Pope Francis met the grand imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar Mosque at the Vatican on Monday in a historic encounter that was sealed with a hugely symbolic hug and exchange of kisses.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has reiterated his unalloyed determination to ensuring every inhabitant of the State is well secured against the menaces of kidnapping, robbery and other social vices.

A Nigerian mother of three has described how she escaped from Boko Haram Islamists after being abducted, drugged and told she was going to become a suicide bomber.

Soccer hunk and ex-Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Oliseh is looking as hot as ever in a set of colorful suits designed and created by Tesslo Concepts, a global fashion label owned by his kid sister, Tessy Oliseh-Amaize.

The sack of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the chairman of our great party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, came to me as a very big relief. The sack was long overdue as we had always maintained that Sheriff had no business being the chairman in the first place.

Two second half goals by Tamen Medrano and Nico Dao on Sunday gave hosts FC IfeanyiUbah of Nnewi a 2-0 win over Niger Tornadoes FC of Minna.

Louis van Gaal has been reportedly sacked as manager of Manchester United, with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho set to be named as his replacement.

The National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC) on Monday described as false, rumours of a plot to attack corps members serving in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers.

A 20-year-old-man, Adamu Abubakar, was on Monday sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for burglary and stealing by an Evbouriaria Magistrates’ Court in Benin.

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