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Farouk Adekunle Adepoju, a Nigerian national residing in the United Kingdom, has been arrested following a U.S. extradition request on charges of wire fraud and computer fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti. Adepoju was detained by UK authorities on September 15, 2025, and is currently awaiting extradition to face a seven-count indictment in the Western District of Pennsylvania....

Nigeria’s push to bring the Commonwealth Games to Africa for the first time in history gathered momentum on Thursday as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assured the Commonwealth Games Bid Evaluation Committee of the nation’s full readiness to host the 2030 edition.Receiving the delegation at the Presidential Villa, Tinubu — represented by his Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila — reaffirmed Nigeri...

The Director General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor on has made good his promise to residents of Ogijo, a community in Ogun State, as the agency sealed nube recycling facilities for environmental pollution.The ongoing enforcement exercise in the South W...

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has announced that Nigeria’s first Centralised Passport Personalisation and Production Centre is now completed and fully ready to be deployed to end the challenges facing the nation’s passport issuance process.Speaking at the tour of facility at the Nigeria immigratio...

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has announced that Nigeria’s first Centralised Passport Personalisation and Production Centre is now completed and fully ready to be deployed to end the challenges facing the nation’s passport issuance process.Speaking at the tour of facility at the Nigeria immigratio...

The Ogun State Government has shut down five companies operating along the Ogere axis of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway after their workers allegedly attacked and injured state officials and law enforcement officers during an enforcement exercise.The affected companies — DL Plastics Limited, Dyschenghan Plastics, SH Agricultural Limited, Beautiful Fibre Limited, and Jinc...

The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, next in line to present a candidate for the Awujale throne has filed a lawsuit against Otunba Abdulateef Adebayo Owoyemi over alleged impersonation as the Olori-Ebi (head) of the family.In a suit lodged at the Ijebu-Ode High Court on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the  Olori-Ebi, Otunba Ajidagba Adedokun, accused Owoyemi of unlawfully parading himself as the family’s head, contrary to a previous ruling of Ijebu...

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 42-year-old man, Ogbole Henry, for unlawful possession of firearms and live ammunition during a highway patrol along the notorious “Evil Forest” axis of the Benin-Lagos Road.Henry, a native of Ewu in Esan Central Local Government Area, was intercepted on Sept...

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal results, with 60.26 percent of the candidates obtaining five credits and above, including in Mathematics and English.Announcing the release at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, ...

President Bola Tinubu has announced the suspension of emergency rule in Rivers State, which began six months ago.Tinubu, who announced this in a statement he signed on Wednesday, explained that from the intelligence available to him, there was a new spirit of understanding, “a robust readiness, and potent enthusiasm on the...