Peter Obi Pays Tribute to Pope VATICAN CITY – The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on Wednesday joined His Eminence, Francis Cardinal Arinze, global dignitaries and thousands of mourners at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome to pay his last respects to Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21. Obi participated in the...
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            FCT’s First Son Shares Bold Grassroots Vision with Diaspora Icon. Abuja, Nigeria – April 2025 In a renewed era of purposeful governance in Nigeria’s capital, Hon. Bitrus Lawrence Garki—popularly known as FCT’s First Son—is making waves as one of the youngest and most effective public administrators. As Mandate Secretary of the FCT Area Council Services...
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            Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has confirmed. He passed away peacefully at 07:35 local time on Easter Monday, just a day after he appeared in St Peter’s Square to offer Easter blessings to thousands of worshippers.   World leaders...
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            As Nigeria marked Easter in 2025, two of the nation’s most respected voices—Bishop Matthew Kukah and Pastor Tunde Bakare—issued messages not only to their congregations but to a weary nation. Their Easter reflections transcended the pulpit and entered the heart of national discourse, drawing attention to the deep fractures within our society and the urgent...
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            China and Nigeria, two continental giants that entered the late 1970s with similar per capita incomes, have since taken opposite economic trajectories. In China, the decisive moment was Deng Xiaoping’s 1978 decision to “open the windows” and let the world’s capital know-how to blow in. In Nigeria, the same decade ushered in the oil boom...
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            Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto Easter Message 2025 1: A very happy Easter to you and millions of our countrymen and women. For us Christians, this is the most important event in the history of our faith. It is the season of the Cross, the season of Christ’s triumph over death. This...
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            GOVERNOR SOLUDO WISHES CHRISTIANS HAPPY EASTER, CALLS FOR SACRIFICE FOR A BETTER NIGERIA The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has extended season’s greetings and warm congratulations to Christians in Anambra State and across Nigeria on the happy celebration of Easter, which marks the end of the Lent season as well as...
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            The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued a stern warning to newly-established, upgraded, and adopted tertiary institutions against engaging in illegal admissions, stressing that there will be no room for regularization. Speaking at an interactive session with principal officers of the affected institutions on Monday in Abuja, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, emphasized...
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            Kano Police Commissioner CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori Rallies Stakeholders to Eradicate Thuggery and Rehabilitate Youth (Hausa version below)  By BEN Television News | April 14, 2025 Kano, Nigeria – In a bold and determined address at a high-level stakeholders’ meeting, the recently appointed Commissioner of Police for Kano State, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, PhD, has...
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              The Executive Governor of Jigawa State, His Excellency Umar Namadi, has paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The visit focused on strengthening the partnership between Jigawa State and UBEC, with particular emphasis on addressing critical challenges in the...
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