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General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has reappointed Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its director-general for a second term. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, WTO said the reappointment will take effect on September 1, 2025. The former Nigerian Minister of Finance assumed office as the seventh Director-General of the […]
Continue ReadingA far-reaching condemnation has attended the detention of Fisayo Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Soyombo, a renowned investigative journalist celebrated for exposing corruption and systemic failures, has been held for three consecutive days. The detention has sparked nationwide […]
Continue ReadingBritish government generated more than ₦40 billion from processing visas for Nigerian nationals between June 2023 and June 2024, according to Marc Owen, director of visa, status, and information services at UK Visas and Immigration. Owen disclosed this during the launch of Africa’s largest UK Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Lagos. He revealed that over […]
Continue ReadingFormer military head of state and octogenarian, General Yakubu Gowon, yesterday went down memory lane, explaining why Nigeria undertook a three-year civil war and division the country into twelve states, stating it was to ensure that no tribe or zone dominates other. Gowon who commended the League of Northern Democrats for their foresight in ensuring […]
Continue ReadingA middle-aged Nigerian woman accused of making a young man’s manhood disappear has been apprehended by youths at the Asaba main market in Delta State, Nigeria. The incident, which occurred near the traffic lights, has sparked outrage and drawn attention after a video of the woman being assaulted by a mob went viral. In the […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting at Maitama, FCT, and presided over by Justice Maryann Anenih has ordered the remand of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) till December 10 when the court will rule on his application […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart Abuja to France for a three-day state visit, and will be accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu. His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that the visit is “in honour of an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron.” The statement […]
Continue ReadingNigerian elder statesman, former Commissioner for Information, and leader of the Ijaw nation, Chief Edwin Clark, has alleged that former President Muhammadu Buhari, and former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami SAN, oppressed and humiliated former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. According to Chief Clark, Buhari removed Justice […]
Continue ReadingVideo of a young Nigerian lady, weeping over the coldness of a warehouse where she works in the United Kingdom (UK), has made the rounds on social media. The video showed the lady in the warehouse with a lot of boxes around her. According to the lady, she is not allowed to wear a hoodie […]
Continue Reading34-year-old Nigerian man, Ifeanyi Obi, has been found dead in his apartment in the United Kingdom. Founder of the Nigerians in the UK Community, Oluomo of Derby confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, November 21, 2024. A message on the GoFundMe account set up by friends said he suddenly passed away in Birmingham […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union on Saturday raised an offer by rich nations to help poor countries worst hit by climate change to $300 billion a year in a bid to salvage talks that the developing world warned were on the brink of collapse. Negotiators worked through the night in a windowless sports stadium in the Caspian […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has on Friday written to Nigerian Senate, seeking confirmation of Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede’s appointment as the substantive Chief of Army Staff. “In his letter sent today, President Tinubu seeks Oluyede’s confirmation in accordance with the provision of Section 218(2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended and Section 18(1) of the Armed […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified a Federal High Court judgment that barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from providing the voters’ register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for local government election. The appellate court’s panel, led by Justice Onyekachi Otisi, ruled that the Federal High Court lacked […]
Continue ReadingSimon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian factional leader of the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested in Finland alongside four others on suspicion of terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and terrorism financing. Punch referred to a local publication, Yle, that Ekpa was remanded in custody by the Päijät-Häme District Court on charges of public […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress, singer, songwriter, and humanitarian, Tonto Charity Dikeh, simply known as Tonto Dikeh, has donated a car to a devoted fan, in what she described as 2024 King Tonto Dikeh Luxury birthday giveaway. Tonto Dikeh shared the news on her Instagram page, congratulating the fan, @sheddyoflagos, for the win. See her Instagram post […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement sent to journalists on Thursday, Ogun State Police command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, has confirmed the death of one Sunday Abidoye aged 51, whose lifeless body was discovered in a room at Creestar Hotel, GRA, Sagamu, Nigeria, on Wednesday. In the statement, SP Odutola said: “The Chief Security Officer of the hotel, […]
Continue ReadingFollowing a closed-door session lasting over one and a half hours, Nigerian Senate has removed the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, over alleged gross misconduct. Upon resumption of plenary, the Senate announced that more than 84 lawmakers supported the decision to remove the CCT chair. This decision was made pursuant […]
Continue ReadingThe news that the billionaire oil mogul and owner of Nigerian multinational telecommunications company, Globacom Nigeria, Otunba Mike Adenuga is dead, had been debunked, and described as totally false. This was made known by veteran journalists, Otunba Dele Momodu, and Nifemi Oguntoye. Momodu in an X post last night, said he had a phone conversation […]
Continue ReadingFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo, weekend, charged the Nigerian people to as a matter of urgency, ensure the appointment of new and credible leadership of the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) at all levels for electoral integrity. According to him, the people must make sure that the INEC chairperson and his or her staff were thoroughly […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the 19th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Group of 20 (G20). Mr. Tinubu, who arrived on Sunday at 11.03 p.m. local time (Monday 3. 03 a.m. Nigerian time), was received by Breno Costa in the Ministry of External Relations of […]
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