The federal high court in Ekiti has granted Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist, N50 million bail with one surety. On Monday, the court asked the surety to provide evidence of two years’ tax clearance, land document and a letter of authorisation from the telecommunication operator. The suit bordering on defamation and libel, as filed […]
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol was banned from leaving the country on Monday, the justice ministry said, less than a week after he plunged the country into chaos by briefly imposing martial law. Yoon sent special forces and helicopters to parliament on the night of December 3 before lawmakers forced him to rescind the […]
Monday 09 December 2024 Lakurawa: Nigeria, neighbours begin offensive against new terror group Syrian rebels oust Assad, end 60-year family rule Tax reform: Akume plays down northern opposition as Senate meets AGF Ondo poll: INEC blames bank as ad hoc staff demand payment Edo: APC, PDP begin legal battle at tribunal today Farotimi: Protest organisers […]
No fewer than 11,852 Nigerians have been repatriated from 10 countries from January 2023 to November 25, 2024. This is according to the Migrant Profile Report obtained from the International Organisation for Migration, which includes details of migrants who received assistance to return to Nigeria over a 23-month period. IOM is the leading intergovernmental organisation […]
Troops of Joint Task Force South-East, “Operation UDO KA” have carried out clearance operations in camps of Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network, apprehending two suspected terrorists. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesman for the task force, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, on Sunday in Enugu. Unuakhalu said that in continuation […]
President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday he would “have to” deport all undocumented immigrants in the United States, as he doubled down on his hardline campaign pledges including ending birthright citizenship. “You have to do it,” he said during an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” after being asked if he planned […]
Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, says the Department of State Services (DSS) should not search passengers’ bags at airports. Keyamo spoke on the ‘This Morning’ programme on Arise News on Sunday. “We’ll sit down, but we needed to take this step. DSS, you are not, you have no business searching people’s bags,” […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to urgently assess the human rights impacts of Nigeria’s reform bills currently being discussed by the National Assembly including on Nigerians living in poverty. SERAP said, “Any discussion and consideration of the tax […]
Data obtained from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund have revealed that only 78 per cent of student loan registrants were able to apply for both institutional and upkeep loans. President Bola Tinubu, on April 3, signed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, into law. The Act empowers the […]
Sunday 08 December 2024 Frozen accounts: Opposition parties differ over Reps ultimatum to Tinubu 45,689 jostle for NNPCL jobs as recruitment aptitude test begins Presidency fixes February 2025 for national youth confab Wike’s camp plots against anti-Damagum members, PDP rejects claim Reduce ministers to 37, Reps tell Tinubu Ohanaeze appeals for release of Lagos Eze […]
