Nigeria slashes visa fees for US Citizens
Less than a week after US President Donald J Trump slammed an immigrant visa ban on Nigeria, the Federal Government has slashed its visa application charges for citizens of the…
Nigeria to receive $308m Abacha loot in April – Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Uche Orji, yesterday disclosed…
Customs impound N10.26 billion Pangolin scales in Lagos
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone A, has seized about 147 sacks of pangolin scales weighing 9,504.1kg worth N10.26 billion. The Pangolins or scaly anteaters are mammals of the order…
De-registration of 74 Parties: KOWA, ANRP to seek legal redress
Mixed reactions have trailed the deregistration of 74 political parties out of the 92 parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with two parties; the KOWA Party and Abundant…
Editorial: Tears for 100,000 Nigerian Children killed annually by Cholera
The latest report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that over 100,000 Nigerian children less than five years of age die each year due to cholera and other water-borne…
I took Pay Cut to Join Man Utd – Odion Ighalo
In this exclusive interview with David Stowell of Manchester United TV, Odion Ighalo explains what it means for him as the first Nigerian to ever play for the Red Devils;…
INEC fixes Sept 19 for Edo, Oct. 10 for Ondo Governorship Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed September 19 and October 10 as the date for the governorship election in Edo and Ondo States respectively. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood…
Criticisms trail Buhari over US Conditions on $308m returned Abacha loot
President Muhammadu Buhari has come under a hailstorm of criticisms after last Monday’s trilateral agreement between Nigeria, US and the Bailiwick of Jersey, wherein Nigeria bent over backwards to accept…
Court Adjourns El Zakzaky’s Trial till Feb. 24
A Kaduna state High Court has fixed February 24 and 25, for the continuation of trial of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and his…
Stray bullet kills schoolgirl as Okada operators, Police clash again in Lagos
An operational vehicle of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) was burnt, several shops looted, many were injured and a young schoolgirl was reportedly killed after being hit by…