Author: Vincent Osuwo

The French parliament has passed legislation prohibiting Nigerian students and others from bringing their families to France. According to a report by the BBC on Thursday, the measure was supported by both President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally. Last week, parliament rejected a prior proposal after the National Rally, and the left voted against it. As a result, the government redrafted the measure, making some of its provisions more stringent.The new, stricter immigration policy makes it more difficult for migrants to bring family members to France and delays their eligibility for social benefits.…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the recently past presidential election, has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s 50% transport fare slash for the Yuletide season. Calling the initiative “a step in the right direction,” Obi acknowledged that the initiative will help the poor and downtrodden amid the rising cost of living experienced in society. Chronicle NG reports that Tinubu authorized a 50% reduction in interstate transport fares for Nigerians traveling during the yuletide from Thursday, December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024, on Wednesday. The president also authorized free interstate train travel within the period nationwide. Reacting…

A former Commissioner for Water Resources in Rivers State, Chief David Briggs, has alleged that Gov. Siminalayi Fubara was threatened by President Bola Tinubu into signing the Rivers peace pact. Briggs who attended the peace meeting allege that Tinubu intimidated Governor Fubara into signing the eight-point peace resolution with Wike, his immediate predecessor and political mentor. Chief Briggs stated that Fubara signed the resolution under duress, following alleged indirect threats issued by Tinubu before handing him the document to sign. Briggs’ revelation came as most of the agreements were yet to be implemented. According to Briggs, he said he was…

Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer has been dischaged from the hospital after having a defibrillator implanted under his skin to prevent a repeat of the heart attack he had last Saturday at Bournemouth. Lockyer underwent a surgery similar to that of Manchester United’s Christian Eriksen, who made a full recovery and returned to competitive play for Denmark eight months after suffering a severe cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark in June 2021. Lockyer was released four days after falling during a game at Bournemouth, which was later abandoned and will be replayed. Wales’ 29-year-old center defender will now continue his…

The death toll in the shooting at Charles University in Prague rose to over 15, the Czech Republic’s police chief said Thursday. “More than 15 people have lost their lives, and at least 24 have been wounded,” police chief Martin Vondrasek told newsmen following the shooting, which happened in the city’s historic center. On Thursday, a gunman killed 15 people and injured scores more at a Prague university, in the Czech Republic’s bloodiest shooting in decades, before authorities declared the perpetrator “eliminated.” The violence in the city’s historic center prompted hurried evacuations, a large police response, and cautions to stay…

The Federal Government has nominated 46 new directors to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development’s agencies. This comes just a week after the Federal Government fired the CEOs of aviation agencies, followed by ministry directors. A statement from the ministry said, “In line with the renewed hope agenda of Mr. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, CON, FCIArb. (U.K.), has released the list of newly appointed directors of the agencies under the Ministry as follows: Nigerian Meteorological Agency 1. Prof. Vincent Ezikornwor Weli, Director, Weather Services 2. Prof. Odjugo Peter…

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has stated that same-sex unions would not be blessed by Catholic Churches in the country. The bishops stated that blessing same-sex unions is against God’s law, church teachings, and national law.They made this clear in a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the conference’s president, Lucius Ugirji, and secretary, Donayus Ogun. They said, “The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria assures the entire people of God that the teaching of the Catholic Church on marriage remains the same. There is, therefore, no possibility in the teaching of the Church of blessing same-sex unions…

The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the Kano State governorship election appeal. After hearing from lawyers in the case, a five-member panel of justices presided over by Justice Inyang Okoro reserved the verdict on Thursday. Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf and the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) filed an appeal against the Court of Appeal’s November 17 judgement, which declared their victory in the March 19 governorship election null and void. The party is also informing the Supreme Court of the inconsistencies in the CTC judgment that upheld the governor’s election and granted him N1 million in damages. A…

The Presidency has revealed the companies that will be participating in President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a 50% reduction in inter-state transport fares on Wednesday. Tinubu approved the reduction as well as free train rides for Nigerians from Thursday, December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, announced this gift to State House correspondents at the Aso Rock Villa on Wednesday, saying Nigerians who want to travel can board public transportation via small buses and luxury buses at a 50% reduction off the present cost.Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…

Spotify has named Nigerian rapper, singer, composer, and record executive Olamide Adedeji, also known as “Olamide,” the “most influential street pop artist of his generation.” Benewaah Boateng, Spotify’s West Africa Editor, stated this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos.Boateng recently stated that the indisputable rise of the subgenre “Street Pop” in Nigeria had been both astonishing and fascinating to witness, and that it had gradually made its way to mainstream music.”Olamide is the most influential street pop artist of his generation, and he has been consistently lauded for his role in bringing street pop to mainstream recognition as a…