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Saturday, 31 August 2019 06:01

Officers issuing passports are corrupt, Immigration boss tells Minister

Minister of Interior Mr Rauf Aregbesola has directed officials of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS ) to exploit every capacity within the service to ensure issuance of international passports to genuine and qualified applicants within 48 hours. The Minister said with deployment of state-of-the-art technology, the 48 hours timeline for acquiring an international passport was achievable if officials of NIS eliminate human contacts and deal with racketeering, which has built an “unusual economy“, around the passport issuance process. He said the directive has become imperative because of the pains and agonising experience many Nigerians are subjected to in their bid to…

Saturday, 31 August 2019 06:00

U.S visa reciprocity fees against Nigerian applicants remain effective - US Embassy

U.S Embassy in Nigeria has said that the reciprocity fees on approved visas remain effective until it receives official diplomatic communications from the Nigerian government on a new fee schedule for Americans seeking U.S visas. The Embassy made this known in a statement through its Public Affairs Department on Friday in Abuja. It stated that “The U.S Embassy looks forward to receiving official diplomatic communication regarding a new fee schedule for Americans seeking Nigerian Visas. “Until such time, and confirmation of implementation, the reciprocity fee for approved visas to the United States will remain in place,” the Embassy stated. On…

Saturday, 31 August 2019 05:59

How I escaped attacks in Ekiti - Fayose

A former Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, on Friday said he escaped attack by a whisker while leaving the House of Assembly in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. Fayose, who appeared at the Assembly on Friday on the invitation of the legislative body, said, “It was on our way from the Assembly that some people trailed us in a Pick-up van purposely to attack us. We managed to escape. In short, one of them nearly broke my head.” The former governor, who said he came to honour the Assembly’s invitation because “a clear conscience fears no accusation”, said, “When…

Saturday, 31 August 2019 05:57

Lagos task force intercepts 123 men traveling in 3 trailers

Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and other Offences intercepted 123 unidentified men packed in a suspicious manner inside three heavy-duty trailers using a large number of motorcycles numbering 48 as cover. The men who were hiding inside the truck concealed themselves in such a way that attracted the suspicion of the task force who began to question their mission in the city. The men were intercepted inward Ojodu-Berger axis just at the edge of Ogun-Lagos state border as they made their way into Lagos State. It was not clear whether the men arrested were Nigerians or foreign nationals. But…

Saturday, 31 August 2019 05:56

Twitter CEO Dorsey’s account sent racist tweets after hack

Hackers briefly gained control of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account Friday, sending racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers. Some of the tweets were up for about 30 minutes before Twitter took them down. The tweets included messages such as “Hitler is innocent” and, using a vulgarity, asked “bald skeleton head tramp,” apparently referring to Dorsey, to unsuspend certain accounts. Twitter says it’s investigating. The San Francisco-based company suspended accounts that the hacker or hackers retweeted while they had control of Dorsey’s account. It also suspended the account that appeared to be responsible for the hack. Based on…

Saturday, 31 August 2019 05:55

Ogun court declares Onipokia Obaship seat vacant

An Ogun State High Court sitting in Ipokia Judicial Division says there was no formal appointment of a recognised Chief for the stool of Onipokia of Ipokia made by Ipokia Kingmakers and communicated to the appropriate Authorities. Mr Gboyega Ogunfowora stated this while dismissing a preliminary objection by Kingmakers of Ipokia Traditional Council of Chiefs, in a trial on the chieftaincy tussle to elect a new Onipokia of Ipokia, in Ogun West area of the State. The Judge, while striking out the objection challenging jurisdiction of the court to adjudicate on the matter, described it as frivolous and unmeritorious. Claimants…

Friday, 30 August 2019 05:55

Nigerians abroad involved in crime not representing our values – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians abroad indulging in criminal activities are a minority and do not represent the values of majority of the people of the country. President’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja, said Buhari stated this when he met with leaders of Nigerian community living in Japan on the sidelines of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) in Yokohama, yesterday. “Let me also say that there are few Nigerians in the Diaspora that are giving us a bad name by engaging in criminal activities. “These Nigerians are a minority, they do…

