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Pope Francis has held a private meeting with victims of clerical sexual abuse during a five-day visit to Portugal. In a statement, the Vatican said the gathering had been held on Wednesday in an "atmosphere of intense listening". A report this year concluded that at least 4,815 children had been abused in Portugal and that the Church had sought "systematically" to conceal the issue. At an evening service in Lisbon, the Pope […]
Okoye Blessing Nwakaego, a woman who defamed veteran actress Eniola Badmus by calling her a pimp, has been sentenced to three years in prison for cyberstalking. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal high court convicted her on two counts of cyberstalking on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, after she pled guilty to the charges. He added that the offense contravened sections 24 (1) (b), (2) (a) (c), and 27 of the Cybercrimes Act, […]
Niger’s coup leader has declared that he will not bow down to pressure to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, criticising sanctions imposed by West African leaders as “illegal” and “inhumane” and urging his countrymen to get ready to defend their nation. General Abdourahamane Tchiani‘s comments, issued in a televised address on Wednesday, came as the defence chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in neighbouring Nigeria to discuss the […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, have announced their separation after 18 years of marriage. In statements posted on Instagram on Wednesday, the couple said they made the decision after “many meaningful and difficult conversations” and requested privacy. “As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build,” they […]
Somalia’s athletics boss has been suspended after an untrained runner went viral for taking nearly 22 seconds to complete the 100-metre sprint at an international competition. Nasra Abukar Ali, 20, came dead last at the World University Games in Chengdu, China on Tuesday, taking almost twice as long to finish as the winner, Brazil’s Gabriela Mourão. In a video that went viral online, Nasra Abukar falls so far behind the […]
Power supply from Nigeria to the Republic of Niger was stopped on Wednesday, as sanctions against the neighbouring country by the Economic Community of West African States increases. On Sunday, ECOWAS, led by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, decided on sanctions against the military personnel in Niger who toppled President-elect Mohamed Bazoum’last week. On July 26, officers of the Presidential Guard arrested Bazoum and declared him deposed. In addition to a […]
Barely 24 hours after embarking on nationwide protests against the removal of fuel subsidy, the Organised Labour has suspended its proposed strike action. The President of Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo made this known during an interview with Arise News on Thursday morning. He said the Labour leaders who had earlier met with President Bola Tinubu extracted some commitments to some of the issues raised during the meeting for immediate […]
The Federal Government has pledged to scale up its social investment programme to address global inequality on human trafficking and irregular migration in the country. The Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Human Trafficking against Persons, Professor Fatima Waziri-Azi made the pledge at a sensitization programme as part of activities to mark this year's world trafficking day in Abuja. Professor Waziri-Azi said the sensitization exercise is an annual […]
The National Hydroelectric Power and Electricity Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) is to roll out measures to cushion the effects of the economic situation on staff. Managing Director of the Commission, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa stated this at the opening of a retreat organised for Directors, Legal Officers and Secretaries on regulatory compliance, Opinion writing, Policy document drafting and record management for efficient service delivery by the Commission in Minna, […]
