UK, Nigeria Finalise Agreement On Illegal Migrant Deportation
The United Kingdom and Nigeria have openly signed a full agreement which would implement a faster process to deport criminals. The deal will also see some of the intended offenders getting to receive new travel documents within five working days. Read Also: UK Deportations To Rwanda Stalled As EU Wades In Africa Today News, New […]
Farmers In Kaduna To Pay Terrorists ₦400m To Access Farmlands
Alhaji Zubairu Abdulra’uf, a community leader from the Birnin Gwari Emirate Council in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, lamented that members of the communities in the area were allowed to go to their farms this rainy season by bandits after paying ₦400 million. He said that the people of the emirate have […]
Ukraine War: 17 Killed As Missiles Strikes Hit Odesa
No fewer than 30 people were inflicted with various degrees of injuries when two Russian missiles hit a nine-story apartment building and a resort very close to the Black Sea port city early Friday morning, less than 24 hours after Ukraine retook Snake Island. According to a statement from Kyiv, ‘a Russian missile struck a […]
2023: Why We Extended Voter Registration Indefinitely – INEC
On the heels of pressure from several individuals and civil society bodies, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday evening officially announced an indefinite extension to the ongoing continuous voter registration for the 2023 election which was expected to end on June 30, 2022. This was made known in a statement issued in Abuja […]
Crypto: Watchdog Calls For Tighter Control Measures
A watchdog yesterday asserted that countries would need to ramp up controls on cryptocurrency transactions in order to work towards meeting international standards on transparency. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) pointed out that countries had made only ‘limited progress’ in implementing its ‘travel rule’, which it had recommended for global adoption way back […]
Kwara Declares War On Hoteliers Over Harbouring Of Yahoo Boys
The Kwara State House of Assembly has mandated the state Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq to order the state Ministry of Communications to embark on sensitisation of hoteliers on the danger of harbouring internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo boys in their facilities in the state. The House also advised the ministry to collaborate with the hoteliers […]
Stop Imposing Politicians On Nigerians – Falana Tells Courts
Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Thursday appealed to courts in the country to ‘stop imposing politicians on Nigerians,’ positing that, ‘the involvement of the courts in the electoral process has not been favourable to the country’s democracy’. Falana made the call in a paper titled ‘The Role of the Courts in the Electoral […]
2023 Elections Will Be Credible, Buhari Reiterates
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has once again restated his administration’s commitment to ensure the conduct of free and credible elections in 2023 as he prepares to complete his last 11 months in office. He made the commitment yesterday while speaking during a meeting with representatives of Nigerians living in Portugal. Buhari added that […]
War: Over $1bn Worth Of Russian Oligarch’s US Assets Blocked
The United States on Thursday announced the blocking of a US-based company which is reportedly worth more than $1 billion linked to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, insisting the ally of President Vladimir Putin used it to funnel and invest shadowy funds. The Treasury Department revealed that Kerimov, a billionaire active in Russian politics had secretly […]
Panic As Cult War Breaks Out In Benin, 8 Killed
Cult-related killings have returned in Edo State after what appeared to be a break for nearly a year, as no less than eight people were feared dead in various parts of Benin City due to rival cult fights. Though the identities of the cults are still unknown, it was reported yesterday night that the deaths […]
Kaduna Community Parts With ₦400m To Appease Bandits
In the face of the growing insecurity in northern Nigeria, a community leader from the Birnin Gwari Emirate Council in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Zubairu Abdulra’uf, has cried out about how members of the communities paid ₦400m to bandits to enable them to go to their farms. This was just […]
2023: How Atiku Made Mistakes In Choosing Running Mate –Ortom
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has asserted that the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, made terrible mistakes in his choice of running mate saying that the former Vice President ought to have reached out to Governor Nyesom Wike before announcing his running mate for the 2023 election. Africa […]