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Trump – The US has announced it is expanding its curbs on immigration to include six more countries, including Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation. Citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar will now be blocked from obtaining certain types of visas. People from those countries will still be able to visit the US […]
Nigeria – Promoters of the Vision 20:2020 had envisaged that Nigerians would wake up to the New Year 2020 in fanfare and heavy fireworks to celebrate the country’s achievement of becoming one of the 20 best economies in the world. This was topmost among the goals of this grand national development plan that grabbed public […]
Ebola – The house of representatives has warned that Nigeria may experience another Ebola virus crisis if necessary measures are not put in place. At Tuesday’s plenary session, the lawmakers said the federal government is not doing enough to prevent another outbreak despite Nigeria’s proximity to DR Congo where the virus is still prevalent. It […]
Nigeria – Abused students at an Islamic school in Nigeria have “revolted,” with most of them managing to escape, officials have said. Police found dozens more in chains. The latest raid comes just weeks after a similar rescue. A 78-year-old Muslim cleric has been arrested in northern Nigeria over the alleged torture and abuse of […]
Aregbesola – In a statement made available to SaharaReporters, signed by Mohammed Manga, Director of Press and Public Relations, Aregbesola also demanded proper biometric capturing of Nigerian Citizens and Migrants with the view to ensuring effective internal security and socio-economic development in the country. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has stressed the need […]
Tech company, Andela, has sacked over 400 of its employees. 250 are from Nigeria and Uganda, with an additional 170 potentially impacted in Kenya. Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Jeremy Johnson, announced this today saying the move was necessary for the restructuring of the company’s talent pool in line with global market […]
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Zamfara has been terribly-hit with a wave of kidnappings and killings by bandits with the state becoming the face of insecurity in the country in the past few months. In a statement signed by Col. Tukur Gusau, spokesperson to the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, he said the traditional rulers have been frustrating the efforts […]
The bandits raze markets and homes and kill villagers indiscriminately. This piece explains how Zamfara, with a population of over three million inhabitants, has become a killing field of some sort. Blood Gold Nigeria has untapped deposits of mineral resources spread across its 36 states. Some of these untapped minerals are zinc, tin and gold. […]
The award was presented to CEO of The Filmhouse Group, Kene Okwuosa and MD, FilmOne Production and Distribution, Moses Babatope. This award comes as no surprise as the 2010s spelled growth for the cinema culture with various cinema brands popping up to create competition in the space for already established players. At this time, thanks to […]
Johnson, 36, was reportedly accidentally shot when police officers were trying to arrest another man because of his dreadlocks in the Mangoro area of Lagos State on Sunday, March 31, 2019. Kolade Johnson was allegedly killed by men of the Special Anti Cultism Squad (SACS) of the Lagos State Police Command [Facebook/Styles Kolade Johnson] The […]