For Nigerians hoping to visit the United States, the visa application process has been slightly modified. And for visa applicants from the south-south zone, this change is particularly good news. The US has opened a new passport collection centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. In a briefing she held simultaneously with journalists in Abuja…
New NPFL Season To Start Early 2015
There are indications that the Nigeria Professional Football league, NPFL, 2014/15 Season may kick off in March, 2015. This, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, said was to allow the majority of clubs in the league to have access to cash from their state governments. Top officials said, now that the NFF congress has endorsed the…
‘Shun Double Allowance Or Go to Jail’ – ICPC Tells Public Officers
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has warned Public officers who habitually collect double allowances to stop the act or prepare for a five-year jail term. In a statement signed by Folu Olamiti, ICPC Media Consultant, the anti-graft agency warned public officers to stop the practice of collecting double Duty Tour…
Gunmen Kill Four Policemen, Abduct Six Oil Workers
Gunmen on a speedboat in Bayelsa State have killed four policemen and kidnapped six Nigerian Agip energy firm employees in an attack that happened on Friday, October 24 in the Nembe Creek area of the state. Mustapha Anka, spokesman for the military’s Joint Task Force in the region, said, “Four policemen who were escorting a…