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75-year-old Edo pilgrim dies in Makkah

May 27, 2025

A 75-year-old female pilgrim from Edo, Mrs Adizatu Dazumi, has died at the ongoing 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia after a brief illness. The late pilgrim was from Jattu

Tinubu arrives Lagos to mark ECOWAS’s 50th anniversary

May 26, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will leave Abuja on Tuesday for Lagos to celebrate, along with other leaders, the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The

Germany will be a poor country without migration, says president

May 16, 2025

The German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for debates on migration to be held with reason amid increased border controls under the country’s new government. Speaking in Berlin on Friday

We’re better off together, Tinubu tells Malian leader

May 16, 2025

*President receives letter of credence from other envoys President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a message to Malian leader General Assimi Goita, reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to supporting Mali’s democratic transition and

Tinubu off to Rome to attend Pope’s inauguration

May 16, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is to depart Abuja for Rome on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV. He will be accompanied by top Catholic leaders to attend a

Japa Nation and the limits of escape

May 13, 2025

Dr Claire P. Ayelotan Each morning, the queue at Calais grows longer: rows of nylon tents, guarded passports, and brittle hopes. The Nigerian impulse to japa has become a revolving

Akpabio leads Nigeria’s delegation to Pope Francis’ funeral

April 25, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. Senate President Godswill Akpabio is

Ogundiran elected to prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 24, 2025

Prof Akinwumi Ogundiran of the Northwestern University has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was elected along with eight members of the faculty. Ogundiran, a

Nigeria safe, Edun assures investors

April 24, 2025

Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has assured investors that Nigeria is safe for investment. He said this at the Nigeria Investment Forum,

Pope Francis’ Funeral Scheduled for April 26, 2025

April 22, 2025

By Esi-ife Arogundade The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10am in the iconic St. Peter’s Square. This announcement was made by the

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