Pope asks forgiveness for child sex abuses
Pope Francis on Friday personally asked forgiveness for thousands of child sex abuses carried out by priests and promised more action following accusations of cover-ups and excessive leniency by the Vatican.
67 yr-old man on death row for 18 yrs freed
KADUNA — Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State has granted amnesty to Mr Lasisi Yusuf, a 67-year-old convict, who has been on death row in Kaduna prison for nearly 18 years.
Senatorial aspirant’s house set ablaze over Edo APC ward congress
BENIN—THE All Progressives Congress, APC, ward congresses in Edo State on Tuesday, snowballed into violence as suspected party thugs invaded and razed the country home of the party’s senatorial aspirant, Mr. Theophilus Okoh in Ibori, Esan Central Local Government Area.
Police nab 3 Enugu sanitation officials over murder of 17-yr-old boy
ENUGU— The Enugu State Police command has arrested three staff of the Enugu State Waste Management Authority, ESWAMA ,who allegedly murdered a 17‑year‑old student, Chidiebere Ede for using unapproved waste bag to dispose refuse at Trans‑Ekulu area of Enugu, Monday.
Rainstorm tragedy hits Lagos, Ilorin
Tragedy struck in Lagos and Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, yesterday, as six persons including a pregnant woman and her three children were electrocuted as rainstorm swept away three others in Ilorin.
Maurice Greene to coach Nigeria’s relay teams
US sprint icon, Maurice Greene has been appointed by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria to handle the Nigeria’s relay teams with a view of guiding them to podium performance at international events.
