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British High Commissioner-designate to Nigeria, Pete Vowles. Photo: British High Commission The British High Commissioner-designate to Nigeria, Pete Vowles, has arrived in Abuja to take up his new diplomatic assignment. Vowles succeeds Richard Montgomery, who served as the United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Nigeria. The announcement was contained in a statement issued by the Senior […]

The Federal Ministry of Education has invited qualified Nigerian university graduates to apply for the 2027/2028 Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowship Plan, with applications closing on October 20, 2026. The scholarship notice was shared by the Lagos State Scholarship Board. The scholarships, which are tenable in the United Kingdom, are available for a one-year taught Master’s […]

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, to ensure the release of all funds approved for the regional commissions. He  gave the directive on Monday at the North Central Development Commission Summit, themed “The Great Leap Forward: A 20-Year Economic Infrastructure and Social Development Plan for the […]

AAC Presidential Candidate Omoyele Sowore The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has promised to introduce a monthly living minimum wage of N500,000 for Nigerian workers if elected president in the 2027 general elections. Sowore, an activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, also pledged to provide 24-hour electricity, make education free […]

Papal Nuncio to Nigeria, Most Rev. Michael Francis Crotty By John Dike, Osogbo Papal Nuncio to Nigeria, Most Rev. Michael Francis Crotty, has urged Nigerians to actively participate in the 2027 general elections and other democratic processes, stressing that citizens must ensure that their votes count. He  gave the charge shortly after the opening Mass […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) have intercepted two shipments of synthetic cannabis, popularly known as Colorado or Colos, concealed in consolidated cargoes from the United Kingdom. They also recovered two other consignments of Colorado hidden inside music speakers at two motor parks in Lagos, with at least seven suspects arrested in connection […]

Canadian-French singer, Celine Dion, has made an emotional return to the stage, performing her first full concert in more than six years after battling a rare neurological disorder. The 58-year-old singer broke down in tears of joy on Saturday as she opened a sold-out residency at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, on the outskirts of […]

By Susan Rice In early July 1998, I traveled to Nigeria with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Tom Pickering, who was then among the most senior career Foreign Service Officers. As assistant secretary of state for African Affairs, I had gotten to know Pickering, my immediate boss, as a wise, fast-talking, and deeply knowledgeable […]

congratulate Adeleke on reelection By John Dike, Osogbo The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has warned political leaders against manipulating the 2027 general elections, calling for free, fair and credible polls capable of restoring Nigerians’ confidence in the democratic process. The Bishops also urged eligible voters to reject vote-buying and selling, resist political cronyism […]