Tinubu departs for China on official visit
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Beijing in China, on an official visit, today. Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, said in a statement on Thursday, that Tinubu will have…
Canada ends policy allowing visitor visa holders to apply for work permit
Holders of Canadian visitor visas will not be able to apply for a work permit within the country. This is coming amidst recent immigration reforms that have sparked protests,…
Four arrested for demanding $1m on behalf of EFCC chairman’
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested four men for allegedly impersonating Ola Olukoyede, chair of the anti-graft agency. In a statement by Dele Oyewale,…
FG gives businesses one-month deadline to reduce prices, says defaulters will be penalised
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has threatened to penalise businesses involved in price fixing and gouging, issuing a one-month moratorium for them to reduce prices. Price…
Severe drought: Namibia to kill 700 elephants, hippos, zebras for meat
Namibia is planning to kill more than 700 wild animals, including elephants, zebras and hippos, and distribute the meat to the people struggling with food insecurity as the country…
Four Nigerians jailed for issuing over 2,000 fake marriage certificates in UK
Four Nigerian gang members have been sentenced to a total of 13 years in prison for creating over 2,000 fake marriage certificates, enabling Nigerian citizens to live in the…
Kwara cleric seeks help as his wife gives birth to 11 babies
A 56-year-old Islamic cleric, Yahya Nafiu, has said that his wife gave birth to 11 babies. Yahya, from Ilorin in Kwara State, said that his wife, Latoyossi Alake,…
JUST IN: Akwa Ibom CP Waheed Ayilara is dead
The Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara is dead. It was gathered that Ayilara died in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital…
Allow younger candidates to contest presidency – Bode George tells Atiku
A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar must wait till 2031 if he wants to…
NASS wades into controversy over WASSCE age qualification
The National Assembly yesterday waded into the controversy generated by the Federal Government’s plan to peg the age limit for students to write the West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate,…
