Immigration, refugees and citizenship Canada (IRCC) says over 71,459 Nigerians obtained Canadian citizenship between 2005 and 2024. IRCC is a department of the government of Canada responsible for matters relating to immigration to the North American country, refugees, and Canadian citizenship. The number places Nigeria in the 10th position on the list of new […]
The Nigerian police have rearrested Martins Vincent Otse, a social media influencer and blogger popularly known as VeryDarkMan. VDM’s law firm, Deji Adeyanju and Partners Chambers, conveyed this information to Vanguard on Sunday through a telephone chat message. According to the report, the arrest follows VDM’s public exposure of an individual accused of defrauding […]
When in 2012, former Governor Rochas Okorocha set up the Imo Security Network, nobody could have envisaged the far-reaching implication of that innocuous initiative to the overall security of lives and properties in the state. While many hailed the idea as the necessary panacea for the rampant incidents of kidnapping in the state at […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, “to account for and explain the whereabouts of the over N100 billion ‘dirty and bad notes’ and ‘other large sum of cash awaiting examination’ which are kept in various branches of the CBN.” In a […]
Sixty suspects comprising 25 males and 35 females have been arrested at a drug party in Abuja, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Sunday. The suspects were nabbed in the nation’s capital on Friday night following credible intelligence about the drug party organized by one Stanley Ikechukwu who was arrested at […]
WestJet, a Canadian airline, has cancelled over 407 flights across its network following a strike by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA). The strike — the second in over a week — commenced on June 28 due to wage disagreement. In a statement on Saturday, the airline said the strike forced more flight cancellations. […]
The Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board says another pilgrim has died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. In a statement issued on Sunday, Mohammad Aliyu, executive secretary of the board, said the pilgrim died at about 11pm on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Adeshetu Abubakar, was rushed out of her room with blood gushing from her […]
The Turkish Embassy in Nigeria on Saturday confirmed that there is no visa ban on Nigerian passport holders, dispelling reports that have raised concern. Reports surfaced on Thursday suggesting that Ethiopia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates had revoked certain privileges for Nigerian passport holders, such as visa-on-arrival, e-visa, and outright passport issues. Specifically, […]
The death toll in the suicide bombings in Gwoza LGA of Borno state has risen to 18. Barkindo Saidu, director-general of Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), confirmed the figure to NAN on Sunday. Saidu said the victims comprise adult males, females and children. TheCable had reported that the victims were returning from a […]
Sunday 30 June 2024 Minister steps into IG, PSC row over constable recruitment FCT, 27 states fail to access N36bn UBEC grant Tinubu must act fast to lift Nigerians out of current misery — NADECO spokesman, Opadokun Tinubu must act fast to lift Nigerians out of current misery — NADECO spokesman, Opadokun Six killed […]
