Bola Olajuwon

1 week ago | thenationonlineng.net | Bola Olajuwon |Alao Abiodun

Cardinals will today move into the Conclave at the Vatican to elect a new Pope in succession to Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. One hundred and thirty-three cardinal electors will perform the sacred assignment of picking the leader of the 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide and the head of state of the Vatican. Nigeria’s Peter Okpaleke, the Bishop of Ekwulobia, Anambra State is the only one  of the four Nigerian candidates qualified to participate in the process.

2 weeks ago | thenationonlineng.net | Bola Olajuwon

An All Progressive Congress (APC) stalwart and one of the aspirants for the forthcoming House of Representatives by-election in the Ibadan North Constituency, Ademola Alalade, strongly believes that Nigeria’s greatness depends on both leaders and citizens. Alalade, who stated this in Ibadan, noted that the nation’s future depends on leadership and the people’s attitude towards national development. Alalade’s words, “Nigeria will be great again — not by chance, but by the choices of her people.

3 weeks ago | thenationonlineng.net | Bola Olajuwon |Alao Abiodun

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will begin today as earlier announced. About 2,030,627 candidates are registered to sit for the examination across the country. Of these figures, 41,026 candidates, who applied for the examination, are below 16 years. JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said adjustment had been made to accommodate essential commitments by the board and its partner agencies.

3 weeks ago | thenationonlineng.net | Bola Olajuwon

Trump, Macron, Starmer, other world leaders for funeral Saturday Body lies in-stateThe end came quickly for Pope Francis on Easter Monday. He blessed the faithful in the morning of Easter Sunday and went to bed in the night. He passed away peacefully less than two hours after his health irreversibly deteriorated. The Vatican yesterday gave a graphic account of his last moment. He started to feel unwell at about 5:30 a.m. (0330 GMT) on Monday and was promptly attended to by his team.

3 weeks ago | thenationonlineng.net | Bola Olajuwon |Bolaji Ogundele |Tony Akowe |Alao Abiodun

The beat stopped for Pope Francis early yesterday, less than 24 hours after celebrating Easter with the faithful. He was 88. “Brothers and sisters, happy Easter.” That was the Pontiff’s message to the thousands of worshippers with a trembling voice on Easter Sunday. At 9:45 am local time in Rome, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta.