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David Harbour finally publicly reunited with several of his Stranger Things costars more than six months after skipping numerous events amid reported behind-the-scenes issues. Harbour, 51, attended the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations Presents Stranger Things event on Thursday, May 21, with Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp and Jamie Campbell Bower. The same group — plus creators Matt and Ross Duffer and director Shawn Levy — were also in attendance at Netflix’s Stranger Things Emmys FYSEE Event at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. Millie Bobby Brown, meanwhile, was not at either of Thursday’s events. Stranger Things, which premiered in 2016, focused on…
Nigerians and other foreign nationals in the United States seeking to change their status from temporary visa holders to permanent residents may soon be required to return to their home country to apply for a Green Card. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in a statement on Friday, said the country is returning to its “original intent” immigration law by mandating that non-immigrants apply for permanent residency from their home countries rather than the US. This move is the latest in the Donald Trump administration’s broader crackdown on immigration. It comes several months after the US imposed a ban…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has accused Dangote Petroleum Refinery of attempting to monopolise Nigeria’s fuel market through a lawsuit challenging import licences granted to rival marketers. In court documents, the state oil company argued that granting Dangote’s request to void or restrict fuel import permits would undermine competition and expose Nigeria to supply disruptions, price instability and threats to national energy security. The position was contained in a proposed defence filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos in response to a suit instituted by Dangote Petroleum Refinery against the Attorney-General of the Federation. Reuters reported…
1. Introduction A closer examination of our polity will reveal that Nigeria stands at democracy’s precarious crossroads. It’s been 27 years since the 1999 Constitution heralded civilian rule and vested sovereignty in the people, yet trust in the electoral process continues to erode perilously. The 2023 general elections claimed 89 lives amid violence, recorded a dismal 27 per cent voter turnout, the lowest since 1999 and left INEC, the electoral management body’s credibility shattered, as reported in the 2023 EU Election Observation Mission’s Final Report. Vote-buying infected 40 per cent of voters according to Yiaga Africa’s Nigeria Election Parallel Vote…
Enugu State has recorded notable improvements in primary healthcare delivery across key indicators, including routine immunisation, skilled birth attendance, and healthcare utilisation. However, health officials warn that persistent vaccination gaps could expose the state to a potential measles outbreak. The warning is contained in a new performance report presented by the Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENSPHCDA) during a Town Hall Engagement Meeting held on Monday in Enugu. The meeting, jointly organised by the ENSPHCDA and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), reviewed statewide primary healthcare performance data between October 2025 and March 2026. According to…
Owen Oseni, Plymouth Argyle’s in-form forward, has admitted he could hardly believe the moment he received his first invitation to the Nigeria national football team, describing the call-up as one of the biggest achievements of his career so far. The 23-year-old striker has been included in Nigeria’s plans for the upcoming Unity Cup tournament in London and the international friendlies against Poland and Portugal, completing a remarkable rise after an impressive breakthrough season in English football. For Oseni, whose career path has taken him through non-league football, Scotland and now England’s League One, the opportunity to represent Nigeria felt almost…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says his administration remains committed to completing ongoing development projects across the state despite the current political climate. The governor made the pledge on Friday during an inspection visit to the 7.1-kilometre bypass road under construction to create an alternative access route for communities located around the Port Harcourt International Airport. Fubara explained that the project, which was inaugurated in December last year alongside the commissioning of the airport road, became necessary following recurring protests by host communities that often resulted in the blockage of the airport route over disagreements with airport management. “We’ve always had these…
One of the governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Salihu Girei, who participated in the party’s primary conducted on Thursday, has rejected his alleged unexplained omission from the exercise. In a complaint letter issued to newsmen on Friday evening, Girei said that, in line with the party’s guidelines, he honoured the invitation of the screening committee and participated in the screening exercise. “However, to my utmost surprise, I discovered that the list released by the committee responsible for conducting the primary election omitted my name entirely without any explanation or stated reason,” he stated. He explained that at…
A Minna High Court was moved to tears on Friday, after a defendant in a long-running homicide trial narrated how he allegedly lost both eyes following torture by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Niger State Police Command. The defendant, Idris Mohammed, told Justice Mikhail Abdullahi of High Court II, Minna, during cross-examination by his counsel, Olusegun Ogunbanwo (Esq.), that he was already serving a jail term at the Minna Correctional Facility when he was allegedly taken by plainclothes SCID operatives to the police headquarters for interrogation. Mohammed said he was handcuffed, his legs chained together, and suspended…
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has revealed that legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson sent him a message as he prepares to leave the Cityzens in the coming days. Guardiola disclosed this during his pre-match press conference ahead of Man City’s final Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Sunday. The Spaniard will leave Man City at the end of the season after a 10-year stay at the Premier League giants. However, Guardiola has now revealed that Ferguson had been in touch to congratulate him on his time at City. “One of the biggest compliments I had: I got a…
