The United Arab Emirates has agreed to resume visa issuance to Nigerians. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this via his Twitter handle on Wednesday. Sirika explained that Nigeria also permitted the operation of Emirates Airlines in Nigeria. According to him, lifting of the visa restriction was a condition for Nigeria to allow Emirates Airlines operations in Nigeria. He tweeted, “UAE ...

The Police have warned those agitating for the proposed Oduduwa Republic not to embark on any procession on October 1 or any other time. The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of South-West, Mr Leye Oyebade, gave the warning in Ibadan on Wednesday. He said such procession could trigger a crisis, especially at this time when the nation was ...

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu A sleeping giant is a bad sight to behold. Nigeria happens to be widely acknowledged as the Giant of Africa. China used to be the apt example of a giant that was fast asleep, which made Napoleon Bonaparte to reportedly quip: “Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will shake the world.” China has now woken ...

The Loveworld Medical Missions and Services (LMMS) has done the ground breaking for a multi-specialty hospital that will improve trauma care and emergency services in Nigeria. The intending facility, Loveworld Medical Centre, which will be situated at Aseese, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun, will boast of modern equipment and highly skilled personnel dedicated to service. The LMMS is an outfit ...

There is something about Prof John Okoye you can’t but find fascinating, ennobling and infectious. Though his agility is slowing by the ravages of the normal aging process, Okoye is hugely young at heart. His welcoming smile is enough to calm your nerves after wandering through the rough and bumpy terrains that lead to his palatial Adazi Nnukwu home on ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka The Assistant Inspector General of Police In Charge of Zone 13, Ukpo, Mr Danmallam Mohammed, says the Nigeria Police will continue to do everything within the ambit of the law to ensure that lives and property of people in Anambra and Enugu states are protected. He made the promise when he took delivery of Three Sienna vehicles ...

The Bishop of Ideato, Anglican Communion, Rt. Rev. Henry Okechukwu Okeke, has described the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, as a man who lives not just like a politician but like a missionary propagating the gospel of good living and responsible governance. Bishop Okeke made this known during his ...

The Lagos State Government has opted for a low key celebration of the 60th Independence Anniversary due to the ravaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still with us. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed that the planned parade and other activities that involve the gathering of more than 50 people should be cancelled. He congratulates Lagosians on this auspicious ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka Sahara Reporters had reported that on 17th September, 2020 operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Anambra state had broken into a National Youth Service Corps member’s apartment in Ogbaru area of the state about 2am in search of some internet fruadsters called Yahoo boys. The report of the incident according to Sahara Reporters had it ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has been commended for the ingenious manner he managed the Covid-19 pandemic in the State. The  Human Rights, Liberty Access, and Peace, Defenders ‘Foundation (HURIDE), which made the  commendation, said because of the professional and humane way Governor Obiano handled Covid-19 pandemic in the State, there was no spiking of the ...