Nigerians who travelled to Dubai were detained at the airport and their passports were seized. One of the affected passengers shared a video from the airport. It shows Nigerians demanding answers after their passports were seized without explanation. Others are seen sitting in an empty area as they waited...
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The Nigerians in the U.S. intend to hold a debate for all the presidential candidates that are contesting the February 25, 2023 presidential election. The presidential debate, tagged “The Diaspora Listens”, is scheduled to hold on November 26, 2022 virtually, according to a statement signed by Mr Olayinka DanSalami,...
Many Nigerians living in diaspora have reservations against buying and owning a property in Nigeria. Your fears are valid! People living abroad have gone through a lot of traumatizing situations in an attempt to be a property owner in Nigeria. Mrs. Abiola has been scammed twice just to buy...
The President of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Festus Osifo, has said Nigerians are not averse to the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) but waiting for the government to win their trust over the issue. Osifo spoke during a panel session at the Association of Energy...
When millions of people are cheated for too long, restitution becomes not just a costly process but substantial in financial and human terms; inferior education, poor housing, unemployment, poor healthcare facilities-Martin Luther King Jr. It is not only a barefaced truth that Nigeria’s youngest citizens have crawled out of...
Veteran Nigerian rapper, Eedris AbdulKareem kicked off the weekly trend with the sad story of his health challenges which he shared during a colloquium held on Aug. 14 at Freedom Park, Lagos. Eedris, 48, was recently diagnosed with kidney failure, and the colloquium organised by Unchained Vibes Africa and...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Executive Vice Chairman/ CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Professor Umar Garba Danbatta has called on Nigerians to explore opportunities in the Digital Economy to eradicate poverty in the country. Professor Danbatta made the call on Thursday while addressing the 9th Lagos Public Relations...
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has advised Nigerians to be circumspect in exercising their voting rights in 2023 general elections. Jonathan gave the advice while delivering a keynote address at the one year memorial summit in honour of late Captain Idahosa Okunbo, in Abuja on Saturday. He said that 2023...
Nigerians have been urged to make the right choice in 2023 election as the wrong choice will consume the whole nation. Former President Olusegun Obasanjomade the call when he spoke at the Wilson Badejo Foundation’s 15th annual lecture with the theme, ‘Overcoming the twin challenge of poverty and insecurity...
Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said that the agency received 13 Nigerians from Khartoum, Sudan. Abdullahi disclosed this while receiving the returnees in Kano on Tuesday. The returnees arrived at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport at about 3:00 p.m. on...
A group, Yoruba Muslim Youths Organisation (YMYO) has urged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to allow Nigerians to make their choice in 2023, without persecution. This is contained in a statement by Coordinator, YMYO, Alhaji Muritala Abdulsalam in Ibadan on Tuesday. Abdulsalam was reacting to attacks by CAN...
Prominent Nigerians have applauded the high quality production of a stage play “A Truth in Time”, to celebrate the time and life of Emir Sanusi. The play was written by Ahmed Yerima, a Professor of Drama at the Redeemer University, Ede, and produced by Mr Joseph Edgar, Executive Chairman,...
It was Day 9 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games and athletes have continued to churn out more medals for Nigeria as the event entered its final stages. Wrestling dominated the bulk of the medals on Saturday as Para table tennis, Para athletics and athletes in other sports continued to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has alerted the general public to a well-orchestrated smear campaign against JAMB and its management. The Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in statement on Thursday. Dr Benjamin said the sinister campaign...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – MTN Nigeria Communications PLC has announced its launch of Home Broadband services to accelerate broadband penetration in alignment with the Federal Government’s plan to achieve over 70% broadband penetration by 2025. The Chief Operating Officer, MTN Nigeria Communications PLC, Hassan Jaber, said in a...
The Federal Government says it has not removed subsidy on the Premuim Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as fuel. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, disclosed this while speaking with journalists on Monday in Abuja. The minister spoke on the sidelines of the Nigerian Midstream and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has alerted Nigerians on the emergence of a fake online site urging Nigerians to enroll for their voters’ card registration. This is coming barely 24 hours after the Commission suspended the Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) exercise. The National...
Dr Camellus Ezeugwu, an Interventional Cardiologist and the founder of Heart Diseases Prevention and Training Centre, Nsukka, says detecting heart-related diseases early will help prevent sudden death. Ezeugwu said this in Nsukka on Monday during a workshop organised for staff of the centre. The News Agency of Nigeria reports...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has cautioned the general public to be vigilant and circumspect not to deal with scam artists who pose as recruitment agents for the Service and collect huge sums of money from unsuspecting victims with the promise to provide...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday said the Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) for persons captured in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) would be ready in October and November. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, Information and Publicity, disclosed this while monitoring the concluding segment of the...