The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the removal of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara by President Bola Tinubu. The body described the declaration of a state of emergency in the oil-rich state as unconstitutional and urged the president to reverse the decision and restore the governor to office. The controversy followed President Tinubu’s declaration…
The UK’s Heathrow Airport has announced it is fully operational, a day after a power station fire caused travel mayhem. The electricity substation blaze was said to have knocked out power at the London airport, closing it for most of the Weekend. It was gathered that the shutdown affected thousands of passengers around the…
American Art Center, 2. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Monsters cannot be announced. One cannot say: “Here are our monsters,” without immediately turning the monsters into pets. – Jacques Derrida + Musk and Trump’s intended Shock and Awe bombardment of the federal government has turned into an Opéra Bouffe of Schlock and Chainsaw. + Here is…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday raised concerns over the widespread drilling of boreholes in Nigerian homes and warned of devastating long-term consequences. He attributed the increasing reliance on private water sources, particularly in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to the failure of successive governments to maintain the Oyan Dam project initiated during his military administration in…
13,171 Nigerians who sought refugee protection in Canada from January 2013 to December 2024 were rejected, new official data has revealed. In 2024, 811 Nigerians who applied for refugee protection were turned down by the Canadian government, the Data Showed. The development comes as official data from the Refugee Protection Division of the…
