Pope’s health improving as hopes of leaving hospital rise
Pope Francis spent a peaceful second night in hospital for treatment of bronchitis, a Vatican source said Friday, as a senior cardinal said the 86-year-old could be discharged as soon as Saturday. Doctors late Thursday reported a “marked improvement” in the condition of the pontiff, who was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Wednesday, and […]
Extortion: Court sentences fake LASTMA officer to 2-yr jail term
The Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court, sitting in Lagos, on Tuesday, sentenced an arrested suspected fake Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA, officer, Omotutu Bamidele to a two-year jail term for impersonating and extorting money from motorists across Lagos.
Why we suspended manual confirmation of results — WAEC
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has given reasons for the suspension of manual confirmation of results. Noting that the digital application was seamless and timely.
39 die as fire razes migrant facility near US-Mexico border
Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM) said 39 foreign migrants died in a fire that started shortly before 10 pm local time on Monday, at the detention centre in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.
Boko Haram bomb maker, ‘Awana Gaidam’ killed by own IED in Sambisa Forest
The chief bomb maker and a high-ranking member of the Boko Haram Terrorist Group, Awana Gaidam has been killed by his own Improvised Explosive Device(IED).
How 28-yr-old US school shooter plotted attack – Police
Police later released security footage of the shooter firing at a glass school door to gain access before moving through the corridors, carrying what appeared to be a rifle. Hale wore a black vest over a white T-shirt, camouflage pants and a backwards red baseball cap.
