JUST IN: Many Killed As Bomb Explosion Rocks Northern Nigeria

No fewer than 32 people have lost their life in an explosion that occurred at a village market around hideouts of Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria, according to hospital report and Local government officials. The officials disclosed that 29 people died instantly at the scene in Ngurosoye village. Additionally, a hospital official revealed that three…

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BREAKING: Okuama Is No More!

THE above title re-echoes a significant statement in the understanding of the disruptive essence of colonialism in Africa as depicted in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, a novel which is crucial to the understanding of the African predicament. It was Obierika who told his audience including his great friend Okonkwo, “Abame is no more”. The…

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Australia Tightens Visa Rules for Nigerian Students, Others as Migration Hits Record High

According to Reuters, the rules which will commence officially on Saturday indicate that English language requirements for student and graduate visas will be increased, while the government will get the power to suspend education providers from recruiting international students if they repeatedly break rules. The Australian Government has started the enforcement of tougher visa rules…

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Again, Court Rejects Shaibu’s Plea To Stop Impeachment

For the second time, James Omotosho, presiding judge of the federal high court in Abuja, declined to grant the application of Philip Shaibu seeking to restrain Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, and others, from impeaching him. However, the federal high court on Wednesday granted the application of Shaibu, deputy governor of Edo, to serve Obaseki…

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