‘Corruption, falsified records’ —US Govt gives reason for tough visa requirements for Nigerians

 The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, has explained the reason for stringent visa policies for Nigerian applicants.

 

BREAKING: Police confirm IED explosion, one person injured at Lagos market

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed an explosion suspected to have been caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at a commercial area in Mushin, saying one person was injured in the incident.

 

Ifeanyi Okowa spotted at EFCC office in Lagos

 Ifeanyi Okowa, former governor of Delta state, on Monday visited the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

 

Terrorists abduct OPC chieftain, two others during ransom delivery in Kwara

 Confusion has trailed the abduction of a chieftain of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Comrade Bayo Fabiyi, alongside two other persons in Oko-Irese, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Cooking gas sells for N2,100/kg due to marketers charging non-cost reflective prices -NMDPRA

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) wholesalers and retailers are charging non-cost-reflective prices, pushing cooking gas prices as high as N2,100 per kilogram despite significantly lower indicative prices issued by the regulator.

 

Celestial church in Lagos begs Davido for funds to complete its roof

The Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Igi Oluwagbin Parish in the Oko Oba area of Agege, Lagos, has appealed to Afrobeats superstar Davido for financial assistance to complete its roofless church building.

 

Stranded Nigerians protest delay in second repatriation flight from South Africa

 Nigerians on Monday staged a protest at the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, over delays in the repatriation of citizens who had registered to return home.

 

APC Chieftain Urges Kwara Governor to Mend Party Divisions

A former All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial aspirant in Kwara South, Sola Ajimati, has appealed to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to urgently reconcile aggrieved party members amid rising concerns over internal disputes and security challenges in the state.

Tinubu appoints Ex-UNILAG VC Ogundipe as NUC chairman

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission, NUC.

 

Why I burnt dress I wore to Alexx Ekubo’s burial - Actress Angela Okorie

Angela Okorie, the Nigerian actress, has revealed why she burnt the outfit she wore to Alexx Ekubo’s burial ceremony.

 

NDC Kano Rebuts Gov Yusuf Over Bye-Election Remarks

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kano State has strongly countered recent comments by Governor Abba Yusuf, who suggested the party’s absence from the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency bye-election signaled weakness ahead of the 2027 polls.

PRP Dismisses Claims Kwankwaso Bought 69 Nomination Forms

The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has firmly denied allegations that former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, purchased 69 nomination forms in a bid to seize control of the party ahead of the 2027 elections.

He said, ‘we listened to their calls’ – Deji Adeyanju’s testimony at El-Rufai’s trial

Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju on Monday testified before the Federal High Court in Abuja in the ongoing trial of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who is facing charges bordering on alleged breach of national security.

 

‘What sort of democrat is that?’ —South-East group accuses Peter Obi of trying to silence Kenneth Okonkwo

The South East Progressives Forum, SEPF, has criticized the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, for initiating a N5 billion defamation lawsuit against his former spokesman and ally, Kenneth Okonkwo.

 

WATCH: Dramatic moment DSS operatives escorted Sowore into custody

 

There was pandemonium at the Abuja Federal High Court on Monday when heavily armed operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, dragged the African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, into custody following a remand order.