The Nigerian government has called on the United States of America to consider the long-standing relationship between the two countries and reverse its visa restrictions on Nigeria. The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, made the call on Wednesday when he received the American Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, and her team at his office

A Lagos High Court sitting in the Ikeja area has convicted and sentenced a former part-time lecturer, Afeez Baruwa, to 21 years imprisonment for raping an 18-year-old girl who was seeking admission into the university. Baruwa was convicted on one count of rape leveled against him by the state government. The convict was said to

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State says Nigeria needs additional 100,000 troops for the war against insurgency to be won. The governor stated this on Wednesday when the House of Representatives Committee on Defence visited him in Maiduguri, the state capital. “I think there is a need to give the ban on the use of

A bill seeking the establishment of an agency for repentant members of the Boko Haram terrorist group has been introduced in the Senate. It aims to create a national agency that would see to the rehabilitation, de-radicalisation, and integration of repentant insurgents in the country. The bill was sponsored by Senator Ibrahim Gaidam during plenary

Police in China have arrested a prominent activist who had been a fugitive for weeks and criticised President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus epidemic while in hiding, a rights group said Tuesday. Anti-corruption activist Xu Zhiyong was arrested on Saturday after being on the run since December, according to Amnesty International. China’s ruling Communist Party has

Gunmen have killed an Assistant Director attached to the State House in Abuja, Laetitia Dagan. The 47-year-old Dagan was killed in her apartment in Galadimawa, Abuja, on Monday evening shortly after she returned from work. Reacting to the incident, State House Permanent Secretary, Jalal Arabi, said it was “a painful loss, not only to her

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said on Tuesday the club has terminated its contract with a company accused of criticising current and former players, including Lionel Messi, on social media. “This morning I personally gave instructions to terminate the contract,” Bartomeu said at a journalism awards ceremony. According to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser Cataluna on

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has asked the security agencies to beef up the security measures at the National Assembly to avert any threat. Speaking during an emergency meeting with top security officials on Tuesday in Abuja, Lawan disclosed that he has received a report of security threat to the National Assembly. “Personally, I

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have attacked Kwarangilim village in Borno State. The assailants were said to have invaded the village in Chibok Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. According to local sources, the invaders struck in the evening, announcing their arrival with gunshots. They also set houses ablaze while villagers

Liverpool were the victims of an old-fashioned Atletico Madrid masterclass on Tuesday as Diego Simeone’s side ground out a 1-0 win in Madrid to give themselves hope of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals. Saul Niguez raised the roof at a bouncing Wanda Metropolitano by scoring in the fourth minute before Atletico’s defence kicked in, suffocating