US VISA DROP BOX NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN NIGERIA The drop box visa processing option is no longer available for US visa applicants in Nigeria, marking a significant shift in the visa renewal process. Sources confirm that the service, which previously allowed eligible applicants to renew their visas without an in-person interview, has been quietly removed from the appointment booking …

WORRIES OVER RISING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA Within the past few weeks, domestic violence worsened in many Nigerian homes, with horrible scenes recorded across the country. According to a 2019 survey by the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics, 30% of Nigerian women aged 15-49 have experienced physical violence, while a shocking 68% have encountered emotional, economic, or sexual abuse. The …

2027 REALIGNMENT; ATIKU, OBI, KWANKWASO, EL-RUFAI GET ROLES The 2027 general elections are about two years away and the realignment of forces to dislodge the All Progressives Congress (APC) from power, especially at the federal level appears to be on the upswing. In another development, a former top member of the APC, Alhaji Salihu Lukman, speaks of similar efforts gathering …

POLITICAL ACTIVIST THREATENS TO SUE GOV. SOLUDO OVER INSECURITY A political activist and the Head Mission of Leadership & Accountability Initiative, Hon. Nwazuluahu Henry Shield has decried growing insecurity in Anambra State, threatening to take the state governor Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo to court over inability to protect the people of the state. The South East state has witnessed a …

I WAS FORCED TO DECLARE FINITIRI WINNER – DISMISSED ADAMAWA REC INSISTS The dismissed Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, has alleged that he was pressured to declare Governor Ahmadu Fintiri the winner of the controversial 2023 governorship election, despite possessing evidence that the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani, rightfully won. Speaking in …

APC CHIEFTAIN TO BUHARI -YOUR TENURE WITNESSED MONUMENTAL CORRUPTION, INSECURITY A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Josef Onoh, has said that former President Mohamadu Buhari’s eight years in office were characterised by monumental corruption and insecurity. Onoh stated this in a statement issued on Friday while responding to Buharis’ claim that Nigeria experienced significant improvements in its security and …

TENSION IN OGONI AS OIL EXPLORATION MEETING ENDS ABRUPTLY There was tension in Bori, the traditional headquarters of Ogoni land, on Saturday, as a planned congress to discuss the resumption of oil exploration in the region ended abruptly due to poor organization and rising tempers among attendees.Naija News reports that President Bola Tinubu had, during a meeting with Ogoni leaders …

SIX MILLION PEOPLE COULD DIE FROM HIV/AIDS IF US ENDS FUNDING – UN The United Nations AIDS agency, UNAIDS, on Friday said more than six million people could die from HIV and AIDS in the next four years if US President Donald Trump’s administration pulls its global funding for programmes. The Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, Christine Stegling, while addressing …

HOW EX-PRESIDENT, BUHARI FUNDED EBUBE-AGU THROUGH UZODINMA, UMAHI TO KILLSOUTH-EAST RESIDENTS –US, UK GROUPS ALLEGE A special investigative report by some research groups in the United States, the United Kingdom and Nigeria has revealed how former President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly used the Ebube Agu security outfit to harass and kill thousands of innocent Igbo residents and push for a radical …

NOBODY SHOULD BEG TINUBU’S GOVT FOR MY RELEASE — NNAMDI KANU Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), has made it clear that he doesn’t want anyone begging for his release from detention. According to his counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu believes he hasn’t committed any crime and therefore shouldn’t be subjected to appeals for pardon or …

BREAKING: AKWA OKUKO, ANAMBRA JUJU MASTER, ARRESTED Popular celebrity juju master, Akwa Okukotiwaraki has been picked up by men of the Anambra State vigilante operatives, Agunaechemba. Akwa Okuko was picked up on Saturday according to a post on Soludo TV Facebook page. He was arrested following allegations that he prepares juju for kidnappers who masquerade as yahoo boys, terrorising the …

INEC PROSECUTING 774 ELECTORAL OFFENDERS FROM 2023 ELECTIONS, SAYS MAHMOOD YAKUBU Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission is prosecuting 774 electoral offenders from the 2023 general election. Yakubu spoke on Friday during a meeting with journalists at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. He reassured the public that the commission is committed to …

MASS RESIGNATIONS HIT NIGERIAN COMMUNITY IN UK AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS The President of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom on Twitter (X), Mr Benjamin Kuti, aka Oluomo of Derby, has decided to step down from his role as the leader of the community. The social media group is made up of over 75,000 Nigerians many of whom are in …

NOLLYWOOD, SOCIAL MEDIA, OTHERS FUELING GET-RICH-QUICK SYNDROME — REMI TINUBU Nollywood, Social Media, Others Fueling Get-Rich-Quick Syndrome — Remi Tinubu by ogododo: 10:22pm On Feb 07The wife of President Bola Tinubu, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday, said skewed messages projected by some movies, social media and religious organisations are fueling the get-rich-quick syndrome which is also driving Nigeria’s high rate …

HOW ARMY GENERAL WAS ABDUCTED Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd), a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), was said to have been abducted alongside nine other residents. At the time of this report, the attackers had yet to contact the families of the abducted persons. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred around midnight on Wednesday, when …