"Mothers, go ahead and breastfeed in church, without fear" - Pope Francis

Pope Francis encouraged women attending a ceremony in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday to feel free to breastfeed their children in the church.

"The ceremony is a little long, someone's crying because he's hungry. That's the way it is," the pontiff said. "You mothers, go ahead and breastfeed, without fear. Just like the Virgin Mary nursed Jesus," he told worshippers attending an annual ceremony commemorating the baptism of Jesus. 

APGA acting National chairman, Nwabueze Okafor, dies at 47

Nwabueze Okafor, the acting national chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has died. He reportedly died on Sunday morning Jan. 8th following a brief illness.

His death was confirmed by his political associate, the Assistant National Financial Secretary of APGA, Okecheckwu Nkolagu, who said that Okafor died at about 8 a.m. on Sunday in Niger foundation hospital Enugu after a brief illness.

16 people have been arrested over Kim K's robbery attack in Paris

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Photos: Nigerian-born British royal, Viscountess Emma Weymouth and husband welcome their second child

Viscountess Weymouth, born Emma McQuiston-Jadesimi, has become the first member of the British aristocracy to have a baby born by surrogacy after doctors warned her she could die in pregnancy.

Mr Ibu shares pic with his wife...

John Okafor aka Mr Ibu, pictured with his wife in a new photo shared on Instagram.

FIFA set to announce 48-team World Cup effective from 2026

Some months ago, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced that he plans implementing a 48-team World Cup, as one of his many new policies to restore integrity in the world's football governing body, and according to reports, FIFA could announce the new plan as early as Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017.

Sokoto state government denies disbanding Sokoto Sharia police over seizure of musical instruments used at state governor's daughter's wedding

Last week,  the Sokoto Hisbah Commission which is the special police force that enforces Sharia practice in the North, seized the musical instruments used during the pre-wedding dinner of the daughter of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal last December, for allegedly violating Shari'ah law being operated in the state

There were reports online yesterday that the state government, in retaliation, has disbanded the Commission. The Secretary to the state government, Bashir Garba, has released a statement, denying the report. Read the statement below.