British Prime Minister David Cameron has halted the controversial plan by his country to demand a £3,000 bond from each visa applicant from ‘high risk countries’. Under the proposal canvassed by Britain’s Home Secretary, Theresa May, as part of efforts to cut immigration and abuses of the system, first time visitors from Nigeria, Bangladesh, Sri […]
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2 killed, 17 injured in Libya car bomb
Two persons were killed and 17 others injured Wednesday in a car bomb in Sebha, southern Libya, the Libyan News Agency reported. A car exploded in a busy street in the city, killing the two persons, including a Nigerian national, the agency said. Two other cars exploded outside a hotel near a police station without […]
Mandela is a “hero for the world” – Obama
US President Barack Obama said Thursday that Nelson Mandela was a “hero for the world” whose legacy will live on throughout the ages. Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid hero lay critically ill in hospital. “He is a personal hero. “I think he is a hero for the world, and if and when he passes from this […]
Fresh attack claims 33 in Plateau
At least 33 people including secondary school students have been reportedly killied after gunmen, suspected to be Fulani assailants, invaded Bolgan, Karkashi, and Magama villages in Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau State on Wednesday night. The Police in Plateau say they are yet to get the full details of the attack. The police […]
Nigeria tops in Africa for second year on FDI
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNTAD) yesterday ranked Nigeria Africa’s number one destination for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa for the second time in two years. The latest UNCTAD report, entitled, “Global Value Chains: Investment and Trade for Development”, put Nigeria’s FDI inflows at $7.03billion while South Africa recorded $4.572bn; Ghana, […]
Nigeria Governors’ Forum crisis threat to 2015 polls – Holland
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria has said that the crisis rocking the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is capable of posing a big threat to the 2015 elections if not addressed by the stakeholders . The first secretary of The Netherland Embassy, Ms Anique Claessen, expressed the view in Abuja during […]
Amaechi leads 31 Govs to Jonathan’s dinner
Amaechi leads 31 govs to Jonathan’s dinnerRivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi yesterday led 31 governors, mostly those in his own faction of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), to a dinner launch of the book on President Goodluck Jonathan’s mid-term report held at the banquet hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. When asked by curious State […]
NGF: 15 Governors attend Amaechi’s meeting
Six governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were among the 15 that yesterday graced the meeting called by the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. But the governors postponed the meeting in order to honour the dinner invitation of President Goodluck Jonathan at the […]
NGF: Amaechi was duly returned chairman – Gov Aliyu
The chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and Niger State governor, Babangida Aliyu, has for the first time since the leadership saga rocked the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said that Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi was duly elected as NGF chairman. Governor Aliyu spoke yesterday at the turbaning of his deputy, Hon. Ahmed […]
Gov Wada Plots Kogi United NNL stay
Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State has stated that arrangement are in top gear to ensure the state-sponsored male club, Kogi United will swin above the Nigeria National League relegation water. The Kogi state governor made the statement in an exclusive chat with SavidNews Nigeria after a brief meeting on Tuesday evening with the Sports […]