The High Commission of Canada in Nigeria said today that visa application centres in Abuja and Lagos remained open to the public. The mission said this in a statement following the fire outbreak that affected a section of the building of the high commission in Abuja on Monday. “As we continue to mourn the passing […]
•Mr Ibu Emeka Chochoo, the former manager of actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, has disclosed the reason one of the actor’s legs was amputated. He said the amputation became necessary because of an infection of the arteries at the ankle that was not detected early enough. The actor has reportedly had seven […]
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the posting and redeployment of 40 senior police officers comprising 14 Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 26 Commissioners of Police to various commands and formations in the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a ...
•Yemi Cardoso Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has berated President Bola Tinubu for appointing Dr Yemi Cardoso as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Lawal maintained that Cardoso did not have the appropriate curriculum vitae and experiences to govern the nation’s apex bank, adding tha...
•Fubara and Wike Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, stated today, Thursday November 9, that his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike continues to be his principal. He said this during the rededication ceremony for the Rivers State Judiciary’s 2023–2024 legal year, which Wike also attended, reports The N...
•Mohammed Abba Isa President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mohammed Isa as a Presidential aide on Disability Matters. The appointment was contained in a statement today by Tinubu’s spokesman Ajuri Ngelale. “In his determination to ensure that every segment of society is sufficiently catered to within the ambit of the Renewed Hope Agenda of his adm...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu recently stopped the implementation of a hike in electricity tariff and insisted that subsidy be paid on power consumed nationwide, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed yesterday. Adelabu also stated that the federal government would investigate the legality of the five-year licence extension given to ...
Five infants among the 17 villagers abducted by bandits a month ago in Anguwar Danlele and Anguwar Bawa villages, located within the Randagi ward of the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area have died in captivity. It could be recalled that on October 7, 17 villagers, including the infants’ mothers, were taken into the bush by […]
•Robot A man has been crushed to death by a robot that mistook him for a box, according to South Korean media. The worker in his 40s was inspecting the robot’s sensor at a warehouse for agricultural products in South Gyeongsand province. According to the Yonhap news agency, the robot was lifting boxes of bell […]
•LASTMA officials Chika Chima, a Nigerian resident, has come forward with a distressing account of extortion and intimidation he experienced at the hands of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials at Apple Junction. This incident sheds light on growing concerns about the behavior of some LASTMA officials and their alleged a...

