Remo Stars goalkeeper Kayode Bankole is set to part ways with the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions after spending five years with the club. Bankole, who joined the Sky Blue Stars in 2020, will be leaving following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 NPFL season. The talented shot-stopper featured…
ABUJA – Fresh tensions have erupted within the University of Abuja chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) following allegations of physical assault leveled against the union’s chairman, Mr. Nurudeen Yusuf. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday, July 10, during an executive meeting at the union’s secretariat, where Mr. Yusuf allegedly assaulted…
Garba Shehu, former Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed that the viral “Presidential Villa rat invasion” story in 2017 was a deliberate distraction to shift attention from Buhari’s health condition. Shehu made the revelation in his newly launched memoir, “According to the President: Lessons from a Presidential Spokesperson’s Experience”,…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has alleged that shortly after his administration ended in 2015, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari went after key officials who served under him. Jonathan made this statement on Thursday, July 11, 2025, in Abuja at the public presentation of a revealing memoir titled “OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3bn…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has officially granted a provisional license to the Ebonyi State Government to establish the Ebonyi State University of Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering in Ezza South Local Government Area. With this move, Ebonyi becomes home to three state-owned universities, and the newly approved institution is now Nigeria’s 300th university and the…
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced a major shift in its immigration process for Nigerians applying for study and work visas. Beginning 15 July 2025, most applicants in these categories will begin receiving digital eVisas instead of the traditional visa vignette stickers in their passports. This new policy, confirmed by the British High Commission in…
Ahead of the upcoming Lagos State Local Government (LG) elections, the Lagos State Police Command has announced a 12-hour restriction on vehicular movement across the state. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, and signed on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, the restriction will…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has once again revised its visa policy for Nigerian nationals, introducing tougher entry restrictions that are already sparking concern in the Nigerian travel and tourism industry. According to a fresh directive issued on Tuesday, which was confirmed by Daily Trust, the UAE has banned transit visa applications for Nigerians and…
A wave of protests has erupted in Ghana following the installation of Eze Chukwudi Ihenetu, a Nigerian traditional ruler, as the ‘Eze Ndi Igbo Ghana’ — meaning King of the Igbo People in Ghana. The ceremony, held in Accra, has sparked widespread public backlash, with many Ghanaians raising concerns about national sovereignty and the integrity…
ABUJA — Several branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have suspended academic activities across the country following the non-payment of June 2025 salaries by the Federal Government. The development comes after ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC) reaffirmed a “no pay, no work” resolution, mandating branches to withdraw services if salaries are not…
