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Several senators on Wednesday raised concerns about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to withdraw police personnel attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs), warning that the move could expose them to grave security risks. They raised the concerns during a debate at plenary on the escalating insecurity across the country, triggered by a motion moved by Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru on …

Côte d’Ivoire yesterday airlifted former President Goodluck Jonathan from Guinea-Bissau where the ex-Nigerian was trapped after a coup d’état in the West African country, once again bringing to the fore what appeared to be the increasingly lackadaisical posture of the Nigerian government. While Abidjan acted with urgency to protect a visiting African leader, Abuja appeared flat-footed, offering little visible coordination …

Senator Ali Ndume, former Chief Whip of the Senate and representative of Borno South, says Nigeria could save billions of naira annually by adopting a part-time legislative system for federal lawmakers. Speaking on Channels Television on Thursday night, Ndume said the financial burden of maintaining the National Assembly in its current full-time structure is unsustainable, especially at a time the …

Former Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Dr Chris Ngige’s convoy was attacked on the Nkpor-Nnobi Road, Idemili North Local Government Area. The development was revealed by Ngige’s media aide, Fred Chukwuelobe, in a statement made available to Daily Sun on Thursday. Chukwuelobe revealed that the former governor was not in the convoy at the time the attack occurred, but …

Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has berated former Edo Governor and lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomomole over recent uncouth, disparaging comments credited to him on national television and targeted particularly at a notable Nigerian opposition leader and former …

United States President Donald Trump has declared that he will “permanently pause” immigration from all so-called Third World countries, including Nigeria. He made the announcement in a statement posted on his Truth Social account late on Thanksgiving Day. Trump said the move is intended to allow the U.S. immigration system to “recover” while reversing what he described as “millions of …

As of 2025, all UK visa applications from Nigeria are now handled by VFS Global — the previous provider (TLScontact) no longer processes visas. For study and work visas submitted on or after 15 July 2025, successful applicants may get an eVisa (digital immigration status) instead of a traditional vignette sticker in the passport. Regardless of eVisa adoption, you will …

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called on the Senate, the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately reject the nomination of former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayodele Oke, as a non-career ambassador, citing unresolved corruption allegations. President Bola Tinubu had forwarded three non-career ambassadorial nominees — Kayode Are (Ogun), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa) and …

The attention of the Atiku Media Office has been drawn to yet another hollow, ill-considered statement issued by the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), wherein its spokesman, Seye Oladejo, attempted to mock former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC). As usual, the Lagos APC displayed its trademark hypocrisy, selective amnesia, and …

The spokesman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has accused the Federal Government of “making deals with insurgents” in a bid to free abducted victims. He stated this while reacting to the release of 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by bandits during an attack on the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, Kebbi State. “What is clear …