By our Reporter The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its June 2025 meeting chaired
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun President Bola Tinubu has directed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun,
By our Reporter President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday directed the security chief to arrest perpetrators
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By our Reporter Eliud Kipkoech Lagat, Kenya’s embattled Deputy Inspector-General of police announced Monday that he would “step aside” as investigations begin into a death in custody that has provoked
By our Reporter Just a week after placing travel restrictions on seven African nations, the Trump administration is now considering visa bans and additional travel limitations on citizens of Nigeria
By our Reporter President Donald Trump unveiled a new website for his planned $5 million US residency permit on Wednesday, saying the waiting list for the golden visa has opened
By Adedoyin Falolu and Agency Reporter A passenger plane headed to London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India's western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday,
Nigerian programmer Sapphire Egemasi, known online as a “tech queen,” faces over 20 years in prison after the FBI arrested her for allegedly helping defraud U.S. government agencies of millions
By our Reporter Senator Jim Banks of the United States, on Wednesday, introduced a new legislative proposal that would classify visa overstays as a federal offence, carrying penalties similar to
By our Reporter President Donald Trump of the United States has signed a proclamation banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the U.S. The countries affected are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad,
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun Bill Gates, the Chair of the Gates Foundation, is scheduled to visit Nigeria this week. During his visit, he will meet with President Bola Tinubu and other
By Agency Reporter and Adedoyin Falolu South Koreans began voting Tuesday in a snap presidential election, concluding months of political upheaval following former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s controversial imposition of
By our Reporter US President Donald Trump told reporters late Friday he wanted to assure Chinese international students in the country that they would be fine amid his administration’s crackdown
By our Reporter Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Kenyan literary icon and internationally acclaimed author has died at the age of 87. His daughter, fellow writer Wanjiku wa Ngugi, confirmed his passing
By our Reporter The U.S government has suspended the scheduling of new interviews for student visa applicants worldwide as it considers strict vetting of applicants’ social media profiles. The directive
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By our Reporter The Corporate Affairs Commission has announced a fresh review of its service fees, which will take effect from August 1, 2025. The decision, according to the Commission,
By our Reporter Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, on Monday, inaugurated the newly constituted Board of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC), with a strong
By our Reporter The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has summoned the management of Air Peace Limited following multiple complaints from passengers regarding non-refunded ticket fares, even in cases
By our Reporter The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to begin nationwide distribution of Premium Motor Spirit and diesel from August 15, 2025. The company is deploying 4,000 brand-new
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano has intercepted a 60-year-old businessman Chinedu Leonard Okigbo heading to
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has raised serious concerns over what it described as the systematic exclusion of Northern Nigeria from critical federal infrastructure funding, particularly in
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun Bashir Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed the agency's commitment to boosting trade facilitation and operational efficiency during a working visit to
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun NAFDAC is informing the public of the presence of unregistered fair child soap in Nigeria. A complaint was received regarding the unethical marketing and use of skin-lightening
By our Reporter The Federal Government has declared Thursday a public holiday to commemorate the 2025 Democracy Day celebration. This is contained in a statement by the Ministry of Interior’s
By our Reporter Netflix has increased its subscription prices in Nigeria for the first time in 2025, marking the third hike since 2024. According to updates on the company’s website,
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced massive Mobilisation of its personnel and operational equipments for the Sallah special patrol. This is aimed at ensuring safer
By our Reporter The Nigerian Communications Commission,(NCC) has directed Deposit Money Banks to start deducting charges for unstructured supplementary service data transactions directly from users’ mobile airtime. In an email
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Tinubu Flags Off Groundbreaking of New INEC Headquarters Office Complex
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new headquarters annex building of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, marking a major
Lagos Council chairman dies after prolonged illness
By our Reporter Honourable Musibau Asafa, Executive Chairman of Oto-Awori Local Council Development Area, is dead. Asafa was said to have died during a prolonged illness. His death, which has
Keyamo orders investigation of Air Peace, Oshiomhole face-off
By our Reporter Barr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has directed aviation agencies to investigate the incident involving Senator Adams Oshiomhole and officials of Air Peace Airline
NPFL announces August 22 new season kick-off date
By our Reporter As part of the effort to sustain the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) round of calendar established in the recently concluded season, the Board on Friday announced
Bomb threat: Air India plane with 156 passengers makes emergency landing
By our Reporter An Air India plane made an emergency landing after receiving an onboard bomb threat on Friday, June 13, 2025. The plane from Phuket in Thailand to India’s
Tems to headline FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show
By our Reporter Temilade Openiyi, Nigerian Singer also known as Tems, is set to headline the first-ever FIFA Club World Cup final halftime show, taking place at MetLife Stadium in
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By our Reporter Adewale Kudabo, a Nigerian, has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for sexually assaulting a patient in the United Kingdom. Kudabo, a York hospital worker in the
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun The Nigerian Medical Association, Federal Capital Territory branch, has vowed not to take the abuse of sacking locum doctors saying that for violating their own terms of
By our Reporter Honourable Musibau Asafa, Executive Chairman of Oto-Awori Local Council Development Area, is dead. Asafa was said to have died during a prolonged illness. His death, which has
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun The Oyo State Fire Services Agency under the leadership of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Fire Service Reform/Chairman, Hon. Moroof Adebayo Akinwande, has successfully rescued
By our Reporter The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed the arrest of an unidentified driver who fatally struck a female pedestrian on Sunday at the Mosalasi Roundabout, along
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than sixty-six (66) parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green
By our Reporter President Bola Tinubu extends heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and many fans of Mike Ejeagha, one of Nigeria's greatest folklorists, songwriters, and musicians in the Igbo
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun NAFDAC has notified the public of falsified batches of Healmoxy Capsules 500mg manufactured by Maxheal Pharmaceuticals (India), with batch numbers 023011 and H02605, found in Cameroon and
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun A lone road traffic accident has claimed the life of a commercial motorcyclist at Sabo Onimalu corridor, inward Itamaga in Ikorodu axis of Lagos state. The incident
By our Reporter A high-tension cable conveying electric current has snapped, killing at least six persons, including a pregnant woman and worker with the NDLEA, in Okrika Community, Okrika Local
By our Reporter The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns over the spread of a new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, now classified as a “variant under monitoring” due to its
By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun Niger state Emergency Management Agency confirms that more than twenty people died in a flood that submerged about fifty houses in two communities, Tiffin maza and Anguwan
