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EPL: United Still Winless After Fulham Draw Manchester United’s search for a first Premier League victory of the season continued on Sunday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham at Craven Cottage. Ruben Amorim’s side missed a golden chance to take control when captain Bruno Fernandes blasted a first-half penalty over the bar after a VAR review penalized Calvin Bassey for grappling Mason Mount. United eventually went ahead on the hour mark when Rodrigo Muniz turned Leny Yoro’s header into his own net. But the hosts hit back 17 minutes from time as substitute Emile Smith Rowe…

After the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo turns his thoughts to Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province and to Ukraine, urging prayer and closeness for peoples wounded by violence and war. At the conclusion of the recitation of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV once again drew the world’s attention to regions suffering from violence, calling for prayer and concrete solidarity. The Pope first expressed his concern for the people of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique, who have endured years of insecurity caused by extremist violence. Since 2017, attacks in the northern province have killed thousands and forced more than…

 By Augustine Oraoine The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification confirms a famine in Gaza City for the first time, raising its alert to Phase 5 — the highest level on its acute food insecurity scale. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has confirmed a famine in Gaza City for the first time, raising its alert to Phase 5 — the highest level on its acute food insecurity scale. More than 500,000 people are facing catastrophic conditions, according to the IPC report released Thursday. An additional 1.07 million residents, or 54% of Gaza’s population, are experiencing emergency-level food insecurity, classified as…

On Ukraine’s national feast, Pope Leo XIV send a message to the president of the war-torn nation, assuring his prayers for the country and its people. Marking Ukraine’s national feast on the 24th of August, Pope Leo XIV has sent a heartfelt message to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, expressing his spiritual closeness to a nation scarred by the ongoing violence of war. “With a heart wounded by the violence that ravages your land, I address you on this day of your national feast,” the Pope wrote. The Holy Father particularly remembered the wounded, families bereaved by the loss…

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has distanced himself from an alleged plot to remove the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Hyacinth Dajoh. His denial comes after four lawmakers — Alfred Berger (Makurdi North), Cyril Ekong (Oju 2), Abu Umoru (Apa), and Shimawua Terna (Kyan) — were suspended for three months during Friday’s plenary for allegedly spearheading moves to impeach the Speaker. The suspension followed a motion by the Majority Leader, Saater Tiseer, who told the House that the lawmakers had secretly mobilised colleagues to unseat the Speaker despite a recent vote of confidence passed on both…

FG empowers Colleges of Education to run NCE, degree programmes The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening teacher education by granting Colleges of Education across the country the authority to run both Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and degree programmes. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, represented by the Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Said Ahmad, disclosed this at the National Summit held in Abuja. He described the policy shift as “a historic milestone in Nigeria’s educational development.” “For the first time in our history, our Colleges of Education have been legally empowered to run NCE…

The management of Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), Bauchi, has dismissed fake admission letters being circulated in its name. In a statement issued on Saturday, the University’s Public Relations Officer, Auwal Hassan, said the document titled “Provisional Letter of Admission into Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State for the 2025/2026 Session” was fraudulent and designed to mislead unsuspecting applicants. Hassan explained that SAZU is a separate institution from Bauchi State University, Gadau, and warned that fraudsters were deliberately exploiting the similarity in names to deceive admission seekers. He stressed that admission into SAZU can only be processed through the Joint…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Katsina and Zamfara States following a wave of violent attacks that have claimed more than 140 lives in the last two months. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party described the killings as proof of a total collapse of Nigeria’s security architecture and faulted the Federal Government’s handling of the crisis. The ADC particularly condemned the massacre in Malumfashi, Katsina State, where 30 worshippers were shot dead inside a mosque and 20 villagers burned…

Dear Christ Faithful, We wish to officially inform you that Fr Jude Ezenwa passed on in the afternoon today ( Sunday, September 7, 2025) Please let’s remember him in our prayers. Eternal Rest Grant Unto Him Oh lord And Let Perpetual light Shine Upon Him May he rest in perfect peace. Amen 🙏 Signed Rev Fr Jude Orah Director Catholic Social Communication

On this historic day, Pope Leo XIV canonized two young saints who continue to inspire the world: St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati. Video https://youtu.be/r28uyqQUmW4?si=09UolraEn_jYsOs8 In his homily, Pope Leo reflected on their lives of prayer, Eucharistic devotion, and charity, and the wisdom they offer young people today. Both saints remind us that holiness is not complicated but found in daily faithfulness, generosity, and love for God and neighbor