(NAN) The United Kingdom has launched super priority visa service in Nigeria to allow customers to process their applications within 24 hours. In a statement posted on its website, the British high commission said the new service was brought up to particularly meet the needs of those requiring urgent traveling service. The statement said Paul […]
Continue ReadingAce Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly called “Basketmouth” has dismissed rumours that he campaigned for President Muhammadu Buhari. He did insist he would have voted ANYONE that could speak 2 words of English against GEJ. Basketmouth made this disclosure on his Instagram page in reaction to hostile criticism from his followers, who accused him of […]
Continue ReadingCoach of Nigeria’s dream team VI, Samson Siasia has assured that his team will continue to take it one game at a time in the ongoing Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Rio 2016. Answering questions at the post match news conference after the 1-0 victory over Sweden, Coach Siasia said for now his attention was […]
Continue Reading“ I hear we are no longer Nigeria, but the United States of Nigeria” “You didn’t hear anything. Stop being hypocritical, my friend.” “But the incumbent Minister of Sports is on record as having said something like that” “I know. That dumb Minister who wears the red cap that looks like something taken and approved […]
Continue ReadingThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Borno says it has seized more than 20 tonnes of illicit drugs from 87 suspects within two years.The Commandant of the agency in Borno, Mr Ona Ogilegwu, announced this in Maiduguri on Sunday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), stating that the agency […]
Continue ReadingFollowing intense rainfall and rises in water level, the National Emergency Management Agency has advised communities along the river Niger to evacuate immediately to safer ground over the likelihood of floods that may occur at any moment from now.Director General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani Sidi who gave the advice said the agency has received alerts […]
Continue ReadingThe West African Examinations (WAEC), on Friday in Lagos released results of its 2016 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), withholding the results of 8.89% of the candidates (137,295 candidates).A total of eight hundred and seventy eight thousand and forty (878,040) candidates, representing 52.97%, obtained credits in five (5) subjects and above, including […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara met President Muhammadu Buhari at about 2:25 pm on Friday, to discuss an issue suspected to be the budget padding scandal rocking the House of Representatives.On leaving the President’s office at exactly 2:58 pm, Dogara told reporters that he has never heard of “budget padding” and that […]
Continue ReadingA former Minister of Finance and Director of Finance for the Goodluck Jonathan Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mrs Nenadi Usman has explained how she shared N23 billion among states in the Northeast of Nigeria. Mrs Usman told Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detectives that former Petroleum Resources Minister Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke gave her the list of […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government of Nigeria in its determination to curb corruption in the country, has taken its anti-corruption battle to multinational corporations/companies operating within the country. The minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this when he addressed state house correspondents at the end of Wednesday’s federal executive council meeting, explaining that the […]
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