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UK SLASHES GRADUATE VISA TO 18 MONTHS Hopes of Nigerians seeking to study and work in the United Kingdom may have been dashed as the British government yesterday announced a reduction in its graduate visa route to 18 months from the initial two year period. This effectively brings down the number of months students are able to remain in the …

CHINA PRACTICES ONE-PARTY SYSTEM, BUT EXECUTES CORRUPT POLITICIANS, KANO GOVT MOCKS GANDUJE In what appears to be a pointed response to recent comments by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, advocating for a one-party system in Nigeria, the Kano State Government has issued a subtle yet sharp rebuttal. Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Director …

POPE LEO XIV’S MEMORABLE VISIT TO IBUSA In 2016, Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, visited Nigeria as the Prior General of the Augustinians, specifically stopping at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Ibusa. Established in 1898 during the Ekumeku War, this historic church holds a special place in the community. The church’s founding story is fascinating to Anioma historians. After …

POPE LEO XIV’S MEMORABLE VISIT TO IBUSA In 2016, Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, visited Nigeria as the Prior General of the Augustinians, specifically stopping at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Ibusa. Established in 1898 during the Ekumeku War, this historic church holds a special place in the community. The church’s founding story is fascinating to Anioma historians. After …

UK PM PROMISES TOUGHER VISA RULES TO FIX BROKEN MIGRATION SYSTEM UK prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer has promised to overhaul a “broken” immigration system, with plans to tighten English tests for all visa applicants and their adult dependants among the reforms being considered. Migrants will also have to wait 10 years to apply to settle in the UK, instead …

UK PM PROMISES TOUGHER VISA RULES TO FIX BROKEN MIGRATION SYSTEM 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 Friday, the apex court overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal, which had earlier …

WIKE’S PDP BLOC ALREADY EMBEDDED IN APC – PARTY CHIEFTAIN, UTAAN Engineer Conrad Terhide Utaan, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairmanship aspirant from Benue State, has raised concerns over the party’s future, warning that without bold steps to resolve internal disputes, the PDP may face total collapse. Speaking on the growing crisis within the party, Utaan urged PDP governors …

NIGERIA’S ECONOMY GROWS STRONGLY AMID HIGH INFLATION — WORLD BANK The World Bank has said that Nigeria’s economy recorded its fastest growth in about a decade in 2024, driven by a strong fourth quarter and an improved fiscal position. During a presentation on Monday, the bank’s lead economist for Nigeria, Alex Sienaert, said Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.6% year-on-year in …

BANDIT KINGPIN, BELLO TURJI, ORDERS 5,000 RESIDENTS TO FLEE SOKOTO COMMUNITIES Bandit leader, Bello Turji, has ordered 5,000 residents from more than a dozen rural communities in Sokoto State to flee their homes. This was confirmed by a lawmaker, Habibu Halilu Modachi, and residents who spoke to AFP on Monday. “Between Saturday and Sunday, over 5,000 people have been forced …

COURT HEARS NATASHA AKPOTI-AKPABIO DISPUTE TODAY A Federal High Court in Abuja will today proceed with hearing contempt allegations brought against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, concerning a purported violation of a court directive via social media. Presiding Judge Binta Nyako confirmed the hearing would take place at 12 pm and indicated that both contempt applications — …