On his last day in office as the US president, Joe Biden pardoned five people including the late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey. He also commuted the sentences of two, according to a statement released by the White House. Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who died in 1940, was a civil rights leader who influenced pioneer leaders…
A man, Funsho Jimoh, who was allegedly stabbed to d3ath by his 22-year-old wife, Iyanu Adedeji, over alleged infidelity in the Gbonogun area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, has been identified as a wanted suspect in the m8rder of one Mary Ogunyemi and two other girls, allegedly  According to Punch, a police source on Sunday…
Nigerian Catholic missionary priest, Fr. Kelvin Ugwu has reacted to the suspension of Rev. Fr. Daniel Oghenerukevwe by the Warri Catholic Diocese following his marriage to his wife, Dora Chichah, in the United States. Â Â The Bishop of Warri Diocese, RT. Rev. Anthony Ovayero Ewwherido, in a statement on January 16, 2025, said Oghenerukevwe,…
Bashir Ahmad, a former Special Assistant on Digital Communication to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has described those pushing for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as Nigeria’s sworn enemy. In a post on his X handle on Sunday night, the ex-presidential aide said Kanu is a well-known…
US President-elect, Donald Trump will reportedly sign more than 200 executive actions on the first day after being inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America on Monday, January 20. Trump, 78, who won the US Presidential elections in November, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris, will succeed incumbent President Joe Biden.The actions include 50 executive…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has pegged the 2025 Hajj fare for intending pilgrims at varying amounts based on their locations. In the new arrangement, Southern pilgrims are to pay N8.78 million, while those in the Borno and Adamawa zones will pay N8.33 million. Pilgrims from the Northern states will part with N8.46…
