Pope Leo: “Tyrants” Speech Not Aimed at Trump

Pope Leo XIV has clarified that a speech he delivered in Cameroon condemning “tyrants” ransacking the world was written well before recent criticism from United States President Donald Trump and was never intended as a response to the American leader. Speaking to journalists on Saturday while travelling to Angola for the next leg of his…

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Kidnap Victims NOT UTME Students – Police, JAMB

  The Benue State Police Command and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board have issued separate clarifications stating that passengers abducted along the Makurdi-Otukpo Road on April 15 were not students travelling to sit the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The statements, both released on Saturday, aimed to correct widespread media and social media reports…

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Momodu Rejects Calls For Atiku To Quit 2027 Race

  A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and veteran publisher, Dele Momodu, has dismissed mounting calls for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to step aside from the 2027 presidential contest, describing the campaign as “unbridled chicanery.” Momodu issued the response on Saturday via a post on X, directly addressing a viral video by activist…

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Pope Leo XIV Slams “Tyrants” Ravaging World in Cameroon

  Pope Leo XIV delivered a forceful condemnation of what he termed “a handful of tyrants” ravaging the world with war and exploitation, speaking from the heart of Cameroon’s separatist conflict during his four-nation African tour on Thursday. The pontiff travelled to Bamenda, the capital of Cameroon’s Northwest Region, where jubilant crowds lined roads, blowing…

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NDPC Warns Of Coordinated Cyber Attacks On Nigerian Banks

  Nigeria’s data protection regulator has issued an urgent warning over what it describes as coordinated cyber threats targeting the country’s financial systems and critical digital infrastructure, urging organisations handling personal data to immediately reinforce their security frameworks. In a Data Protection Advisory issued on Thursday and signed by its Head of Legal, Enforcement and…

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Trump: Israel, Lebanon Talks to Bring “Breathing Room”

Washington has positioned itself as architect of potential diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East, with President Donald Trump declaring that Israeli and Lebanese leaders will engage in direct conversation Thursday a development that would mark the first such contact in the history of the two states. The announcement follows closely on the first ambassadorial-level meeting…

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