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Trump imposes $15,000 Visa bond for visitors from Nigeria, others

A new temporary rule that could require tourist and business travelers from a dozen African countries, including Nigeria, to pay a bond from $5,000 to $15,000 to visit the United States, will take effect from 24 December. Other countries whose tourist and business travelers could be subject to the bond requirement are those from Democratic […]

Plastic surgeon Adepoju suspended by Medical Council

Lagos plastic surgeon, Anuoluwapo Adepoju, who has been in the eye of the storm recently, has been indefinitely suspended by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). Her suspension followed the death of her patient, Nneka Onwuzuligbo. MDCN took the interim disciplinary action against Adepoju, owner of Med-Contour, on Monday, pending the determination of […]

Biden will start receiving daily presidential briefings on security

(NNP) The Trump administration said today that it has authorized the President-elect, Joe Biden, to receive the Presidential Daily Briefings on security matters that have been denied the president-elect since he was declared the winner of the Nov. 3 presidential elections. Trump has still not conceded the elections even though it is now clear that […]

MASSOB berates South-East governors for nonchalance to Biafran cause

Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has taken a swipe at the South-East governors over what the group described as their nonchalance to the ideals of the Biafran cause. In an interview, MASSOB National Publicity Secretary Sunny Okereafor said that it was unfortunate that instead of the South-East governors joining hands […]

Trump backsdown, authorizes transfer of power to Biden team

The General Services Administration has informed the Biden transition team on Monday evening that the Trump administration is ready to begin the transfer of power. GSA head Emily Murphy wrote in a letter that federal government agencies will now make resources available to the Biden team in preparation for the incoming president’s assumption of office. […]

NAF Jet bombards another ISWAP base in Borno, kills scores

Molly Kilete, Abuja The Defence Headquarters(DHQ), said the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has bombarded a logistics base belonging to the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) logistics base killing scores of their fighters in air strikes conducted at Tumbun Rego on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State. Coordinator Defence Media […]

BREAKING: Gombe Assembly Speaker, majority leader impeached

Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe The Speaker, Gombe State House of Assembly, Abubakar Ibrahim Kurba, has been sacked by members of the State House. The impeachment motion was moved by a former Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr. Shuaibu Adamu who was impeached earlier this year. The impeached letter as read by Shuaibu Adamu, was signed by 16 […]

CBN policies ‘ll quicken exit from recession – Coalition

Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja A coalition of youth groups has said that the economic policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will quicken the exit of the country from the current recession. The coalition, which consists of Arewa Consultative Youth Movement, Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth, Oduduwa Youth Forum, South South Youth Council and the Middle Belt Youth […]