The 133 cardinal electors who gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected a new Pope. He is Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost on September 14, 1955. He is now officially the Bishop of Rome, head of the Catholic Church, and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Of Peruvian-American origin, Pope Leo XIV becomes the first pontiff born in North America. He had served as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America since 2023. Prior to that, he was Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru (2015–2023) and prior general of…
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The 133 Cardinal electors who gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel elected the new Pope. White smoke and bells from the Vatican rooftops signalled the election of a new pope at some minutes after 5pm Nigerian time on Thursday. It was on the second day and the third election by the Cardinals who were locked in the chapel until the election. Details shortly
The official defection of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), with both parties exchanging statements over the development. The Edo State PDP, through its Caretaker Chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, described the APC’s celebration of Agbebaku’s defection as “comical and misleading,” alleging that the Speaker had long operated as a covert APC loyalist. “Tuesday’s stage-managed fanfare in Benin City was not news; it was merely the official coronation of what had become a public secret,” Aziegbemi said while addressing journalists. He accused Agbebaku of…
The Edo State People’s Democratic Party(PDP) has described as comical and misleading the celebration of the defection of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) adding that “when in truth, Agbebaku has long operated as a covert APC loyalist.” According to the Chairman of the PDP Caretaker Committee in the state, Tony Aziegbemi, while addressing the Press on Thursday afternoon, “Tuesday’s stage-managed fanfare in Benin City was not news; it was merely the official coronation of what had become a public secret. “For months, Agbebaku…
Reuters is reporting that Mr Bill Gates pledged to give away almost his entire personal wealth in the next two decades and said the world’s poorest would receive some $200 billion via his foundation at a time when governments worldwide are slashing international aid. The 69-year-old billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist said he was speeding up plans to divest his fortune and close the Gates Foundation on Dec. 31, 2045. “People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am determined that ‘he died rich’ will not be one of them,” Gates wrote in a…
Akwa Ibom State Government has announced an adjustment to its Work-Free Farming Days policy, limiting it to only the first Friday of every month, beginning from next month. In a press statement, Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah, said the decision followed a review of the programme’s impact on civil servants’ participation in agriculture and the need to maintain uninterrupted delivery of public services. Previously observed on both the first and third Fridays of each month, the farming days allowed government workers to engage in farming activities as part of the state’s agricultural development drive. ” The new…
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has rejected recent assertions made by Mr. Peter Obi regarding the integrity of the September 21st governorship election in the state. The former Labour Party presidential candidate had criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Nigeria’s democratic process, particularly targeting the Edo governorship election, which he described as undemocratic. He further claimed that the true winner of the election is widely known among Nigerians. In a public address, Obi said, “Let’s tell ourselves the truth. Nigeria is not a democratic country,” pointing to the Edo election as an example. “The election that happened in…
A major shake-up is looming in the Edo State Government House following mounting pressure from prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders who have raised alarm over what they describe as internal sabotage allegedly orchestrated by Mrs. Edith Sede, the Permanent Secretary of Government House and Protocol. In a strongly worded statement, the Edo APC Leaders of Thought, through their spokesman Momodu Adams, accused Mrs. Sede—a senior bureaucrat who served under the immediate past administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki—of working at cross-purposes with the agenda of Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration. “We are concerned about the continued presence of certain officials…
The 133 Roman Catholic cardinals from 70 countries involved in the ballot for a successor to the late Pope Francis are due to hold two votes today, in what is the largest and most geographically diverse conclave in the Church’s history. Two rounds of voting are expected in the morning session and two in the afternoon. This process will continue daily until one cardinal secures a two-thirds majority—at least 89 votes—to be declared the next pope. The cardinals, locked in solemn isolation within the Sistine Chapel, resumed deliberations today amid heavy ritual and secrecy that define the centuries-old papal…
Edo State Police Commissioner Mr Monday Agbonika says that his command has arrested and will be prosecuting 112 criminal suspects on allegations of cultism, kidnapping and murder soon. He was speaking in Benin City where he announced the rescue of 37 victims of kidnapping from their abductors “As you are all aware, I assumed duty on Tuesday, 8th April, 2025 as the 50th Commissioner of Police It was very clear that community inclusivity, and collaboration with both state and non-state actors was the way to go. “Our collaborative and proactive strategies have led to the rescue of thirty-seven (37) kidnapped…