Attacks claimed by ISWAP included assaults on an army barracks, killings of militia members, and attacks on Christian villages resulting in civilian deaths and the destruction of homes and churches.
“I wish my tomb to be simple, without particular ornamentation,” Francis wrote, choosing a burial niche near the Salus Populi Romani icon where he often prayed before trips.
President Tinubu has safely returned to Nigeria after spending 19 days visiting Europe
The Federal Government has announced the full closure of the Ijora Bridge in Lagos from April 27 for essential repair works. Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, revealed this during a bridge inspection on Monday.
Pope Francis has died following a cerebral stroke that led to irreversible heart failure, according to the Vatican. The pontiff, aged 88, passed away at 7:35 a.m. after slipping into a coma.
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.
“Mr. President, hasten to bring us down from this cross of evil… Nigerians have been dangling and bleeding on this cross of pain for too long.”
China on Monday warned countries against striking a broader economic deal with the United States at its expense, ratcheting up its rhetoric in a spiralling trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
“No politician can become President of Nigeria without the support of the North,” Baba-Ahmed declared. “The region will decide its path, and others can either follow or go their own way.”
A 77-year-old Nigerian Uber driver, Olatunji W. Bolaji, was fatally shot in Philadelphia in what appears to be a targeted attack. The incident, which left his 22-year-old passenger critically injured, occurred in the early hours of Wednesday near Rittenhouse Square. Police are investigating possible motives as the ride-hailing company pledges support to authorities.
