Pope Francis Says He’s Signed Resignation Letter In Case His Health Fails
The Bishop of Rome and the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Jesuit Jorge Mario Bergoglio popularly called Pope Francis has revealed for the first time that he had signed his resignation letter nearly a decade ago should poor health prevent him from carrying out his duties. Pope Francis, turned 86 on December 17. He also celebrated 53 years as a priest...
Elon Musk May Step Down As Twitter CEO
Twitter’s new boss, Elon Musk, may be considering stepping down as the Chief Executive Officer of the micro-blogging company after less than two months on the job. Musk tweeted a poll via his verified handle Sunday night asking tweeps to vote on whether he should step down as Twitter’s CEO, adding that he would abide by the poll’s results. He tweeted,...
UN Pledges To Make 2023 “Year Of Peace”
Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, has promised to make 2023 “a year for peace” and “a year for action,” highlighting the necessity of finding workable solutions to a number of urgent issues that all parts of the world are currently facing. Guterres made the pledge during a press conference at the United Nations Headquarters at the end of the year. According...
Taliban Bans Women From Attending Universities In Afghanistan
The Taliban regime has announced the closure of universities to women in Afghanistan, BBC reports. A letter by the higher education minister indicated that the move is until further notice and is expected to take effect immediately. It further restricts women’s access to formal education, as they were already excluded from most secondary schools. One Kabul University student told the BBC that...
Former Pope Benedict Is Dead
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced on Saturday. Pope Francis had recently said the former pontiff is “very sick”. More to follow…
Ukraine Dismisses Russia’s Ceasefire As Ploy To Stop Kyiv’s Progress
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order for a 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas on Thursday. Zelensky described the move by his neighbouring foe as a cover to stop Ukraine’s progress in the eastern Donbas region, Al Jazeera reports on Friday. Speaking in Russian and addressing both the Kremlin and Russians, Zelensky in his nightly video said...
AIT Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi, Arrested By UK Police
Chairman of DAAR Communications Chief Raymond Dokpesi has been arrested by the UK Scotland Yard. He was picked up on Sunday at Terminal 2 of Heathrow Airport in London. A reliable source who was on the same flight confirmed the arrest to Whistler. The source said: "We were on a flight from Frankfurt to London, and as we were about to arrive...
US House Of Representatives Member Seeks Biden’s Intervention Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Detention
A US House Of Representatives for Texas, district 139, Rep Jarvis Johnson, has called on US government led by president Joe Biden to intervene over the continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying the IPOB Leader is being illegally held contrary to UN Opinion and several Nigeria court judgements ordering...
Peter Obi’s Company, Next International Dissolved By UK Authorities
For failing to submit its annual accounts, authorities in the United Kingdom, UK, have struck off Next International (UK) Limited, a company largely owned by Nigerian top politician and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. PREMIUM TIMES (not ABN TV) checks, revealed that the company was removed from the record in September 2021 following a first and second gazette...
Flights Grounded In US Over System Failure
All flights across the United States of America have been grounded due to a system failure at the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, according to a Notice to Airmen According to the NOTAMs, the impact on flights is likely to be global. Also, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that an outage related to NOTAMs, which are essential notices & directives for flight...
