By Ogaga Ariemu The naira continued its appreciation against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Wednesday, marking its highest gain so far this week. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that the naira further firmed up to N1,596.68 per dollar on Wednesday from N1,599.70 traded on Tuesday. This reflects a […]
James Ingham Role,BBC News 2 May 2025 A United Nations judge has been jailed for six years and four months for forcing a woman to work as a domestic slave. Lydia Mugambe, 50, was studying for a PhD in law at the University of Oxford when police discovered she had a young Ugandan woman at […]
Thousands of ride-hailing drivers in Lagos plan to begin a 24-hour strike on May 1, 2025, targeting major platforms like Uber, Bolt, Lagride, inDrive, and Rida as they protest low fares, high commissions, and poor working conditions. The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) disclosed this during the planned walkout on Tuesday, April […]
Nigerian man faces charges over 5-yr fake marriage to secure Zimbabwe residency A 52-year-old Nigerian national, Kelechi Godwin, is facing serious legal trouble in Zimbabwe after allegedly orchestrating a five-year fake marriage scheme to obtain residency permits. Prosecutors allege that between 2009 and 2014, Godwin submitted forged documents to the Department of Immigration, including spousal […]
By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein The Trump administration has restored the student visa registrations of thousands of foreign students studying in the United States who had minor — and often dismissed — legal infractions. The Justice Department announced the wholesale reversal in federal court Friday after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens […]
Why I didn’t allow Peter Obi visit Benue IDP camp – Gov Alia opens up By Oladipo Abiola Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has opened up about the episode which resulted in the inability of the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to visit the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in the state. […]
Dangote President and CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has expressed gratitude following his appointment to the World Bank’s Private Sector Investment Lab, a global initiative aimed at accelerating private investment and job creation in emerging economies. In a statement confirming the development, Dangote described the appointment as both an honour and a reflection of […]
Tragedy struck weekend during what was meant to be a joyous occasion, as a Lagos hotelier, Otunba Kunle Akinyele, suddenly slumped and died during his wife’s 60th birthday thanksgiving service. The thanksgiving ceremony, held in honour of Deaconess Catherine Adejoke Akinyele, it was gathered, took place at Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Iyanu, Odemuyiwa District Headquarters, in […]
Pope Francis dies at 88 Pope Francis Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88. The Argentine pontiff, leader of the Catholic Church since March 2013, spent 38 days being treated for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital before seeming to recover and leaving […]
Nigerian Uber driver, Olatunji W. Bolaji, shot, killed while picking up passenger – Philadelphia police A 77-year-old Nigerian Uber driver was fatally shot in an ambush while attempting to pick up a passenger outside a hookah lounge in Philadelphia The incident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15. According to CBS News, the […]
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