The Nigeria Police Force has beefed up security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of today’s Ashura procession by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). The Guardian yesterday witnessed a deployment of police personnel and vehicles especially around the Eagle Square area.Ashura is the tenth day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic […]
The kidnapped lecturer of the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa, Prof. Gideon Okedayo, has been found dead. Okedayo, of the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Acting Dean of the School of Postgraduate Studies in the university, was kidnapped on Sept. 5 on his way to his hometown in Igara, Edo State. […]
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Nigerian House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has rejected the claims by South African Foreign Affairs minister Naledi Pandor that many Nigerians in South Africa indulge in criminal acts. Many Nigerians work in South Africa, but they are sometimes stereotyped as criminals. Pandor also reiterated that belief in an interview with eNCA on Thursday. “The […]
The chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday urged the Federal Government and the citizens to take strong measures against telecommunications giant, MTN, and other firms owned by South Africans in Nigeria. He told reporters at the end of a closed-door meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja that […]
On this edition of the morning show, we are joined by a distinguished guest as we examine issues surrounding U.S. Visa fees.
The Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has said the enhanced e-passport is acceptable and valid for entering all countries. He gave the reassurance in a statement by NIS Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James, in Abuja on Thursday. The CG’s reassurance is coming against the backdrop of the recent […]
A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, yesterday urged the governments of Nigeria and South Africa to immediately establish a bilateral commission to ensure the protection of their joint national interests. The advice came as some South Africans unleashed xenophobic onslaught on foreigners, including Nigerians, in that country. Anyaoku was a […]
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday informed residents that the enabling law to permit the reintroduction of monthly sanitation is on the way. The government’s resolve was made known by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, during a stakeholders’ meeting with Association of Commodity Market Women and Men, led by […]
The Federal Government yesterday demanded compensation and accountability from South Africa over attacks on Nigerians. But it appealed to Nigerians not to retaliate by attacking South African companies operating in Nigeria. It described the attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners in South Africa as condemnable. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said: “It is very sad and […]
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