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•Nigerian Consulate in New York The Nigerian Consulate in New York has said that applicants for the Nigerian visa can now get it in 48 hours with the introduction of the issuance of the biometric visa.  The acting Consul-General, Tanko Suleiman, who disclosed this at the commencement of the biometric visa processing in New York,...

•Miss Abdulsalam Firdaos Amosa The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has demanded the immediate call to bar of Miss Abdulsalam Firdaus Amosa by the Nigeria Law School to avoid nation-wide protests and litigations. Miss Amosa was last week Wednesday prevented from the call to bar ceremony at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja...

•Innoson Motors CEO Innocent Chukwuma The Chief Executive Officer of Innoson Motors, Mr Innocent Chukwuma, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was arrested at about 11am on Tuesday morning at his residence in Enugu. The company, in a tweet, accused...

Crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have gotten to a new height as the party now have a splinter group known as "Fresh PDP". This is coming as a fallout from the party's recently held convention as it was alleged to be characterized with irregularities. The new faction of the PDP has its secretariat opened in Asokoro, Abuja. The FRESH...

•Boko Haram vehicle recovered by troops Troops serving under the Operation Lafiya Dole in Borno State have killed 20 Boko Haram members and uncovered deadly weapons from them. A statement from the Deputy Director Public Relations, Colonel Timothy Antigha, on Wednesday, said the soldiers were able to arrest 17 of the sect members while rescuing...

•The convicted oil thieves The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by 14 foreigners who were convicted for oil theft by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.  The convicts are: Artur Pakhladzhian, Sergo Abbgarian, Vasily Shkundich, Vitaliy Bilours, Hlarion Regipor, Laguta Oleksiy and Cadavis Gerarado and Kretov Andry.‎ Others are: Badurian Benjamin, Chepikov Olksan, Naranjo Antero,...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said that 80 political parties submitted applications for registration ahead of the 2019 elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Tuesday at the Fourth Situation Room Stakeholders Forum on Elections, organised by a coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there are...

•Kano Deputy Governor, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar There is crack in the Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following an alleged leaked audio in which Deputy Governor, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, alluded that he would dump his principal, Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje and return to the university. Abubakar, a Professor at the Bayero University, Kano...

•Prosecuting counsel Ola Olanipekun (SAN) Sixteen Local Government Chairmen in Ekiti State have sued the Attorney General of the Federation and Governors of the 36 states over the approval of the sum of $1billion from the...

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives have walked out of plenary over the defection of a member to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Trouble started when a member, Raphael Igbokwe, who represents Ahiazu Mbaise/Ezinihitte Federal Constituency of Imo State, declared that he had defected to the APC. After informing the House of his decision, opposition lawmakers asked the...