ZAMFARA STATE GOVERNOR SWEARS IN NEW COMMISSIONER, RESHUFFLES CABINET
Dauda Lawal, the governor of Zamfara State, reorganised his cabinet and gave a freshly sworn-in commissioner a portfolio. The new commissioner was sworn in at...
HEALTH: NBMA MOVES TO PREVENT SPREAD OF NEW COVID-19 VARIANT XEC
To safeguard Nigeria against the recently discovered COVID-19 variant, XEC, the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has taken preventative action. The agency has increased its...
BREAKING: OLUYEDE ASSUMES OFFICE AS 24TH COAS
As Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede took over as the 24th Chief of Army Staff (COAS), the Nigerian Army ceremoniously lowered and raised the command flag at...
FOREIGN POLITICS: JOHN DUMELO WINS PARLIAMENTARY SEAT IN GHANA
John Dumelo, a well-known actor from Ghana, has been elected to the parliamentary seat for Ayawaso West Wuogon. The incumbent Lydia Alhassan of the ruling...
JUST IN: COURT GRANTS DELE FAROTINMI N50 MILLON BAIL
An Ekiti State Magistrate Court has granted bail to human rights attorney Dele Farotimi in a defamation action brought by Afe Babalola. Omoyele Sowore, the...
NEWS: UK GRANTED 300,000 NEW VISAS TO NIGERIANS IN THE ‘LAST COUPLE OF YEARS’ – ENVOY
In the "last couple of years," the UK claims to have issued 300,000 additional visas to Nigerians. Nigeria is a big benefactor of the UK's...
(JUST-IN) WORLD NEWS: SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT BANNED FROM LEAVING COUNTRY
Less than a week after briefly enforcing martial law and plunging the nation into disarray, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was prohibited from leaving...
ENTERTAINMENT: NETFLIX MEGA HIT ‘SQUID GAME 2’ PREMIERES IN SEOUL AFTER MARTIAL LAW
The Squid Game has returned. As Seoul struggles with actual political unrest, Netflix's most successful series ever, a dystopian South Korean portrayal of a divided...
UK COURT REVERSES RULING, ORDERS DEPORTATION OF NIGERIAN MAN OVER IMMIGRATION OFFENCES
An earlier decision that prevented the deportation of Olutobi Ogunbawo, a 43-year-old Nigerian who was found guilty of immigration charges, has been overturned by a...
EDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION PETITION: TRIBUNAL HOLDS INAUGURAL SITTING, PRE-HEARING SESSION TODAY
The first and pre-hearing session of the 2024 Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal is scheduled to begin. The petitions contest the Independent National Electoral Commission's...