President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with the newly installed Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, following the Pontiff’s inaugural mass in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City. The meeting marked a symbolic moment between Nigeria and the Vatican, as Tinubu joined other global leaders to witness the beginning of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy. A Brief but Significant…
Embattled Nigerian televangelist, Pastor Timothy Omotoso, is set to be deported from South Africa following his recent re-arrest by immigration authorities. According to SABC and Newsroom Afrika, the 66-year-old cleric is expected to depart Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport today, Sunday, May 18, 2025. Television footage showed Omotoso at the airport engaging in conversation with…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rome, Italy, to attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome and the newly elected leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The event is scheduled for Sunday, May 18, at the Vatican, and comes amid mixed reactions, both in Nigeria and abroad. According to…
In a powerful appeal for peace, newly elected Pope Leo XIV addressed tens of thousands of people from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, urging world leaders to end war and violence across the globe. The Chicago-born pontiff, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, marked only his second public appearance since becoming the 267th…
East London, South Africa — May 10, 2025Controversial Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso, has been rearrested by South African authorities just weeks after being acquitted of 32 serious criminal charges including rape, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking. According to official statements from the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Department of Home Affairs, the 66-year-old…
Vatican City | May 8, 2025 In a historic development, Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new pope, becoming the first American to lead the Catholic Church. Chosen by cardinals from around the world in a secret conclave, he has adopted the papal name Leo XIV, succeeding Pope Francis, who passed away last…
Following the passing of Pope Francis at the age of 88, it has been confirmed that he will be laid to rest at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome — a significant departure from the traditional burial site at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Deeply devoted to the Virgin Mary, Pope Francis visited the…
Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday afternoon in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, his favorite church in central Rome, following a solemn two-hour funeral service at St. Peter’s Square, the Holy See confirmed. The funeral drew an overwhelming crowd, with around 150,000 mourners lining the streets of Rome to bid farewell as…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other members of Nigeria’s official delegation have arrived at Vatican City ahead of Pope Francis’s funeral. Pope Francis passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. Akpabio is leading a five-member delegation appointed by President Bola Tinubu to represent Nigeria at the burial ceremonies of the…
The funeral of Pope Francis is set to take place in Rome this Saturday, drawing a historic gathering of world leaders, royals, and top diplomats. The event is one of the largest diplomatic assemblies in recent memory, with presidents, prime ministers, kings, and queens from around the globe attending to pay their last respects to…
