Full list: UK shuts 13 more asylum hotels
The UK government has announced the closure of 13 more hotels being used to accommodate asylum seekers, as part of its wider plan to end the use of hotels for asylum accommodation.
US leads mass walkout of Ahmadinejad speech at UN
The United States led a mass walkout of the UN General Assembly on Thursday when Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched an outspoken attack on Western nations.
Mikel Obi father’s kidnap: Army dismisses soldier
The Nigerian Army has dismissed, one of its soldiers, involved in the kidnapping of Chelsea and Nigeria’s international, Mikel Obi, one Private Jaduwa Thlama from the force.
Alao-Akala battles Ajimiobi over Tinubu’s travails
AS a result of the arraignment of the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu over alleged operation of foreign accounts when in office, an ex-governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala has condemned his successor, Senator Abiola Ajimiobi for supporting Tinubu during his travails.
Uduaghan vs Ogboru: Deltans hail court judgment
PROMINENT Deltans, Thursady, hailed the Appeal Court judgment striking out the appeal of the governorship candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, in the January 6th governorship rerun against Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
NLC strike paralyses Imo
BY CHIDI NKWOPARA, OWERRI. Economic activities have ground to a halt in Imo State as commercial banks, in obedience to the marching order of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, effectively locked out their customers. Already, some citizens have started complaining bitterly that the economic crunch occasioned by the on-going industrial action has reached a crisis point […]
