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The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has given terms and conditions to rejoin the All Progressives Congress, APC. Kwankwaso, while addressing a gathering at his Kano residence, said any political alliance must recognise and respect the interests of his party and political movement. The former two-term governor went down memory lane …

US President Donald Trump is raising dramatically to $100,000 the fee for the visa used extensively by high-tech workers, especially from India, a US official said. The new fee on H-1B visas marks part of a larger crackdown by Trump, who has unleashed a massive push against immigration since returning to the White House but had so far not targeted …

Three Russian warplanes that violated Estonian airspace have been intercepted by Nato, the military alliance has said. Estonia’s foreign ministry condemned the incursion as “brazen”. It said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets enteredthe airspace of a Nato member “without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes” on Friday over the Gulf of Finland. A Russian MiG-31 fighter …

In the heart of Lagos Island’s bustling Broad Street, the Afriland Tower stands as a gleaming symbol of financial prowess. The eight-storey Afriland Towers before the fire incident….Photo Credit: Joshua Temidayo Makinde The glassy seven-storey building houses offices of the United Bank for Africa, Federal Inland Revenue Service, and United Capital Plc, among others. But on Tuesday afternoon, it transformed …

On 18 March, Mr Tinubu declared emergency rule in the South-south state in the wake of a prolonged political crisis caused by the rift between Mr Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is the minister of the Federal Capital Territory. The president suspended Mr Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and the state legislators for six months. Many Nigerians and groups, including …

My dear good people of Rivers State Recall that Rivers State was placed under a six-month emergency rule, declared by Mr. President, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the 18th of March, 2025, following the intense political crisis in our State. 2. It is without doubt that the last six months had been enormously challenging for our dear …

Mr Fubara resumes office after President Tinubu lifted the state of emergency following a peace deal between the governor and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State will deliver a state broadcast at 6 p.m. on Friday, his first since being reinstated by President Bola Tinubu. The governor stated this shortly after arriving at Government House in Port Harcourt. Mr Tinubu …

Three Russian warplanes that violated Estonian airspace have been intercepted by Nato, the military alliance has said. Estonia’s foreign ministry condemned the incursion as “brazen”. It said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets enteredthe airspace of a Nato member “without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes” on Friday over the Gulf of Finland. A Russian MiG-31 fighter …

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike said he has approved the demands of resident doctors who have been on strike since 15 September over unpaid arrears. He disclosed this during the flag-off of the construction of the Northern Parkway from Ring Road II to Ring Road III on Shehu Yar’Adua Way, by Life Camp in the nation’s capital, …

The Commission disclosed that the promotion examinations and interviews would continue next week with the Commissioner’s cadre, ahead of a Plenary Meeting expected later this month. The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday, continued with its compulsory promotion examination for senior Police Officers due for elevation to the next ranks. The development was communicated by Ikechukwu Ani who is the …