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Monday, 18 April 2022

German minister: No upper limit on Ukrainian refugees

Germany's transport minister says the government will not set a ceiling on the number of refugees it takes in escaping the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, a survey showed most Germans were keen to help those who flee.

At ‘Easter of War’ Pope and others seeks peace

World leaders, statesmen, politician, top government officials, religious leaders and other organisations yesterday renewed the global call for peace and unity as Christians across the globe marked Easter.

Catholic Pontiff Pope Francis described this year’s celebration as “Easter of War”, alluding to the Russian-Ukrainian war, which has led to loss of lives and destruction of property.

Sunday, 17 April 2022

Presidency hits Wike back over Dariye, Nyame pardon

The Presidency has faulted Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike’s criticism of the presidential pardon granted former Governors Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame last week.

The two ex-Governors are serving jail terms for corruption.

More knocks for FG over Dariye, Nyame pardons

The Federal Government yesterday received more knocks for the pardons granted to former governors of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye and Taraba State, Jolly Nyame, convicted for corruption.

Five key ‘takeaways’ from Kukah’s Easter message to Buhari

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari over his administration’s inability to tackle insecurity and corruption in Nigeria.

The Nation reports his Easter message last year irked the presidency, which accused him of distorting facts about the insurgency and general insecurity.