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The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to deport an additional 18 Nigerians listed on its “worst-of-the-worst” criminal register, bringing the total number of Nigerians scheduled for removal to 97.The development comes barely one week after reports that 79 Nigerians convicted of various...

Many Nigerians are feared dead after a rubber boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving at least 53 people dead or missing.This was confirmed by the International Organisation for Migration in a post on its website on Mon...

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will conquer the threats posed by terrorists and bandits in the country.He made the assurance during his opening remarks at the ongoing National Executive Council conference o...

The Kwara State Government has debunked reports circulating on social media alleging that a corps member died of Lassa fever at the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in the state.The clarification was issued on Tuesday in a stateme...

The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Communications Commission have proposed that customers must receive refunds within 30 seconds for failed airtime and data purchases to curb persistent billing complaints in the telecommunications sector.This was indicated in the Exposure Draft of the Joint CBN–NCC Framework for ...

The Court of Appeal Abuja has held that the Senate acted within its powers when it suspended the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for misconduct.In a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, the appellate court said it was satisfied that neither the Appellant’s parliamentar...

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended the Federal Government for commissioning Nigeria’s first dedicated Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) treatment facility, describing it as a major milestone in the country’s chemicals and hazardous waste management efforts.The facility, located in Abuja, wa...

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, February 9, 2026, arraigned one Otobor Geoffrey Onajefe on a two-count charge bordering an alleged conspiracy and stealing to the tune of ₦37,440,000.00 (Thirty-Seven Million, Four Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira) before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos....

 Residents and community leaders in Simawa have commended the Ogun State Government under Governor Dapo Abiodun and the Senator representing Ogun West, Olamilekan Solomon (Yayi), for resuming construction on the long-abandoned Simawa High Court Road.The commendation was led by APC chieftain, Otunba Nurudeen Alowonle, who spoke with journalists on behalf of the commu...

The family of the late Alaperu of Iperu, His Royal Highness Oba Adeleke Adelekan Idowu-Basibo (Odoru V), has expressed deep appreciation to individuals, institutions and well-wishers who supported them during the one-year remembrance ceremony of the revered monarch.In a thank-you message issued on behalf of the family, the daughter of the late monarch, Princess Adeyosola Idowu-Basibo, described the overwhelming show of ...