By Magdalene Ukuedojor Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the first American pope. The Cardinals, gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, have elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope, who took the name Pope Leo XIV. The chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke onContinue Reading
By Magdalene Ukuedojor With white smoke now billowing from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, it’s clear the voting process has concluded and the cardinals have chosen a successor to Pope Francis. We don’t yet know who has been selected, but it will become clear when they emerge on theContinue Reading
Statistics by New Zealand Government Agency reveals there are still more sheep than human in the country. With a population of 23.6 million sheep and 5.3 million people, there are about 4.5 sheep for each New Zealander, the statistic showed. According to the statistics, that’s down from 22 sheep perContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen ECOWAS President, Dr Omar Touray, has decried the deplorable state of infrastructure at the Nigeria-Bénin Republic Seme border, in spite of the huge investment in them by ECOWAS. The President stated this during an official on-the-spot assessment visit to the Nigeria–Lagos Seme Border, which isContinue Reading
The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured for the first time, the country’s conservation agency said on Wednesday. What looks like a tiny hen’s egg is seenContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Nigeria will play host to no fewer than 35 countries with different speakers at the 61st Africa Day celebration scheduled for May 24 to May 27 in Abuja. Mr Young Piero, Coordinator and Director of Parliament, Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Joint Sessions, Africa Union Simulation (AUS), disclosedContinue Reading
Development Human development progress worldwide has slowed to its lowest level in 35 years, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report released Tuesday. While Türkiye maintained its place in the “very high human development” category with a Human Development Index (HDI) score of 0.853, the global trend pointsContinue Reading
By Tiamiyu Arobani UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for “maximum restraint” from India and Pakistan. While addressing newsmen at the Security Council in UN Headquarters in New York, he warned that escalating tensions over a recent deadly terror attack in Kashmir risk spiralling into military confrontation. Guterres expressed deepContinue Reading
By Tiamiyu Arobani The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has rejected Sudan’s case accusing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of complicity in genocide in Darfur, citing a lack of jurisdiction. The request for the indication of provisional measures was submitted by Sudan in the case concerning, ‘Application of the ConventionContinue Reading
Iran’s annual petrochemical output has now surpassed 100 million tonnes, with projections indicating an expected rise to 131 million tonnes by 2029, according to an official. The official who announced this at the third Iran-Africa cooperation conference, said the rise is expected to be supported by 67 new projects currentlyContinue Reading
