The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has rehabilitated the tomb of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, in Bauchi State. The Minister of State for Regional Development, Uba Maigari Ahmadu, led the Board and Management of NEDC on a tour to the place, today, reports Daily Trust. The minister explained that the reha...
•Swiss Guards (L) and members of the clergy (R) stand next to coffin of the late Pope Francis (C) inside St Peter’s Basilica yesterday The public can begin visiting Pope Francis’s tomb at the Roman basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore “as early as Sunday morning”, Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, announced. The funeral of Pope Francis, […]...
•Rebel fighters burning gravesite of Syria’s late President Hafez al-Assad The tomb of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s father Hafez was torched in his hometown of Qardaha, footage taken by our correspondent today showed, with rebel fighters in fatigues and young men watching it burn. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monito...
•Late Wigwe and a tomb DANIEL ABIA reporting from Isiopo It is ten kilometres from the Port Harcourt International Airport to Wigwe International University in Isiokpo. From the airport junction deep into the hinterland, every turn wears a new look in anticipation of receiving an “august visitor”, reports Saturday Vanguard. Preparations for th...

