BRITISH PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT BOLA TINUBU
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has congratulated President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory in last Saturday's presidential election. In a short statement on his...
800 NIGERIANS DETAINED IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR IRREGULAR MIGRATION
By Adeniyi Onaara About 800 Nigerians have been imprisoned and arrested in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for offenses that have some connection to illegal...
FALSE MARRIAGE: NIGERIAN MAN ARRESTED FOR $200,000 FRAUD
By 'Leke Yusuf The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Chidozie Kingsley Nwachi, (a.k.a Dozie) for allegedly marrying an American: Nicole Kierulff...
BUHARI URGES UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO LIFT VISA BAN ON NIGERIANS
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to lift its visa ban on Nigerians. Buhari made the plea in a telephone...
JUST IN: ALL UNIVERSITIES CLOSED AHEAD OF GENERAL ELECTIONS
The Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered the losure of all Nigerian universities ahead to the 2023 general elections. In a statement signed by the...
NNPC SIGNS $741M DEAL WITH SOUTH KOREAN COMPANY TO REHABILITATE KADUNA REFINERY
By' Leke Yusuf The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on Thursday signed a $741 deal bewteen the Kaduna Refining & Petrochemical Company Ltd (KRPC)...
NDLEA BUSTS INTERNATIONAL DRUG CARTEL, ARRESTS 5 SUSPECTS
. Intercepts 2,601.5kgs cannabis; 102,500 opioid pills in 8 states Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have successfully dismantled a...
PAKISTANIS PROTEST AGAINST BURNING OF QURAN IN SWEDEN
By Adeniyi Onaara Hundreds of people demonstrated in Muslim-majority Pakistan on Tuesday to express their outrage over the weekend torching of the Koran in Sweden....
BABY DIES AFTER MOTHER ADMINISTERS TRAMADOL, GOES CLUBBING
By Adeniyi Onaara Cameroonian police have reportedly arrested an unidentified woman whose child died after she allegedly administered tramadol to her child and then went...
LEGENDARY FASHION DESIGNER, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD DIES AT 81
The pioneering British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, who introduced punk and politics to the exclusive world of high fashion, passed away on December 29...