Friday, 30 August 2019 05:52

Insecurity: Police to recruit 40,000 constables

Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will recruit 50 constables for each of the 774 local government areas of the country, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has said. These will be over 40,000 constables across the country. The IGP spoke yesterday in Enugu while kick-starting the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV). The campaign is to be spread across the country. Adamu, represented by the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) incharge of Zone 9, Mr Baba Tijini, said the Federal Government was focused on getting all stakeholders to fight insecurity in the land. He said: “I…

Friday, 30 August 2019 05:50

Makinde appoints chairman for Oyo Mineral Devt Agency

PRESS RELEASE Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, has appointed an expert in the oil and gas industry, Mr Abiodun Oni, as Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Mineral Development Agency. The appointment was announced in a statement signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa, on Thursday. Oni is expected to bring to bear his wealth of experience as a trained geologist with over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and proficiency in Six-Sigma processes and Lean techniques, on the mineral development sector in the state. Makinde wished Oni success in the…

Thursday, 29 August 2019 05:24

FG gives reason for closing border with Benin Republic

Nigeria has partially closed its western border with Benin Republic to curb rice smuggling that is threatening the country’s attempt to boost local production, the government said on Wednesday. The government wants Nigeria to be self-sufficient in rice and has imposed import controls but these have kept prices high and led to smuggling from Benin into Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari has introduced policies since taking office in 2015 that are aimed at curbing imports to boost local production and conserve foreign exchange reserves. He said rice smuggling across the western border threatened his policy of self-sufficiency. “The country has saved…

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Thursday, 29 August 2019 05:23

FG reduces visa fee for Americans after US reciprocity fees

Federal government has reduced the cost of visa application for US citizens. Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbosola directed that the fee be decreased to USD 150 with effect from Thursday, 29th August 2019. US citizens pay as much as $270 for a single-entry visa while they are also charged $160 for consular services, another $100 for ‘administration’ and $10 for ‘processing.’ “Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, has been directed to implement the decrease in Nigeria’s Visa charges to US Citizens to USD 150 with effect from Thursday, 29th August, 2019,” Mr Aregbesola’s spokesman Mr Mohammed Manga…

Thursday, 29 August 2019 05:22

El-Zakzaky’s sole aim is to Islamise Nigeria - FG

Federal government says the sole aim of Mr Ibrahim el-Zakzaky, leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), is to turn the country into an Islamic state. The government said this in response to a motion filed by IMN challenging its proscription. IMN was proscribed in July in the wake of protests by the group in federal capital territory (FCT). IMN members had taken to the streets to demand release of their leader. Clashes with security operatives led to deaths and destruction of properties. In a 56-paragraphed counter-affidavit deposed by Mr Enyinnaya Adiogu, deputy commissioner of police in charge of operation,…

Thursday, 29 August 2019 05:17

Sowore remains in detention as court refuses bail

Abuja division of Federal High Court has refused to hear the motion filed by detained publisher of Sahara Reporters and presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC) in the February 2019 elections, Mr Omoleye Sowore, asking it to vacate its order allowing Department of State Security Service (DSS) to detain him for 45 days. Mrs Nkeonye Maha refused to hear the application on grounds that she did not have the powers to review the decision of a court of coordinate jurisdiction. Maha who stated that doing so will amount to sitting on an appeal on a decision passed by a…

Thursday, 29 August 2019 05:14

UK: Parliament suspension sparks furious backlash

The prime minister's decision to suspend Parliament has prompted an angry backlash from MPs and opponents of a no-deal Brexit. It sparked protests across the country, a legal challenge and a petition with more than a million signatures. The government said the five-week suspension in September and October will still allow time to debate Brexit. But critics said it was an "undemocratic" attempt to stop MPs from blocking no deal. ■ Kuenssberg: A decisive and intensely risky step ■ Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson 'close to quitting' ■ How do you suspend Parliament? Cabinet minister Michael Gove told BBC the…

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