By admin on April 22, 2010
Lagos — The United States government has removed Nigeria from the list of terrorist nations. The minister for foreign affairs Odein Ajumogobia made this known to newsmen after this Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.
Ajumogobia said the delisting of Nigeria from the terror watch-list is as a result of the success of the recent visit of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to Washington, where he had time to chat with U.S. President Barack Obama.
Posted in World News | Tagged acting president, barack obama, goodluck jonathan
By admin on April 10, 2010
Polish President Lech Kaczynski was killed when a plane carrying 132 people crashed in thick fog on its approach to a Russian airport Saturday, killing everyone on board, officials said.
Central bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek and several senior government officials were also among those on board the Tupolev Tu-154 plane, which came down as it neared Smolensk airport in western Russia.
Posted in World News | Tagged head of state, presidency
By admin on March 13, 2010
Vatican – Germany’s sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children.
The pontiff is also under increasing fire for a 2001 Vatican document he later penned instructing bishops to keep such cases secret.
Posted in World News | Tagged cardinal joseph ratzinger, pope benedict xvi
