As Cross River holds an inter-denominational service in commemoration of the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the State Governor, Prince Bassey Otu, has charged the citizenry and, by extension, Nigerians, to remain committed to the values of sacrifice, service, and unity. Otu, who gave the charge on Sunday at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Navy…
An Apalachee High School student was arrested for having a firearm on school grounds, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wednesday. A 14-year-old male was taken into police custody Wednesday afternoon and faces multiple charges, including possession of a weapon on school grounds and theft, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. Law…
Vatican City – The Vatican has approved new guidelines from Italian bishops permitting gay men to enter seminaries, provided they abstain from sexual activity. This marks a notable shift in the Catholic Church’s approach to the admission of homosexual individuals into the priesthood. The guidelines, published quietly on the Italian bishops’ conference website on Thursday,…
Professor E. Latunde Odeku, a trailblazing neurosurgeon, made history as the first African to receive neurosurgical training in the United States and was named the father of neurosurgery in Africa. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1927, Odeku’s academic excellence earned him a spot at Methodist Boys High School in Lagos, followed by Howard University in…
Born in 1701, Diallo was the son of a slave trader in present-day Senegal. As he grew older, he became deeply involved in his father’s business, selling slaves to European traders. However, during one of his trading ventures, Diallo’s life took a dramatic turn. While transporting slaves for sale, he was captured, chained alongside the…
