Nigeria has been barred from the US visa lottery application for 2022, a document obtained from the US Government website, revealed. In a 19-page document published on the website, Nigeria is the only African country barred from the visa lottery. According to the report, For DV-2022, persons born in the […]
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Sports will resume shortly, says Dare
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says the ban on sports in the country will be lifted soon, according to reports. The coronavirus outbreak halted sporting events in Nigeria since March, but in August, the Federal Government lifted restrictions on non-contact sports, with the ban on contact sports […]
Police On 24 Hour Patrol Along Abba – Ukpo Boundary After Clash Over Disputed Land.
Uneasy calm is pervading Abba community in Njikoka and her Ukpo neighbour in Dunukofia Council Area, after youths of Abba community clashed with unknown persons allegedly building on a disputed land, along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. This is even as the Nigeria Police Force has placed 24-hour patrol on Abba-Ukpo boundaries, and […]
#EndSARS: Obiano sacks aide for being ex-SARS’ Commander
In the meantime, Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Thursday promised that all illegal detainees in the cells of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state would be released from Friday, 16th October, 2020. The governor made the promise while addressing #ENDSARS protesters at the Government House […]
#EndSARS: Protests continue in Anambra
In Anambra state, For the second time within one week youths from across socio cultural and economic groups in Anambra state occupied the Awka capital city, in solidarity with the nationwide protest to end the Police Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS. The protest along Enugu-Onitsha express road brought about gridlock […]
EndSWAT Protesters Storm National Assembly.
Protesters against police brutality and extra-judicial killings have taken their demonstration to the National Assembly complex in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The protesters in their numbers on Thursday stormed the complex displaying placards lamenting extra-judicial killings and demanding justice for victims of police brutalities. They sang songs of solidarity, recited […]
Nigerian man slumps, dies in Malaysia.
A Nigerian man identified as Odumegwu Chijioke, reportedly slumped and died in Malaysia, on Monday, October 12. It was gathered that the incident happened at Setapak in Gombak Districk, Kuala Lumpur. Mr Singleton Nnaemeka, the Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Malaysia chapter, who confirmed the incident, is seeking for help in locating […]
Herdsmen return to Nimbo, destroy farms, set ablaze farmers’ settlements
Reports reaching our Newsdesk said four years after Fulani herdsmen massacred the largely agrarian people of Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, some suspected herdsmen have returned toEfu-Ozara and Ugwu-Iga, in Ukpabi Nimbo community. The report alleged that the herders destroyed crops with their cattle, while also […]
NANS president impeached for allegedly diverting COVID-19 palliatives
Danielson Akpan, the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has been impeached for financial impropriety. Akpan, who took office as NANS president in July 2018, worked past his 12-month term. This led to grievances from other officials and stakeholders of the arm. At an emergency Senate meeting held […]
Nigeria records 179 new confirmed cases of COVID-19
Reports released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control show that on the 14th of October, 2020, 179 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria. According to the Centre, till date, 60,834 cases have been confirmed, in the country, of which 52,143 cases have been discharged. NCDC further […]