In a significant policy shift, the United Kingdom has declared that only international students pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) will be eligible to bring dependants into the country. This was disclosed by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Read more…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the pressure mounted by the political crisis in the state has been weathered sufficiently, giving way for his administration to provide focused leadership and governance to the people. Fubara made the assertion Read more…
The police commands in Abia and Anambra states have disagreed over an alleged kidnap of the Archbishop of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, Bishop Uka Uka Osim, his wife, son and three other priests in his convoy. The Read more…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for N5.9 trillion and $4.6 billion loans obtained by their Read more…
EU member states need to make a joint decision on repatriating Ukrainians who are dodging the country’s military draft, president Vladimir Zelensky’s most senior adviser, Mikhail Podoliak, has declared. He made the remarks to local media on Thursday. Kiev has Read more…
In response to the recent demolition of portions of its property by the Federal Government, Landmark Resort Beach has announced that it has initiated a refund process for its customers. The management of the facility is facilitating the refunds through Read more…
A mother and her infant child, including six others, have reportedly died after a tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) fell and exploded along the Warri-Sapele road in Delta State. The tragedy occurred Friday morning near Ometan junction, in Read more…
To mitigate rising criminality in different forms, some state governments have resorted to setting up vigilance groups to complement the efforts of security agencies particularly, the Nigeria Police. There have also been regional security outfits like the Amotekun in the Read more…
American Military Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) in United States, and a British businessman, Barry Sutton, have written letters to Justice Binta Nyako, urging her to obey the Supreme Court judgment in the case Nnamdi Kanu. In the letters made Read more…
On Friday, the Ikeja Special Offences Court adjourned until May 9 for the defence to study additional proof of evidence submitted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. Read more…
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, and other respondents in the suit by some natives of Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State were absent, yesterday when the matter came up before a Federal High Court in Warri, Read more…
The pro-Biafran group said that day is set aside annually to celebrate the men and women who died in the Biafran war between 1967 and 1970 and beyond and even until now. This was made known in a press statement Read more…