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What is paramount to them is to leave the country whether they are trafficked or smuggled – NIS laments rate at which Nigerians travel abroad
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has described as worrisome the alarming rate at which Nigerians are leaving the country in search of greener pastures abroad regardless of what it takes. Speaking at a sensitization campaign on the scourge of Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) for stakeholders in Enugu State on Thursday, November 3, The NIS boss in Enugu state Joachim Olumba said“Indeed, this program couldn’t have been held at a more appropriate time, considering the alarming…
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Policemen can search your bag. There is nothing wrong with that – Police PRO, Adejobi tells ladies
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has stated that there is nothing wrong with a police officer searching a lady’s handbag He said this responding to a Twitter user who asked if it was right for a policeman to search her bag.
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Wike, Ayu : We are yet to resolve the matter but we have moved on – Atiku
Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic party , PDP, Atiku Abubakar says he is no longer bothered about the leadership crisis rocking the party. Wike and four other aggrieved governors had vowed that until Ayu quits his position as National Chairman of the party, they would withhold their support for Atiku in 2023 Speaking on the matter, the former vice president in an interview with VOA Hausa, said he has moved on, adding that leadership…
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Gombe ASUU vows to withhold students results if government fails to release withheld salaries
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University chapter, has said it will not release students’ results if the government fails to release the withheld salaries This was according to a statement by the branch chairman, Suleiman Jauro. He noted that the union will discontinue the supervision of both undergraduate and postgraduate projects allocated prior to the commencement of the strike action The statement reads; “After exhaustive deliberations, the Congress therefore, resolved that given…
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Emirates suspends flights indefinitely as the Nigerian Government refuses to release the airline’s trapped funds
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier, Emirates, has suspended its flights to Nigeria indefinitely, citing its trapped funds in Nigeria. The airline said it took the decision because it is yet to get its allocation from the $260m the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released to clear part of the blocked funds belonging to foreign airlines. Emirates said in a statement; “However, Emirates has yet to receive an allocation of our blocked funds to be repatriated. Without…
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Kaduna State Government confirms Two people were killed by LANDMINE planted by terrorists
Two citizens have been killed in a landmine attack in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday evening, November 3, 2022. “The incident occurred around 2:00PM on Thursday when the victims’ vehicle drove over a landmine obviously planted by terrorists in a location known as Zangon Tofa, in the Kabrasha general area,” the statement read. The citizens were…
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I was shocked with the Naira’s rapid fall against the Dollar – Governor Sule
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has expressed worries over the Naira’s fall against the Dollar. Speaking during an interview on a Channels Television’s programme, he said that the planned redesign of the naira might further worsen the situation. Sule said; “I am extremely worried.“But again, it takes you back really to understand, ‘Does it worry me?’ Of course, it worries me very badly. Because is that making it a little easier on the part of the common man? No. The…
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Gov Wike appoints 100,000 Special Assistants on political matters
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state today November 3 inaugurated the first batch of 100,000 Special Assistants on Political Unit affairs in the state. Those inaugurated at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State were from the Rivers West and Rivers South-East senatorial district of the State. Governor Wike, who spelt out their duties to them, also congratulated them for making the list to serve as aides to the governor.…
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“No pastor is all-knowing” Pastors Niyi Adebayo and Mike Bamiloye admit some of their preaching in the past have been wrong
Pastor Niyi Adebayo has admitted that some of his preachings have been wrong and Pastor Mike Bamiloye also agreed that he has been wrong too. Niyi Adebayo shared a post detailing some of his teachings that he no longer agrees with. The post went viral after Mike Bamiloye reshared it and said he stands behind Adebayo on the sentiment. Niyi Adebayo said he was wrong to have preached that the reason Naomi and her family suffered…
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Court remands native doctor for attempting to bury his lover and her two children alive in Anambra
A Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has remanded a native doctor in prison custody on an offence of attempted murder. The suspect, simply identified as Nonso, from Umuona in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, was arrested for attempting to bury his 25-year-old lover and her two children alive. He was arraigned on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, before the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Court presided over by Genevieve Osakwe. It…
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Davido and Chioma are getting stronger – Pastor Adegboyega writes after speaking with the couple following the loss of their son, Ifeanyi
UK-based Nigerian clergyman, Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, has said that singer, Davido and his partner, Chioma, are getting stronger following the death of their son, Ifeanyi, on Monday, October 31st. Adegboyega said he spoke with Davido for the second time since the sad incident occurred, and the singer is ‘rising and getting stronger.’ Read below
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Bayelsa is not among the top ten states affected by flood. Jigawa is number one – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq has reacted to claims made by elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, on flooding in South-South states. Clark had implored the Federal Government to act quickly and save flood victims in the Niger Delta. Reacting to the plea, Sadiya said an assessment carried out by the ministry, showed that Bayelsa State is not among the top ten most…
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