Under a policy document that has now been withdrawn for review, any member of Biafran separatist groups wishing to apply for asylum on the ground of “political persecution” must be physically present in the UK. The…
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Nigeria’s inflation rate rose from 17.33% recorded in February to 18.17% in the month of March. In the latest report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Headline index increased by 1.56% in March 2021, this is…
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) has selected Prof. (Mrs) Nnenna Nnannaya Oti as the new Vice Chancellor for the Institution, making her the first female VC of the institution. Prof.…
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Go after Sheikh Gumi, Shekau and bandits before coming for me – Sunday Igboho tells FG
Popular Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has spoken up against his failed arrest on Friday February 26. Reacting to a face-off between him and security agents around the Guru Maharaji bus stop on the Lagos-Ibadan…
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Respect Benue laws or go to Bauchi state and carry AK47- Governor Samuel Ortom tells Herdsmen
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has asked herdsmen in the state to either respect the state laws or go to Bauchi state to carry their AK47 guns. His comment comes a week after the Bauchi state…
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Kim Kardashian to document her $2.1 billion divorce from Kanye West in a new TV show
Kim Kardashian West will reportedly be documenting her $2.1 billion divorce from Kanye West on television. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 40, filed for divorce on Friday, February 19 to end her marriage of…
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You are responsible for your personal safety abroad, security is unpredictable – Canada warns its citizens against non-essential travel to Nigeria
The Canadian government has warned its citizens against non-essential travel to Nigeria over security not being predictable. The North American country in a travel advisory addressed to its citizens, also advised its citizens already in Nigeria to…
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Fulanis have been treated unfairly in Nigeria – Former Bauchi governor Isa Yuguda says
Mallam Isa Yuguda, a former governor of Bauchi state, has alleged that the Fulani people in Nigeria are subjected to unfair treatment. Speaking with journalists in Bauchi on Monday, February 22, Isa Yuguda said: “I think…
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Homosexuality is totally unacceptable in Islam and should never be legalized – Chief Imam of Ghana
The Chief Imam of Ghana, Sheikh Osman Sharubutu has waded into the raging controversy about homosexuality in the country. In a 9 page paper signed by Dr. Mohammed Marzuq Abubakari Azindo the Personal Assistant to the National Chief…
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekwazu, has said that a new variant of COVID19 has been detected in Nigeria and 15 other countries. Ihekweazu who disclosed this on Monday, February 22, at…