Shortly before returning to his home in the Vatican on Sunday, Pope Francis made a brief appearance from a fifth-floor balcony of the Gemelli Clinic in Rome to a crowd of faithful gathered outside the hospital. The moment marked his first public engagement in weeks. Waving and giving a “thumps-up” before blessing the faithful gathered…
Nearly a year after her split from Ben Affleck, actress and singer Jennifer Lopez is reportedly open to love once more, and this time, she’s looking for someone with a little cowboy charm. The 55-year-old singer, actress, and entrepreneur is said to be moving on with the next chapter of her life after filing for…
Isaiah Stokes, a New York-based actor known for his appearances on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Boardwalk Empire,” and “Power,” has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the 2021 murder of Tyrone Jones in Queens, New York. The 45-year-old actor was convicted earlier this month on charges of second-degree murder…
Boxing icon Mike Tyson has broken his silence on the death of boxing legend George Foreman after his passing at the age of 76. Tyson expressed his condolences to Foreman’s family while lauding his “contribution to boxing and beyond.” While announcing the news of his death, George Foreman’s family shared a statement noting he passed…
The Dangote Refinery on Wednesday announced the suspension of petroleum products in Naira, implying that it cannot continue to dispense in the local currency while purchasing in dollars. In a statement, the facility in Lagos owned by Africa’s richest richest man, Aliko Dangote, stated that if it continues to sell in Naira, it will experience…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sworn in former Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, as Sole Administrator of Rivers State.The brief ceremony was witnessed by Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga and…
The Israeli bombs began falling before dawn, lighting the sky with orange flares and shattering the stillness.The surprise wave of airstrikes plunged Palestinians back into a nightmare they had hoped might be behind them.The bombs crashed across Gaza early Tuesday, setting fire to a sprawling tent camp in the southern city of Khan Younis and…
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure in the Ukraine war, but the Russian leader stopped short of backing a broader 30-day pause in fighting that the U.S. administration is pressing for. The White House described it as the…
Another explosion has occurred at a pipeline manifold in the Omwawriwa axis of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday. This comes just hours after a similar explosion rocked the Trans Niger Pipeline operated by Shell in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area. The latest incident reportedly occurred at a manifold connecting a federal…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening declared a state of emergency in Rivers State over the crisis rocking both the executive and legislative arms of government in the state.In a 12-minute national broadcast to the nation, the President said during the six-month period of the state of emergency, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and all…
