declare its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the winner of the 2019 presidential election held across the country on Saturday.…

Pope compares child sex abuse to ‘human sacrifice’, vows action (Guardian)

Pope Francis on Sunday vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Church, comparing paedophilia to “human sacrifice”. But his public address to the Church’s top bishops at the end of a landmark…

Father rapes his 2 daughters, remanded (Vanguard) * 12 presidential candidates dump ambition, endorse Buhari for Saturday election (Guardian)

Father rapes his 2 daughters, remanded (Vanguard) An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday remanded a father, Phillip Iyiola, 43, who allegedly raped his two daughters.  Iyiola has been remanded pending legal advice from the Oyo State…

Pope admits clerical abuse of nuns including sexual slavery (BBC)

Pope Francis has admitted that clerics have sexually abused nuns, and in one case they were kept as sex slaves. He said in that case his predecessor, Pope Benedict, was forced to shut down an entire congregation of nuns who…

Pope vows justice for victims of ‘vile’ sex abuse (Guardian)

Pope Francis vowed justice for victims of clerical sex abuse Monday, describing paedophilia as one of the “vilest” crimes ahead of a historic global meet on the crisis roiling the church. “I cannot refrain from speaking of one of the…

Pope Francis to visit United Arab Emirates in February (Guardian)

Pope Francis, who has made boosting ties between Christianity and Islam a cornerstone of his papacy, will visit Abu Dhabi in February, the Vatican said Thursday, becoming the first ever pope to visit the Arabian peninsula. The pontiff, who turns…

Pope lights candle for children of Syria (Guardian)

Pope Francis lit a candle at the Vatican on Sunday for victims of conflicts around the world, and in particular the children of war-torn Syria. “Advent is a time of hope. Right now, my hope is for peace for the…

*I regret joining APC, says Atiku (Punch) * Buhari to corrupt leaders: You will not escape jail (Guardian)

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…

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