History as Pope appoints Nigerian as apostolic nuncio to Ireland
Pope Francis has appointed archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, a Nigerian priest as apostolic nuncio to Ireland for the first time. The position of apostolic nuncio is the Vatican’s diplomatic representative…
Pastor eaten by crocodiles while trying to walk on water like Jesus… they finished him in a couple of minutes, says Deacon
A pastor who tried replicating the Biblical story of Jesus Christ walking on water has been eaten by crocodiles. The pastor, identified as Jonathan Mthethwa, of the Saint of the…
Africa alert! Ebola is back, DR Congo records one case
The World Health Organisation says Democratic Republic of Congo’s ministry of health has announced that it has confirmed a single case of Ebola. In a statement on its Twitter account,…
EU, US to review electronics ban on flight
Top European officials are set to talk with the Head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday, as the EU seeks information from the U.S. about a possible…
Whatsapp sanctioned in Italy over Facebook message sharing
U.S.-based mobile messaging service, WhatsApp, was fined 3 million Euros (3.3 million dollars) on Friday in Italy for insufficient transparency on data sharing with its parent company, Facebook. WhatsApp was…
US to sponsor 101 Nigerians to Mandela Washington Fellowship
The U.S. Mission to Nigeria will send 101 young Nigerians to participate in the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship program for six weeks from June 15 to August 3. The Mandela…
US spends N152bn on humanitarian services in North East, others
The United States Government on Thursday announced that it had in the last two years spent $500million (about N152 billion) on humanitarian assistance to communities in Northeastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger…
Two Nigerians shot dead in South Africa
The Nigeria Union in South Africa said on Wednesday that two Nigerians were shot dead in Western Cape Province of that country. Mr Mike Ibitoye, the Chairman of the Union`s…
Vengeful Trump fires FBI Director, Comey, over Clinton emails
President Donald Trump has sacked FBI Director James Comey amid the bureau’s investigation into members of the president’s campaign and his former national security adviser. The immediate reason, however, was…
Boost for EU as Centrist candidate, Macron, wins French Presidential election
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has decisively won the French presidential election, projected results say. Mr Macron defeated far-right candidate Marine Le Pen by about 65% to 35% to become, at…