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UK Set To Exempt Nigerian Graduates From Visa Policy

UK Set To Exempt Nigerian Graduates From Visa Policy

May 7, 2022 2:25 am

The United Kingdom (UK), has revealed plans to issue visas that will now allow Nigerian degree holders to work in specific sectors in the UK, marking a positive move for the West African country.

The fields which Nigerian bachelor, master and doctorate degree holders will function include science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.

The new visa policy, according to the United Kingdom, will commence on May 30, even as it said applicatants must possess a degree that is equivalent to a first degree in the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom Minister of Safe and Legal Migration, Kevin Foster, while speaking about the …

Igbo Leaders Request South East Presidency, Kanu’s Release

Igbo Leaders Request South East Presidency, Kanu’s Release

May 7, 2022 2:23 am

A group of Igbo leaders yesterday met with President Muhammadu Buhari during which they appealed to the President to tamper justice with mercy and facilitate the release of Nnamdi Kanu from DSS detention.

Mr Kanu, leader of the separatist group, IPOB, which has been outlawed in Nigeria is being detained and prosecuted on treason charges.

Details of the meeting between the Igbo leaders and President Buhari were contained in a statement by the president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina.

Mr Buhari, according to Mr Adesina, told his guests that an ‘unconditional release’ of Mr Kanu ‘runs contrary to the doctrine of separation …

Ukraine UN Security Council Backs ‘Peaceful’ Solution

Ukraine: UN Security Council Backs ‘Peaceful’ Resolution

May 7, 2022 2:19 am

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted its first declaration on Ukraine since Russia’s February invasion backing the Secretary-General’s efforts to find a ‘peaceful solution’ to ongoing the war.

The declaration, drafted by Norway and Mexico and obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, stopped short of supporting a mediation effort by Antonio Guterres, as was laid out in an earlier version of the text.

‘The Security Council expresses deep concern regarding the maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine,’ the text adopted Friday stated.

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The …

2023 Akeredolu Bombs Emefiele, Asks Buhari To Fire Him

2023: Akeredolu Bombs Emefiele, Asks Buhari To Fire Him

May 7, 2022 2:07 am

The Governor of Ondo State and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum has lambasted the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, over his brazen act of running for the 2023 Presidency whilst still in in office as the counry’s chief banker.

Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, declared Emefiele’s action as odd and one that constituted illegality.

The Ondo governor noted strongly that Emefiele must quit his role as CBN governor else the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), must remove him forthwith.
Emefiele, 60, has been CBN governor since 2014.

He reportedly picked the …

Tinubu, Osinbajo In Attendance As S/West APC Leaders Meet

Tinubu, Osinbajo In Attendance As S/West APC Leaders Meet

May 6, 2022 5:20 pm

South West presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), governors and some party leaders are currently meeting at the Lagos House in Marina.

The meeting was convened by Chief Bisi Akande, a former APC National Chairman and former governor of Osun and Chief Olusegun Osoba, a former Ogun governor.

Those present at the meeting included Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Sen. Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila.

Read Also: 2023: APC Will Not Implode After Primaries – Tinubu

The governors of Lagos, …

Biden Appoints 1st Black Woman White House Press Secretary

Biden Appoints 1st Black Woman White House Press Secretary

May 6, 2022 1:56 pm

U.S. President Joe Biden, on Thursday, announced Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Press Secretary, making history as the first Black woman to hold the post.

Jean-Pierre, 44-year-old daughter of Haitian immigrants, will replace Jen Psaki, who was originally expected to serve for only the first year of Biden’s term.

New COVID-19 variants and the war in Ukraine kept her in the job for several months beyond that self-imposed limit.

Biden, in a statement from the White House, said: “ Jill and I had known and respected Jean-Pierre a long time and she would be a strong voice speaking for me …

2023 Pastor Tunde Bakare Picks N100m APC Presidential Form

2023: Pastor Tunde Bakare Picks ₦100m APC Presidential Form

May 6, 2022 12:38 am

 The controversial general overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has picked the All Progressives Congress, APC, expression of interest and nomination forms for the Presidency.

Bakare picked the forms in Abuja on Thursday ahead of his official declaration next week.

Africa Daily News New York reports that reports that the ruling party had pegged the forms at N100 million.

Recall that in September 2019, the clergyman had claimed that God told him he would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

That particular assertion had got many Nigerians talking on the possibility of that happening given the …

2023 INEC Opens Up On Extending Deadline For Party Primaries

2023: INEC Opens Up On Extending Deadline For Party Primaries

May 6, 2022 12:36 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday maintained that it will not – for any reason – extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries as stipulated in the electoral calendar which was earlier released.

The electoral body had in a statement asserted the deadline remains ‘firm and fixed‘ for Friday, June 3.

It said political parties have ‘one month from today’ to conclude their primaries.

A statement issued and signed on Thursday by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner & Chairman which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York he stated that all 18 political parties have …

Presidential Aspirant, Ndukwe Files Suit To Stop PDP Primaries

Presidential Aspirant, Ndukwe Files Suit To Stop PDP Primaries

May 6, 2022 12:31 am

A presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Cosmas Ndukwe, yesterday filed an ex-parte application for an order of injunction restraining the PDP from proceeding with its scheduled primary election.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that when the matter was called on Thursday for hearing, counsel to the plaintiff, Mr Paul Erokoro (SAN), told the court that he received PDP’s affidavit disclosing why the primary election should not be stopped late on Wednesday.

Erokoro prayed the court for an adjournment to enable him to have good look at the document and respond to the …

To Retain Power, APC Would Need A ‘Killer-Punch’ – Abe

To Retain Power, APC Would Need A ‘Killer-Punch’ – Abe

May 6, 2022 12:23 am

A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe in the upcoming general elections has said the party needs what he described as a ‘killer-punch’ to retain power after President Muhammadu Buhari.

Senator Abe has also reiterated his support for Bola Tinubu, for president, saying that he (Bola) is the only presidential aspirant that has the capacity to represent APC on the 2023 election.

The former lawmaker representing Rivers South-East senatorial district stated this when he addressed his teeming supporters at a rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

He explained: “I have told you …

Soludo Seeks To Present 2022 Revised Draft Budget To HOA

Soludo Seeks To Present 2022 Revised Draft Budget To HOA

May 6, 2022 12:17 am

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo has written to the House of Assembly on Thursday to receive him on Friday as he planned to present a 2022 revised draft budget.

Speaker of the House, Mr Uche Okafor, announced the date while reading the letter from the governor at Thursday’s plenary session.

In the letter, the governor thanked the lawmakers for their support and urged them to allow him to perform his constitutional duty.

The speaker said, however, that he would reply to the governor to ask for another date as the proposed date of Friday, May 6, would not be …

2023 Presidency Sowore Not Our Candidate, AAC Warns

2023 Presidency: Sowore Not Our Candidate, AAC Warns

May 6, 2022 12:13 am

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, African Action Congress (AAC) has warned that its 2019 presidential candidate of the party, Omoyele Sowore, is presently not its candidate as far as the upcoming elections is concerned.

This was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Sylvester Cletus, on Wednesday, which noted that Sowore was expelled from the party in 2019.

The party stated that it needed to clear the air regarding Sowore’s candidacy following purported claims that he was the AAC candidate for the 2023 presidential election.

Cletus stated that Sowore was removed for violating the party’s …

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