Turkey deports 103 Nigerians

Turkey has deported one hundred and three (103) Nigerians from the country. Converseer learned that the 103 deportees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Friday, 28th June 2024. They were received by the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). According to a…

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CNN faces defamation lawsuit over debate moderator Jake Tapper’s fake news coverage

CNN is facing a defamation lawsuit over Jake Tapper’s coverage of President Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal, a Florida Court of Appeal has ruled. This development comes as Tapper is set to moderate the first 2024 Presidential debate, drawing increased scrutiny over his allegedly dishonest news coverage and repeated rebukes of former President Trump. Background of the…

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Tinubu appoints 8 new permanent secretaries

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Federal Permanent Secretaries to fill in existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones in the top administrative cadre of the Civil Service of the Federation. The new Federal Permanent Secretaries appointed after a diligent selection process by the Office of the Head…

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Resist temptation to reinstate Beta Edu, CSO tells Tinubu

The Coalition of South South Civil Society Organisations, comprising over 28 rights groups in the Niger Delta region has urged President Bola Tinubu never to contemplate reappointing the erstwhile Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Beta Edu. Recall that Dr Edu was suspended barely six months into her appointment following several allegations including…

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