Day: 8 May 2025

Robert Francis Prevost: All to know about the new pope Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter’s Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church’s 267th pontiff, taking the…

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White smoke emerged from the chimney of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals gathered in conclave have successfully elected a new pope. They picked a successor to Pope Francis on the second day of voting, but the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics will have to wait for the official announcement from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica to learn who he is. The Roman Catholic cardinals had, in the morning voting session on May 8, held two ballots, without electing the new pope. They began the…

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Buba Galadima, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to step down from presidential politics ahead of 2027. Speaking in a BBC Hausa interview monitored by Daily Trust, Galadima said it was time for Atiku to rest after decades of political ambition. “My advice is born out of concern and love. Atiku has spent 33 years seeking the presidency. History will remember that he tried. But now, he should support and mentor a younger candidate,” Galadima said.…

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Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has reacted to the reports of his suspension by the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP). The Abure-led LP on Wednesday, announced the suspension of Governor Otti, Senator Ireti Kingibe, Senator Darlington Nwokocha, Victor Afam Ogene, Amobi Ogah, and Seyi Sowunmi. The listed chieftains were suspended indefinitely following the report of a panel set up to investigate Otti and other members for alleged anti-party activities But speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, Otti insisted that Abure no…

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that it is dangerous for Nigeria to slide into a one-party state. He spoke in Abuja on Wednesday while paying a tribute to the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, at a memorial lecture and day of tribute. Clark, an Ijaw leader and politician, died in February at the age of 97. Jonathan warned that any attempt to bring about a one-party state through political machinations to soothe only personal aspirations would be detrimental to the country. Jonathan, however, stated that “If we must, as…

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An 18-year-old apprentice has allegedly impregnated 10 girls in just five months, including his master’s daughter and a salesgirl in Anambra State. The unnamed randy apprentice, reports say, was first sent to learn a trade under a master, but within three months, he got both his boss’s daughter and a salesgirl pregnant. This, however, led to his dismissal from the apprenticeship. The state Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, disclosed this in a live video on social media on Wednesday. Obinabo said the situation got worse after he…

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