UK To Impose Strict Visa Requirements On Nigerian Students, Others
The Liz Truss-led British government, has said migrants from Nigeria bring the most relatives to the UK as dependants. Suella Braverman, the UK Home Secretary, told the Times UK that the government was considering tightening the rules on dependant. The Home Office immigration figures revealed inconsistency across different nationalities coming to the UK to work […]
EFCC Arraign Former Lagos SAN Over Money Laundering
A former Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olasupo Shasore (SAN), has been charged with money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a Lagos Federal High Court. The EFCC accused Shasore of inducing one Olufolakemi Adelore to accept a cash payment of $100,000 without going through a financial institution in […]
South Africa: Almost 30 Vessels Stuck As 90% Of Workers On Strike At Some Transnet Harbours
Transnet harbours – apart from East London – have been hit by mass stay-aways as a strike intensifies. Some 28 vessels were in limbo outside of Transnet terminals or waiting to be given a dock on Monday. The Richards Bay terminal had manning levels (the number of people required for work) of 8% with 17 […]
Ex-wife Of Dubai Royal Pleads For Help From UN In Child Custody Battle
Lawyers for the former wife of a member of Dubai’s ruling family have lodged a request to the UN Human Rights Council. They want the council to intervene with authorities in the UAE to ensure Zeynab Javadli and her children’s safety. The request claims that Ms Javadli has faced abuse, harassment and intimidation by authorities […]
G-7 To Hold Emergency Summit After Russia’s Massive Attack On Ukraine
Leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to hold an emergency summit online on Tuesday, a day after Russia unleashed one of its largest missile strikes on Ukraine since its invasion in late February. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also slated to attend the summit, in an attempt to strengthen cooperation with […]
‘Horrific’: Biden, More Officials Condemn Russia’s Sweeping Strikes On Ukraine And Reconfirm US Aid
Joe Biden and top U.S. officials on Monday denounced Russia’s latest aerial assault across Ukraine, with the president saying in a statement that the attacks “only further reinforce our commitment” to supplying billions in aid and weapons to Ukrainian forces. Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and leading military officials all spoke out in the wake of […]
PDP: Nyesom Wike, Samuel Ortom, Three Other Governors Absent At The Flag-off Presidential Campaign In Uyo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun its presidential campaign in Uyo with five state governors of the party missing from the event. The party’s official flag-off which is coming barely four months before the February 25 presidential election is taking place at the Nest of Champions Stadium in Uyo. The five state governors included […]
Gov. Obaseki: PDP Will Deploy Technology To Win The 2023 Election
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party will come out victorious in the forthcoming general elections, noting that the party will deploy technology to ensure victory at the polls. The governor who summoned the PDP South-South Zonal meeting, held at the Ibom Hall in Uyo, the capital […]
Yusuf Baba-Ahmed Urges Party Members To Shun Ethnic, Religious Politics
The running mate to Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Dr. Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, has urged party members to ignore ethnic and religious politics. Baba-Ahmed made the call while addressing party members in Bauchi, saying they should focus on credible candidates without religious and ethnic sentiments. He urged the party members to shun religious […]
Gbenga Omotoso: Sanwo-Olu’s Increment Of Workers’ Salaries Not Political
Lagos State commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, has refuted insinuations in some quarters that the recent increment of workers’ salaries by the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is nothing but a mere political gimmick to win the forthcoming general elections. The commissioner who stated this at an interactive session with journalists at […]
