Author: Festus Adeloye

Three senators, Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North), and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South), have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In separate letters addressed to the Senate and read during Tuesday’s plenary by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, who presided over the session, the defectors cited leadership crisis within the PDP for their action. Recall that the senators held a closed-door with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday.

The UK Government has published a comprehensive White Paper titled Restoring Control Over the Immigration System (May 2025), outlining reforms that will significantly reshape the country’s immigration rules. Summary of Proposed Immigration Changes in the UK Government’s May 2025 White Paper Proposed Extension of ILR Residency Requirement to 10 Years The government proposes to reform settlement rules by increasing the standard qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) from five to ten years. Under the plan, settlement would no longer be automatic after five years. Instead, a revised Points-Based System would allow those making “Points-Based contributions to the UK…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has taken a swipe at the former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, while dismissing the reports suggesting that he is planning to defect to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Lamido had claimed that the APC will soon disintegrate and those who previously left the PDP, including Ganduje, would return. Ganduje, while reacting and reaffirming his steadfast loyalty to the ruling party, APC, told Lamido that he will soon receive him into APC because his party, PDP is already dead. In a statement by his Chief Press…

Suspended Rivers Governor,  Siminalayi Fubara has hinted that he is no longer interested in returning to office, as some fights are not worth getting into. Fubara, who spoke during a service of songs held on Sunday in Port Harcourt to honour the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, said he is not eager to return as governor. According to him, some fights are not worth getting into. “Can’t you see how better I look? Do you think I am interested in it? My spirit has already left that place long ago,” Fubara said in a video of the moment posted online.…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has cut the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), generally known as petrol, to N825 per litre from N835 per litre as competition in the domestic market persists. Last month, the 650,000 barrels per day refinery reduced the gantry price of petrol to N835 per litre from N865 per litre. According to reports, the latest adjustment is targeted at giving customers more value, as well as consolidating its leadership position in the domestic market.

Arsenal recovered from two goals behind to draw 2-2 with champions Liverpool on Sunday afternoon at Anfield. Arne Slot’s team took control with two goals in 87 first-half seconds, Cody Gakpo nodding in from close range and Luis Diaz sliding in to increase the lead, but Gabriel Martinelli and Mikel Merino’s heads changed the tone after the interval. The tie means Liverpool will no longer be able to achieve 90 points this season, while Arsenal remains in second place, pushing closer to a top-five finish.

The head of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour administration to embrace the Conservatives’ proposed deportation law to restrict immigration. Kemi Badenoch posted a video on her official X (previously Twitter) account, warning of growing immigration. She suggested that if no action is taken soon, almost two million immigrants might earn British citizenship by next year. “From next year, two million immigrants could automatically claim British citizenship. That’s nearly twice the population of Birmingham,” Ms Badenoch said. “We’ve introduced a deportation bill because we are committed to bringing immigration down.” The proposed legislation,…

The federal government has successfully evacuated 78 Nigerians stranded in Côte d’Ivoire who are victims of human trafficking. Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced this in a statement issued in Abuja. The operation was coordinated by the Embassy of Nigeria in Abidjan, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the Nigerian Community in Abidjan, and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), with Air Peace Airlines providing the flight at no cost to the government. The special flight landed at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, around 11 pm on Saturday. “The…

Prince Kassim Afegbua, a former Commissioner for Information in Edo State, has described Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections as a desperate politician who is ready to do anything, including dining with the devil to become Nigeria’s president. In an opinion article titled ‘A Word For Peter Obi on Edo Election’, Afegbua said Obi talks too much and his understanding of crucial issues is too low owing to his drab intellectuality. He said “To say that he is garrulous may be an overreach, but he comes across as a man with no…

Actress and filmmaker,  Funke Akindele has announced a delay in the scheduled YouTube release of her blockbuster film Omo Ghetto: The Saga due to unforeseen circumstances. Originally slated to premiere on May 10, the film has now been postponed to a later date yet to be announced. In a message to her fans, Akindele assured that the project has not been cancelled and thanked her audience for their continued patience and support. She promised to share a new release date soon. “Postponed, not cancelled! We’re rescheduling the #Omoghettothesaga upload due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience; we also…