U.S. Confirms Increase In Visa Application Fee For Nigerians
The government of the United States has announced an increment for its non-migrant visa application fee which is expected to be effective from the 30th of March. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria, which said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, disclosed that the increases were published in the Federal Register on March 28. […]
China Vows To ‘Fight Back’ If Speaker Meets Taiwan’s Leader
China has threatened to ‘resolutely fight back’ if US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during her planned transit through the United States. The warning was sent on Wednesday, just before Tsai was scheduled to leave for a tour that would take her through New York and California before ending […]
Naira Scarcity: NLC Suspends Planned Nationwide Strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their planned strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday over the scarcity of naira notes. The labour unions made this known at the end of their National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday. Recall that the labour unions had threatened to embark on a […]
Real Reason We Are Protesting Nude – Nasarawa Women
The women in Nasarawa State who are of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have vowed to continue their action until the governorship mandate is returned to the ‘rightful owner’. They made the pledge at a press conference over the alleged malpractices that trailed the outcome of the March 18 governorship election in the state, yesterday […]
Senate Presidency: Only Tinubu Can Make Me Withdraw – Kalu
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu has asserted that he will only withdraw from the presidential race of the 10th National Assembly if the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu asks him to step down. Kalu made this known on Tuesday while speaking to State House reporters after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over his […]
Our Lawmaker Won’t Defect — Labour Party Chair, Abure
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure has boasted that none of the newly elected National Assembly members under the party would defect to other parties contrary to what is being speculated. The chairman while speaking in Abuja after meeting with members of the National Assembly-elect, pointed out that the party would make […]
Bank Queues Disappear As Payout To Customers Increases
Banks in Nigerian cities on Tuesday increased cash payout to customers which also immediately saw a sharp reduction in the long queues and massive crowds that characterised the cash dispensary points in the last two and half months. This came against the backdrop of the sustained cash evacuation from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]
Insurrection Probe: Pence Ordered To Testify Against Trump
Former vice president of the United States, Mike Pence was on Tuesday ordered by a US judge to testify about his conversations with Donald Trump leading up to the 2021 assault on the Capitol in continuation of the ongoing probe. According to reports, Washington’s Chief Judge James Boasberg in his ruling declared that Pence should […]
I’m Waiting For Court Verdict Before I ‘Japa’ – Bode George
Chief Bode George who is a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asserted that he has resolved to wait for the outcome of the presidential election petition tribunal before fleeing Nigeria as he promised. George this made this known on Tuesday while speaking in an interview on Arise News Television’s […]
Cancelled Colloquium: Uncertainty Over Tinubu’s Health
Nearly one month after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the winner of the February 25 presidential election, the health condition and whereabouts of the President-elect have continued to generate ripples within his political circle. Although the media managers of the President-elect […]
Phone Hacking: Prince Harry Lambasts UK Royals
Britain’s Prince Harry on Tuesday accused his family of hiding information about phone hacking from him to avoid sitting in the witness box and opening ‘a can of worms’. This was according to a witness statement released on Tuesday. The Duke of Sussex made the claim while making submissions for a privacy claim he and […]
Election Petitions Won’t Stop Handover To Tinubu – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday offered the assurance that the transition of power from President Muhammadu Buhari to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, would be peaceful and smooth despite calls for an interim government. This was as the government pointed out that the refurbishment of offices for the President and Vice-President elect had been […]