Nigerians have vowed to drag the federal government to court over approval of a 50 per cent increase in calls, data, and other telecommunication tariffs. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, last week hinted that telecom tariffs would go up by either 30 or 50 per cent following a disagreement in a…
Actress and DJ, Dorcas Fapson aka Ms DSF has recounted how her money went missing in a Lagos hotel. In a video she posted online, DSF said she recently visited Bali and stayed in four hotels and all the while she was there, her money was never stolen. However, this wasn’t the case in…
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive action that delays enforcement of the TikTok ban for 75 days. The action directs the US Justice Department not to enforce the Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which passed with broad bipartisan support in Congress and was signed in April by former President Joe Biden. The law…
US President Donald Trump has issued pardons or commutations for more than 1,500 people convicted or charged in connection with the US Capitol riot four years ago. Trump also signed an order directing the Department of Justice to drop all pending cases against suspects accused in the riot. The executive action came shortly after Trump was sworn…
Tallinn, January 21, 2025 Photo: orthodox.ee The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate held its third Council session on January 10, 2025, in Tallinn. The session addressed concerns raised by the Tartu County Court’s registration department regarding the Church’s statute adopted on Estonian Church amends statutes to reflect administrative independenceThe Council of the…
Svyatogorsk, Donetsk Province, Ukraine, January 21, 2025 Photo: svlavra.church.ua His Eminence Metropolitan Arseny of Svyatogorsk, the persecuted canonical Ukrainian Orthodox hierarch who has been Ukraine court refuses to release UOC bishop despite Parliament members’ guarantees, won’t review evidenceThe Metropolitan was initially detained in late April, just before Holy Week. “>unjustly held in detention since April,…
Montgeron, France, January 21, 2025 Photo: mospat.ru The Russian and Serbian bishops of Western Europe concelebrated the Divine Liturgy on the feast of St. Seraphim of Sarov in a Paris suburb last week. His Eminence Metropolitan Nestor of Korsun, Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe and His Grace Bishop Justin of Western Europe…
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi, has asked President Bola Tinubu to avoid confrontation with the newly sworn-in 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump. While speaking on Channels TV, Akinyemi said; “If I were President Tinubu, I would try to steer clear of antagonising him because there is nothing a bully…
Patras, Greece, January 21, 2025 Photo: Romfea The Orthodox Church of Greece festively celebrated on Sunday the 45th anniversary of the return of one of its greatest relics—the Cross on which St. Andrew the First-Called Apostle was crucified. The joyous occasion was celebrated by two hierarchs and a host of clerics and faithful. The…
Actor Yul Edochie has rubbished claims made by some Nigerians that they are being held down’ by certain ‘’village people”. In a post shared on social media, Yul argued that the so-called village people do not even have the time to hold anyone down. He suggested that people go the traditional way to solve…
