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Katsina State Government has approved ₦20 million for each of the 34 Local Government Areas in the state to renovate graveyards in their areas. Gov. Dikko Radda made the disclosure when he received royal fathers from the Katsina and Daura Emirates on Thursday in Katsina. He described the initiative as both a service to the people and a way of …

United Kingdom opposition leader Kemi Badenoch recently voiced out her shock at the level of racist abuse she has faced since her election as the first Black woman to lead the Conservative Party. BENJAMIN SAMSON, in this report, takes a deep look at the claim amidst and reactions from her homeland. Despite previously calling Britain “the best place in the …

The Enugu State Government has directed all former political appointees in possession of official and diplomatic passports to return them in line with a directive from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Headquarters, Abuja. In a statement signed by Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, the secretary to the State Government (SSG), affected individuals, whose appointments have either been terminated or expired, are required …

A renowned journalist and prolific writer, Ike Abonyi has replied to a social media influencer, Deji Adeyanju over his comments against former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi Adeyanju just tweeted that he stopped supporting Obi when he told him that he invested Anambra state money in his family business. He equally said that Obi offered him money, but he …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Chapter, has called on the state government to raise the minimum wage for workers to ₦150,000, citing the high cost of living in the state. The NLC demand comes in the wake of recent wage increases announced by the governments of Imo and Ebonyi states. Lagos NLC Chairperson, Funmi Sesi, said the current …

The Bishop Emeritus of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Francis Okobo, is dead. A statement by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, on Friday, indicated that Okobo died at the Niger Foundation Hospital, Enugu. He died at the age of 89. “It is with total submission to the will of Almighty God and steadfast hope in the resurrection of the dead, …

More details have emerged about the violent clash that claimed the life of a trader, Sodiq Ibrahim, in the Mandillas area of Lagos Island on Wednesday. Our correspondent gathered on Thursday that Ibrahim was allegedly stabbed to death by his colleague, Ebuka Adindu, during a dispute over the sharing of N8,000. The incident briefly disrupted commercial activities in the busy …

The Federal Government, on Thursday, defended the upward review of Nigerian passport fees to N100,000 and N200,000, saying it was necessary to sustain quality, curb corruption, and ensure timely delivery of travel documents. The Nigeria Immigration Service, in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, ACI AS Akinlabi, on Thursday, announced that from September 1, 2025, applications made within …

The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has revealed that the era of Passport Control Officers (PCOs) singlehandedly approving passports has come to an end as government sets up a central approval hub to eliminate fraud and delays. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday at the Sectoral Performance Review Retreat of the ministry, themed “From Plans to Results: Strengthening Institutional Performance …

The initial momentum that came with the announcement of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as the platform for the opposition coalition, appears to be on the decline. This has been attributed to the reluctance of some presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to officially join the party. Former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 presidential candidate of the …