THE United Arab Emirates (UAE), has lifted its embargo and resumed visa services for Nigerian citizens wishing to visit the country. This decision comes two years after the Arab nation imposed a visa ban on Nigerians and citizens of other selected countries, rejecting pending visa applications in the process. A joint announcement by the governments … Read more
LADY (Dr) Josephine Mike Ozekhome, LL.M, LSM, LL.D., Wife of Constitutional Lawyer and human rights activist, Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, Ph.D, LL.D, D.Litt. is a year plus today. In a terse message to his darling Wife, Prof Ozekhome said “Happy birthday to my best friend, jewel of inestimable value, soulmate and a great … Read more
FORMER Senate President, Olubukola Saraki, has taken to his social media page to celebrate erstwhile President, Olusegun Obasanjo’s 87th birthday. Celebrating the ex- president in a post via his official X account, Saraki, who headed the 8th Senate, detailed that the leadership of Obasanjo served as an invaluable blueprint for him and many others.
THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday, insisted that he was not desperate to be Nigeria’s President, but that he desired the country to work. Obi spoke in Abuja while reacting to his award as the ‘Leadership Politician of the Year 2023’ at the … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to sell seized food products to vulnerable Nigerians as a means of curbing the hardship and hunger in the country. The Comptroller General of the Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Tuesday during an appearance before the House of Representatives. According to the Customs boss, President … Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Western Marine Command, has handed over 120 sacks containing 10,551 loaves of Cannabis Sativa to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The Customs Area Controller, Odaudu Salefu, made this revelation while briefing newsmen at the command on Monday, saying that the seizure has a Duty Paid Value, DPV, of … Read more
THERE are still many of them roaming freely in an opulence lifestyle. If the CBN published all the names of defaulters, there are about 20 of them owing over N5 trillion Naira. The past government set up a committee through AMCON to get the money from them. But just like an elite game, Nigerians did … Read more
CHIEFS, elders, women and youths from three out of the four communities in Ososo Town, Akoko Edo LGA, have recently lent their strong support for the need for all the federating communities in Ososo to be granted official autonomy at a recent inter-communal engagement. This became more imperative as some individuals seek to usurp the … Read more
NIGERIAN business mogul and Africa’s richest man has named its largest road network to Dangote Refinery after the late founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Holdings, Herbert Wigwe. On Monday, Dangote announced this in his condolence speech at a night of tribute titled ‘Celebrating Herbert Wigwe- A Professional Legacy’ in Lagos. According … Read more
THE Ooni of Ife believes that the fact that the naira strengthened against the dollar following the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) crackdown on illegal forex operators is evidence that Nigeria’s current economic crisis is artificial and deliberate. Making the assertion while receiving the Acting Ibadan Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of … Read more