United States opens up on Wole Soyinka’s visa revocation
The United States Consulate in Lagos has reiterated that visas granted to foreign nationals are a privilege and not a right, as it addressed questions surrounding the revocation of Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka’s visa.Responding to an…
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PSC WARNS AGAINST CROWD RENTING AND PROTESTS & DEMONSTRATIONS AT ITS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN…
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission has warned that although it will continue to ensure Police Officers are held accountable for their actions and inactions, it will not succumb to a disturbing and unfolding theatrics of crowd…
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U.S. ends automatic work permit extensions for Nigerians, other immigrants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced a new rule that ends the automatic extension of employment authorization documents (EADs) for immigrants in specific visa and eligibility categories who apply for renewal.The…
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Pastor re-arraigned for allegedly fondling minor’s breasts
A pastor who is also a legal practitioner, Aka-Bashorun Olawale Akanni, was on Wednesday re-arraigned before Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for the alleged indecent treatment of a 14-year-old girl.The…
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45,853 arrested, 8.5m kilograms of drugs seized, 9,263 convicted in 30 months – Marwa
By Ebinum Samuel
Rewards 220 officers, commends personnel for raising drug war momentum under President Tinubu
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been commended for…
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Delta State Police Command Nab Cultists, Gun Peddlers, Recovers Cache Of Arms
By Ebinum Samuel
The Delta State Command, the image maker, SP Edafe Bright, said has tightened the net on violent crime with two decisive operations that led to arrests and the recovery of multiple firearms and ammunition.…
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Policeman, monarch’s son killed in farmers-herders clash in Gombe
Tension has erupted in Komi District of Funakaye Local Government Area in Gombe State, where a clash between farmers and herders has reportedly claimed at least two lives and left several others injured.According to police sources, the…
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Hidden assets: Court rules Abba Kyari has case to answer
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed the no-case submission filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and his two brothers in the criminal case instituted against them by the National Drug Law…
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Drug parties are illegal, NDLEA warns club owners, fun seekers
By Ebinum Samuel
Provides details of Lagos night club raid, seizure of 384.886kg Loud, others from facility
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned night club operators and fun seekers about…
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Peter Obi and the genius of Yahoo Yahoo
Some Nigerians said it was wrong for Mr. Peter Obi to have labelled Yahoo Boys geniuses. I heard them and wondered whether ‘genius’ now has a new meaning apart from what the dictionary says it is.The Shorter Oxford Dictionary (2007), on…
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