Nigeria Immigration Service Clears 60,000 Passport Backlogs In Four Days 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria Immigration Service Clears 60,000 Passport Backlogs In Four Days 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 13, 2023

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has cleared 60,000 passport backlogs within four working days. The action was in response to the directives given to the Service last week Thursday by the Minister of Interior to clear all pending passport applications. The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo confirmed this Tuesday in Abuja while receiving the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, on a courtesy call. Alao Babatunde, the Special Adviser on Media...

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Ex Kogi deputy Gov, Awoniyi, joins APC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEx Kogi deputy Gov, Awoniyi, joins APC

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 12, 2023

Former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Arc Yomi Awoniyi, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after resigning his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a few days ago. The former Deputy Governor expressed his admiration for Governor Yahaya Bello’s exemplary leadership, commitment to inclusivity, unity of purpose, and governance, when he was officially received into the APC at the party’s National Headquarters, on Tuesday, in Abuja. Awoniyi served as Deputy Governor...

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Adebanjo tells Tinubu to restructure Nigeria for prosperity of the nation

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAdebanjo tells Tinubu to restructure Nigeria for prosperity of the nation

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 12, 2023

Acting National Leader of pan- Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has told President Bola Tinubu that the only option for the prosperity of Nigeria is restructuring by bringing about a Federal Constitution. The elder statesman made the remark on Tuesday while speaking at Goke Omisore Annual Lecture (GOAL 2023), themed: “Southwest Regional Integration: The DAWN Commission Approach,” which took place at Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos and organized by Voice of Reason (VOR). While...

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U.S. President Biden meets Tinubu at G20 Summit, commends his strong leadership

NewsNigeriaPoliticsU.S. President Biden meets Tinubu at G20 Summit, commends his strong leadership

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 11, 2023

President Joe Biden met with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday on the sidelines of the just-concluded G20 Summit in New Delhi, India. A statement by the U.S. Mission in Nigeria said the engagement between the two leaders was to deepen the U.S.-Nigeria relationship and the “longstanding friendship between our two countries and peoples.” “President Biden welcomed the Tinubu administration’s steps to reform Nigeria’s economy and thanked President Tinubu for his strong leadership as the...

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US court to hear Atiku’s suit on Tinubu’s varsity records on Tuesday

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUS court to hear Atiku’s suit on Tinubu’s varsity records on Tuesday

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 11, 2023

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois will on Tuesday (tomorrow) hear a fresh suit filed by Nigeria’s 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar on the release of President Bola Tinubu’s academic records from Chicago State University (CSU). The one-time vice-president of Nigeria reportedly filed the suit after he lost his case challenging President Tinubu’s election at the presidential election petition court, PEPC, last Wednesday. Atiku...

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‘Tinubu Presidential Legal Team’ inscription in copy of court’s judgment stirs controversy

NewsNigeriaPolitics‘Tinubu Presidential Legal Team’ inscription in copy of court’s judgment stirs controversy

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 11, 2023

The dust has not settled seven months after Nigeria’s disputed presidential election of February 25 as the controversy takes a fresh plot. Following the court’s acknowledgment of President Bola Tinubu’s victory on September 6, the certified true copies of the judgment were released to the petitioners: Peter Obi and his party, Labour Party; Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party and the Allied Peoples Movement, and the respondents: the Independent National Electoral Commission...

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North East Development Commission procures Palliative Items Worth N15 billion

NewsNigeriaNorth East Development Commission procures Palliative Items Worth N15 billion

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 11, 2023

To cushion the impact of the removal of fuel subsidy, the North East Development Commission (NEDC) procured 250,000 bags of rice and other palliatives worth N15 billion for the six states of the region. Flagging off the distribution and groundbreaking for the construction of 22.5km Ngowom road in Borno State, Vice President Kashim Shettima said the unity being showcased by the northeast governors is worthy of emulation by their colleagues in other regions. Shettima noted...

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President Tinubu’s Victory Challenged on Points of Facts, not Points of Law – Clark

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu’s Victory Challenged on Points of Facts, not Points of Law – Clark

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)September 10, 2023

Chief Robert Clark, one of Nigeria’s longest Senior Advocate of Nigeria – SAN, has said that the challengers of President Tinubu’s election had confronted the President’s victory at the polls on points of facts, and not on points of law. This, the 85 years old Chief Clark said during his appearance on Channels Tv’s Politics Today, on Sunday. According to Chief Clark, the law on the question of 25% in FCT is clear and the...

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Gov. Abiodun orders demolition of ex-Gov. Daniel’s wife building

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov. Abiodun orders demolition of ex-Gov. Daniel’s wife building

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 10, 2023

…Ogun govt. says structure contravened state’s physical planning laws Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has ordered the demolition of Datkem Plaza, belonging to the wife of former Governor Gbenga Daniel’s wife, Olufunke. Gbenga Daniel, who is also the incumbent senator representing Ogun East is rumoured to have a rift with the governor, which many believe may have been responsible for the action by the state government. In a press statement on Sunday, Olusegun Lawal, the Project Manager and...

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Rivers APC members accuse Tinubu of turning his back on them

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRivers APC members accuse Tinubu of turning his back on them

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 10, 2023

Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) members have accused President Bola Tinubu of neglecting them and pitching a tent with the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike after they sacrificed so much to nurture the party from 2015 till now. A reliable source who doesn’t want his name on print confided told our reporter that they sacrificed their lives to keep the party since 2015, but rather...

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