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The UK government has cut the Graduate Route visa from two years to 18 months, part of a sweeping crackdown on what it describes as “systemic abuse and mission drift” in international education, asylum, and family…

Nigerian rapper and actor, Folarin Falana, widely known as Falz, has stirred widespread debate on social media after asserting that fornication is not a sin. The controversial statement was made on Sunday via his…

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Monday reiterated its stance that it has not authorised any intermediary claiming to offer contracts, financial grants, or intervention funds to the public on its behalf.…

The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has ordered a sit-at-home to mark its annual commemoration of the Biafra Heroes Memorial Day. The group, in a statement issued on Monday by its spokesperson,…

The Supreme Court has ordered the immediate remand of Lagos-based businessman and socialite, Fred Ajudua, in connection with a $1.43 million fraud case dating back over three decades. In a unanimous ruling delivered on…

Former Governor of Rivers state and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, gave an insight into a parley he had with the suspended governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara. He said the…

Former Military Administrator (MILAD) of Bayelsa State, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (retd), has passed away. The Ipoti-Ekiti-born retired naval officer died on Sunday, May 11, in Apapa, Lagos. He had celebrated his…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that it intends to question former Niger Delta militant commander Government Ekpemupolo, widely known as Tompolo, regarding an incident of alleged naira…

Former senator Ben Murray-Bruce has predicted a political future for Afrobeats star Davido, suggesting he could one day become the Governor of Osun State. Murray-Bruce based his prediction on the singer’s family…

The United States and China announced Monday an agreement to drastically reduce tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, de-escalating a trade war that has roiled financial markets and raised fears of a global economic…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and two other governors visited him as part of reconciliation efforts over the…

The Electoral Committee of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has said candidates for the Lagos Mainland Local Government Area and the Yaba Local Council Development Area will emerge by…

Real Madrid have reached a full agreement with Xabi Alonso to become the club’s next head coach, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. The Spanish tactician, currently managing Bayer Leverkusen, has sealed a…

The Edo State Government on Monday said it has commenced necessary legal consultations towards taking a decisive legal action against the Neo Black Movement, also known as Black Axe, over the recent spate of…

Trent Alexander-Arnold was booed by Liverpool fans during Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Arsenal as Andrew Robertson admitted it was “not nice” to hear the jeers for his team-mate in his first appearance since announcing…

Going by media reports, the relationship between Bola Tinubu and the northern part of Nigeria (“the…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has slashed the gantry price Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol to ₦825 per litre from N835 per litre as competition continues in the domestic market. Last month, the…

A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards as the clutches of…

Professor Chris Piwuna has emerged as the new president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities…

...About 16,000 consultants left Nigeria in five years Patients are languishing in various hospitals across Nigeria due to acute…

•Shifts borrowing preference to TBs amidst high interest rates•Deficit to escalate as oil revenue underperforms•Analysts disagree over impact of GDP rebasing on debt ratio In spite of mounting concerns over the…

…We’ll resist imposition in Amuwo-Odofin—Group …LASIEC can’t conduct election in 37 LCDAs —Olarenwaju ANGRY reactions have greeted the just concluded chairmanship primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in…

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio This democratic dispensation is imperiled. It is essentially so because it came into being through a cocktail of conspiracies. It was that conspiracy that threw up the likes of…

A deadly cult war in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, has claimed four lives amid heavy shootings over the weekend. Two Niger Delta University…