UK VISA APPLICATIONS DROP BY 35% AFTER NEW IMMIGRATION POLICIES
According to the UK government, visa applications have dropped from 141,000 to 91,000, about 35.46 percent, since changes to the immigration policy came into effect....
#EndBadGovernance PROTEST CONTINUES IN ABUJA
After a brief period of calm in the Federal Capital Territory, protesters have returned to the streets on Saturday. The protest, previously halted due to...
12 KILLED IN TWIN BANGLADESH JAILBREAK
Twin jailbreaks in Bangladesh killed at least 12 inmates and freed hundreds more in the chaotic days after the ouster of autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina,...
WE HAVEN’T SEEN ANY TRUCKLOAD OF RICE FROM FG – ABIA GOVT
Abia State Government has said it was yet to receive any 20 trucks of rice as palliative from the Federal Government. Commissioner for Information, Prince...
PLANE CRASH: BRAZIL DECLARES THREE-DAY MOURNING
On Friday, an airplane carrying 57 passengers and four crew crashed in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing everyone on board, the airline said. The aircraft,...
IWUANYANWU’S DEATH: OHANAEZE DEBUNKS RUMOUR OF LEADERSHIP TUSSLE
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide says there is no leadership tussle in the group following the recent death of its former President-General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. The National...
ALL 61 ABOARD CONFIRMED DEAD IN BRAZIL PLANE CRASH, PRESIDENT DECLARES 3-DAY MOURNING
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Saturday (August 10) declared a three-day state of mourning after a tragic plane crash in the São...
PROTESTS: CALLS FOR MILITARY TAKEOVER, A RECIPE FOR DISASTER – IHEKIRE WARNS
Retired Major-General Collins Ihekire has strongly condemned calls for a military takeover of the government, warning that it would be a recipe for disaster for...
ABIA TO EXTEND NURSES’ RETIREMENT AGE TO 65
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that the State Government will soon make a pronouncement on a new retirement age for nurses in the...
17-YEAR-OLD BOY ELECTROCUTED IN LAGOS
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the death of a 17-year-old boy, who was electrocuted while working with his stepfather at a building...