The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Nigerian Immigration Service of harassing him at the airport. Sowore accused Immigration of attempting to prevent him from leaving Nigeria because his name is on their watchlist. He disclosed this in a statement posted on his X page accompanied by a video. He wrote: “The Nigerian Immigration Service #nigimmigration continues to subject me to unwarranted harassment and abuse. Violating my rights repeatedly. “Today, again, they stopped me on my way out of Nigeria, claiming I am placed on their WATCHLIST!” In September, Sowore was arrested…
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A joint task force of Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, OCHA, Brigade and the Presidential Task Force against Economic Sabotage and Oil Vandalism has busted a syndicate engaged in production and sales of counterfeit alcoholic drinks in Onitsha. The Managing Director of OCHA Brigade, Celestine Anere, while briefing newsmen in Onitsha on Friday, said that seven suspects were also arrested, adding that following credible intelligence received by its enforcement officers, the factory was raided and 2000 cartons of fake wines were discovered. Anere said that among items discovered at the factory, known as Aliban, on Onowu Street, off Enugu-Onitsha Expressway,…
FC Porto striker, Samu Omorodion, has claimed that God told him not to join Chelsea, despite coming close to signing for the Premier League club. The Blues had a £34million agreement for the 20-year-old with Atletico Madrid. But the deal fell through amid concerns over an ankle injury. Omorodion has since signed for Porto, scoring seven goals in as many games, including a brace in a 3-3 draw with Manchester United in the Europa League. “I had a very difficult summer,” Omorodion told Spanish outlet RTVE. “We had a really bad time because in the end everyone knows that I…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has assured that sooner than later in Nigeria, despair would be replaced by nationalism and hope and poverty with prosperity. The Director General of NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, stated in Asaba on Friday during the press conference on the agency’s mandate advocacy. Represented by Mrs Rebecca Nasamu, Director, General Services, NOA, he said the gathering was to unfold new mandate strategies for societal engagement, community mobilisation for Nigeria’s socio-economic growth inorder to strengthen its democratic institutions. He said the Center of NOA’s evolving strategy was the new National Values Charter encapsulated in the acronym, The…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has expressed hope that there won’t be any further increment in the pump price of fuel. Akpabio explained that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has ended its exclusive purchase agreement with Dangote Refinery, hence no more fuel increment. He disclosed that the change will enable other marketers to procure fuel directly from the refining facilities. Akpabio spoke during the inauguration of the upgraded Senate Press Corps Centre at the National Assembly in Abuja. NNPCL had increased the retail price of petrol to N1,030 from N897 per litre in the FCT. However, Akpabio said: “I…
Manchester United legend, Roy Keane, has given an honest reason why he would not be replacing Erik ten Hag as the club’s manager. The former Premier League icon was responding to a question about him potentially replacing the Dutchman. The 53-year-old former player was once into management, taking charge of Sunderland and Ipswich after his retirement in 2006. However, a return to Old Trafford in a managerial role is out of the question for Keane, who believes the club hierarchy would not even bother to come for him. On The Overlap podcast, Keane was asked by Ian Wright about signing…
The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, on Friday lost his daughter. The 24-year-old has since been buried in Abuja according to Islamic rights. Her death was disclosed in a condolence message by a former aide of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad. Posting on X, Sani wrote: “Deepest condolences to @MKKyari, OFR, the GCEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on the passing of his 25-year-old daughter, Fatima Kyari. “She passed away on Friday morning and has since been buried in Abuja according to Islamic rites. Allah ya jikan ta.” Similarly, Vice President…
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, on Friday identified six crises in Nigeria only God can personally resolve. Sani said the crisis between Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike can only be resolved by God. He identified the Kano Emirate crisis involving the Emir Muhammad Sanusi and the Ado Bayero family. Posting on X, the former lawmaker also identified the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party as one only God can resolve. He wrote: “Top 6 crisis in Nigeria that are left for God to personally handle the matter…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has slammed a former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi following his recent interview. During the interview, the former minister had hit hard on the current administration, wondering why Nigerian youths have refused to take the streets in protest over high cost of living and against those he called politicians stealing their money. Amaechi had said that he was angry with the way Nigerians are responding to the current economic challenges. He said he expected youths to storm different streets and protest against high cost of living but he has not seen anything that shows that…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has been a leechy dependant on state resources almost all of his adult life. It said attempting to hoodwink Nigerians into his web of false empathy and incitement to violence is hypocritical, provocative and dangerous. Amaechi incurred the wrath of his party when he blamed the youth in a recent interview for not protesting against hardship in the country. However, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, in a statement issued Friday said Ameachi’s statement was a call to anarchy. The ruling…