•Pope Francis Pope Francis is being treated for a “complex clinical situation” and will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican has said. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Friday to undergo treatment and tests for bronchitis. In an update today, the Vatican has said the pontiff has a […]
•Barcelona’s goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen escorted off-pitch on a stretcher Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will have surgery on a ruptured knee tendon, the Catalan club said today, with the club’s captain potentially sidelined for the rest of the season. The 32-year-old German international was stretchered off after falling awk...
•Ballotbox The Kano State Independent Electoral Commission has announced that all candidates contesting the local government election in Kano State must undergo a psychiatric test before participating in the October 26 polls. The KANSIEC chairman, Sani Malumfashi, made the disclosure while addressing a news conference in Kano today. “As you kn...
Prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and camp officials for this year’s orientation will undergo COVID-19 test, the corps has said. The decision is based on the advice of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reports The Nation. NYSC’s Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, announced this during the 2024...
•IGP Olukayode Egbetokun Commanders of the newly launched Special Intervention Squad (SIS) by the Nigerian Police Force to curb kidnapping in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are currently undergoing a training program in Abuja. The programme organised by the Nigerian Police Force and Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Af...

