President Bola Tinubu has paid an emotional tribute to the late Head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, who died on Monday. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the pope “died on Easter Monday at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.” In a statement he personally signed, President Tinubu described the deceased as “a…
An Idaho teenager with autism who was hospitalized for a week after being shot by police died over the weekend. The Bannock County Coroner’s Office confirmed to the Idaho Statesman that Victor Perez, who was physically impaired, died after four officers from the Pocatello Police Department shot him several times outside his home last week. His family took him off…
Four workers have d!ed during a routine maintenance operation at the Gubi Dam Water Treatment Plant in Bauchi State. The incident occurred around 5 pm on Sunday, April 20, 2025 when workers were carrying out a sludge cleaning exercise in the plant’s tunnel. Spokesperson of the Bauchi State Police Command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed…
His Holiness, Pope Francis. By Dianabasi Effiong President Bola Ahned Tinubu of Nigeria on Monday mourned with Christians and Catholic faithful worldwide, on the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis on Easter Monday at the Vatican. Tinubu also described the late Catholic Pontiff as a humble servant of God and tireless champion of the poor,…
The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel, said it killed 70 soldiers in an attack on two military posts in northern Benin, Reuters is reporting Citing a report from a SITE Intelligence Group, an American for-profit consultancy group tracking white supremacist and jihadist organisations, the news agency said the recent…
