Omicron: UK residents travelling from Nigeria to pay £2,285 for 10-day quarantine
British citizens and residents travelling from Nigeria to the UK are expected to spend £2,285 on hotel quarantine for 10 days. The development is as a result of Nigeria’s inclusion on the UK travel red list on Saturday, following the reported discovery of Omicron cases in the UK which were “linked to Nigeria”. […]
‘Impact may last for 50 years’ — CSOs seek urgent probe into Nembe oil spill
Three civil society organisations — The Corner House, UK; Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), Nigeria; and Re:Common, Italy — have asked the Bayelsa state oil & environmental commission to investigate the recent oil spillage at Nembe LGA. The oil mining lease (OML) 29 wellhead in Santa Barbara south field had blown on […]
Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa… Canada rejects COVID test results from 10 African countries
The Canadian government says it will not accept results of molecular COVID tests done in Nigeria and nine other African countries. The other affected countries are Botswana, Egypt, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Canada had, on November 30, banned travellers from the 10 countries over concerns about the […]
‘We’re ready take over Lagos’ — APC splinter group talks tough after alliance with PDP
The Lagos4Lagos Movement, a splinter group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, says it is set to take over the state. Members of the group on Saturday voted in favour of defecting to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Former Senate President Bukola Saraki had visited Lagos to meet with the leaders […]
APC: Defection of Lagos group cannot change PDP’s misfortune
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos says the defection of the Lagos4Lagos movement to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot change the main opposition’s misfortune in the state. The splinter group defected on Saturday during an event attended by Bukola Saraki, former senate president. Reacting to the defection in an interview […]
CNN fires Chris Cuomo over role in brother’s sexual harassment scandal
Cable News Network (CNN) has fired Chris Cuomo for helping his brother, Andrew Cuomo, deal with sexual harassment allegations. Andrew Cuomo was forced to step down as New York governor in August 2021 as a result of the scandal. A criminal complaint charging him with a misdemeanor sex offense was filed two […]
Police: We didn’t get formal report on death of Sylvester Oromoni
The Lagos state police command says it did not receive any formal report on the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, the 12-year-old student of Dowen College. Source: Top Stories
Anyim: Only persuasion will help south-east win presidency in 2023
Anyim Pius Anyim, a former president of the senate and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says although the south-east is entitled to the presidential seat in 2023, it would have to persuade other regions for support. Anyim said this on Saturday while speaking at the national convention of the United for […]
A yellow bus ride and musings on 2023
On Thursday, I did something I had not done in Lagos since 1999: I rode in a public bus. I had taken my car for service at Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja. I was told it would be ready “in two hours”. I thought to wait at the reception to do some office work. But […]
Fayemi: Why secessionist groups should embrace dialogue to keep Nigeria united
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, has called on secessionist groups in the country to embrace dialogue in the interest of keeping the country united. Fayemi said this on Saturday at a public lecture to mark the 21st anniversary of the Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Studies. He said splitting the country into independent […]