The United States, on Monday, released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme. The United Kingdom was excluded from the programme but remains eligible under specific conditions. The list also does not include any African countries, such as Nigeria, Ghana, or South Africa. While most of the VWP list remains unchanged,…
National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has urged former Kaduna Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, to exclude him from his political battles so that he focus on his national assignment. Ribadu’s reaction comes in response to comments by El-Rufai during a television interview on Monday evening where he alleged that the NSA harbours ambitions to…
The All Progressives Congress on Monday slammed a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, for attacking President Bola Tinubu and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The National Vice Chairman of the APC (South East), Dr Ijeoma Arodiogbu, described El-Rufai’s criticism of the President and the NSA during a Monday night interview on Arise…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, is attempting to tarnish his reputation due to Ribadu’s presidential ambitions for 2031. In an interview on Arise TV on Monday, El-Rufai alleged that Ribadu is working with Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has rejected rumors suggesting he plans to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party, asserting that he has no intention of joining the opposition party. Speaking on Arise TV on Monday night, El-Rufai explained that his discussions with politicians from other parties had been misunderstood, and emphasized that these interactions…
Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, has criticised the appointments made by President Bola Tinubu since assuming office. Speaking on Monday during an interview on Arise TV, El-Rufai said Tinubu is only appointing his ‘boys’ from Lagos into political offices. El-Rufai said: “The president’s appointments are not being made because the appointees are Yoruba,…
Nasir el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna, says Nigerians should not believe the narrative that the national assembly rejected him as a ministerial nominee. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on Monday, el-Rufai said President Bola Tinubu did not want him in his cabinet. The former Kaduna said the president begged him publicly for…
Abubakar Lawal, a Nigerian footballer, has died after allegedly falling from the third-floor balcony of a shopping mall in Uganda. Lawal was a striker for Viper SC, a club in the top flight of Ugandan football. Ugandan Police confirmed the footballer’s death in a post on Monday. The authorities said Lawal had fallen “from the…
The Delta State Police Command has initiated a probe into an incident involving the alleged assault and shooting of Eruru Christian, the President of the Student Union Government at Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku. The incident reportedly occurred after Christian was confronted by police officers over a N500 “settlement.” In a video shared on X by…
The Karu Magistrate’s Court, Abuja, sentenced Frank Ugochukwu, 34, to 10 days of community service on Monday for stealing his employer’s foodstuffs and other items worth N27,800. The magistrate, Haruna Haruna, did not give Mr Ugochukwu any option of a fine. The terms of the sentence include seven days of community service at the Karu…