Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became the 267th pope, spiritual leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics and successor to Argentina’s Pope Francis.

The Abia State Government has announced plans to convert the newly constructed but 'uninhabitable' Government House at Ogurube Layout, Umuahia, into a five-star hotel.

In an apparent message to evangelical Christians, Pope Leo also warned that Jesus cannot be "reduced to a kind of charismatic leader or superman".

Coordinating Minister of Health and Director of Nutrition have been named among TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in Global Health.

France and Poland on Friday will sign a new strategic cooperation treaty, with Polish leader Donald Tusk insisting that a mutual security pledge will be at the heart of the agreement.

While countries like Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have turned their backs on ties with France following juntas coming to power there, Ivory Coast, which was under French rule from 1893 to 1960, ...

Honourable Terseer Ugbor blamed the recent spike in insecurity on a lack of synergy among the state’s political leaders.

A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th ...

The crowd erupted in a loud cheer after a senior cardinal announced a pope had been elected with the Latin words "habmus ...

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who was briefed on the arrest, expressed sorrow over the incident and praised the DSS and other security agencies for their swift action.

Manchester United are, improbably, 90 minutes away from qualifying for next season's Champions League after a 7-1 aggregate win over Athletic Bilbao to set up a Europa League final against Tottenham.