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BRITISH HOME OFFICE TO SCRAP BIOMETRIC RESIDENCE CARD FOR NIGERIANS Nigerians living in the UK will no longer receive biometric residence cards (BRCs) or biometric residence permits (BRP) as from December 31, 2024 as the Home office is replacing them with a new online eVisa system. According to the Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom (CANUK), part of …

WHY WE CAN’T TRACK KIDNAPPER’S PHONES – NCCMany times, people have wondered how the kidnappers and other bandits who are causing untold mayhem in the country, manage to get away, even after they are captured on videos, recorded on other devices and most of all when they make contact with their victims’ families.Senate President of the Nigerian Association of Nigerian …

POLICE ARREST ACTIVIST AKANDE DANIEL IN CHURCH; DETAIN, HANDCUFF HIM OVER #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTS An activist and a member of the Solidarity Network for Workers’ Rights, has been arrested by the Nigerian police. Comrade Akande Daniel Babatunde, who is also a member of the Network of Abuja Left Groups, was picked in church during service on Sunday by the Inspector General …

INSIDE STORY OF HOW BANDIT LEADER TURJI’S GANG ACCESSED MILITARY VEHICLE IN ZAMFARA FOREST Bandits led by kingpin Bello Turji gained access to a military Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) in Zamfara State after a tactical retreat by troops, according to new information. In an amateur video on social media, Turji and his followers can be seen celebrating the possession of …

GROUP REVEALS 98 SECURITY CHECKPOINTS EXIST IN SOUTH-EAST, ALLEGES EXTORTION A group under the aegis of Igbo National Council (INC) Worldwide has revealed that about 98 security checkpoints exist in the five states of the Southeast region. It also lamented what it described as incessant harassment and extortion from citizens and motorists by the security personnel manning the checkpoints. In …

NNPC DEBT CAUSING HICCUP IN PETROL SUPPLY The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has said it is grappling with severe financial challenges as it battles mounting debt to petrol suppliers, raising concerns over the sustainability of the nation’s fuel supply. In a press statement released on Sunday by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, NNPC acknowledged reports circulating …

ATIKU DEMANDS IMMEDIATE LISTING OF NNPCL IN STOCK EXCHANGE Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has called for the immediate listing of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) on the stock exchange in line with the Petroleum Industry Act. Atiku in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Paul Ibe, said this in reaction to the decision of the NNPCL to …

REVEALED: VESSELS LINKED TO DANGOTE’S BROTHER TO DELIVER IMPORTED FUEL FROM MALTA AMID BILLIONAIRE’S ROW WITH NNPCTwo Lagos-bound vessels linked to family members and friends of Dangote Refinery CEO Aliko Dangote are on course to deliver cargoes of imported premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, from Malta, we can authoritatively report after reviewing a cache of documents including …

LABOUR REACTS TO FRESH POLICE INVITATION TO AJAERO, NLC SECRETARY The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed it’s dissatisfaction with a second police invitation extended to its President, Joe Ajaero, and General Secretary, Comrade Emmanuel Ugboaja. The labour union has described the move as an attempt at intimidation and a blatant witch-hunt by state authorities. The police, in a letter …

LABOUR PARTY AND CHALLENGE OF DEMOCRACYDemocracy is based on popular participation of the people in their government. Internal democracy is a constitutional requirement which ensures the participation of the members of a political party in the affairs of their political party. This right is granted them by giving them the exclusive privilege to elect the members of their Party’s ruling …