Author: Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu
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Fuel subsidy removal: Nigerians divided as FG seeks to spend $800m loan on palliative
Nigeria has in recent months come under pressure to end its controversial subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol. This is even more so as the Ghana National Petroleum Authority announced last month that it had removed the country’s fuel subsidy in response to global oil and petrol market volatility caused by…
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2023 elections deliberately manipulated, Chimamanda says in letter to Biden
Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has criticised the United States and other members of the international community for endorsing Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Party (APC), describing the process through which he emerged as unlawful. Nigeria held one of its most competitive Presidential elections on Saturday 25th February 25…
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Special Report: WHO75: Bridging the gap in access to mental health care
In recent years, there has been increasing acknowledgement of the important role mental health plays in achieving global development goals, as evidenced by the inclusion of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes mental health as a “state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own…
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Yes daddy audio leak: NCC denies telephone hacking, tracking allegations
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied allegations of telephone “tracking” and “leakage” made against it by some individuals and groups.
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Twitter changes logo to Dogecoin and Elon Musk explains why
Twitter changed its traditional blue bird logo Monday morning to mimic the logo of a popular cryptocurrency – an image of a dog that featured in viral memes. The microblogging platform’s homepage and loading screen was replaced with the shiba inu image associated with the Dogecoin memecoin cryptocurrency. The logo change has caused the dogecoin…
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Special Report: How alleged leaked phone call highlights political significance of religion in Nigeria
Religion has unwittingly been incorporated into Nigeria’s practice of democracy and has become one of the most important sources of polarization in the country’s politics.
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U.S. hikes visa fees for nonimmigrants
The United States Department of State has increased visa fees for non-immigrants, according to a statement released on Wednesday. According to the statement yesterday, the price adjustment comes about a decade after the last review for non-petition based nonimmigrant visa applications (NIVs) in 2012, and certain other NIV fees update in 2014. It said the…
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Analysis: Multiple petitions could force U.S. to impose visa ban on MC Oluomo
With over 22, 000 signatories to petitions asking the United States to place a travel ban on Musiliu Akinsanya aka Mc Oluomo, for inciting violence during the just concluded general elections in Nigeria, the U.S. may be poised for action. According to a petition titled: “Musiliu Akinsanya aka Mc OluOmo incites violence and needs to…
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Ooni Declares Quilombola Yoruba Territory In Brazil
The Ooni of Ife Arole Oduduwa, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has declared Quilombola, an Afro-Brazilian settlement in Brazil, as a Yoruba territory. The Monarch who was on a visit to the South American country for days for his “Back to Home” project, also presented a certificate of Territory to the people in a…
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2023 Gubernatorial Elections: Checkout all the winners declared by INEC at a glance
Winners have emerged from Nigeria’s March 18th Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections, and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has so far secured 14 governorship seats. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won governorship seats in seven states, while the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) wrestled power from the APC in Kano state, according…