The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has confirmed that the Federal Government is ready to welcome Nigerians who may be deported from the United States. This announcement follows the identification of 3,690 Nigerians among 1.4 million individuals categorised as “illegal migrants” with deportation orders issued by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According … Read more
Activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, says not getting bail from the custody of the Nigeria Police would not stop him from becoming the next President of Nigeria. Naija News reports that Sowore made the submission on Wednesday when he spoke to journalists shortly before his court session. … Read more
Following a confrontation between Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoye over the rightful National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), security agencies have taken control of the party secretariat. The security personnel consisted of soldiers, police officers, and members of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps. The trouble began when Anyanwu and Ude-Okoye arrived … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum on Wednesday paid a condolence visit to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, following the death of his elder brother, Sunday Makinde. The chairman of the forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, led a delegation of PDP governors to Makinde’s private residence at Agodi GRA, Ibadan, where they … Read more
The United States government has raised its target for daily arrests of illegal immigrants to 1,800. Reports emerged earlier in the week that President Donald Trump had expressed disappointment with the results of his mass deportation campaign. He directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to ramp up arrests from a few hundred per day, between … Read more
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Kaduna State governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and other prominent politicians have been accused of planning to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. The allegation was made by a group known as Joint Action on Democracy (JAD). According to JAD, these politicians are aggrieved because President Tinubu has initiated reforms that are already … Read more
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola says that Nigeria has commenced the deployment of advanced technology to enhance its global competitiveness in maritime trade. The minister made this remark on Wednesday during the inauguration of the new executive committee of the Nigerian Institution of Facilities Engineering and Management (NIFEngM) in Port … Read more
FCT, Abuja – The Labour Party (LP) has said it is not under the payroll of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu All Progressives Congress (APC) led government. The party said it is not aware of APC paying alleged bribes to the leadership of opposition parties in the country. The LP National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, … Read more
The Rivers State Police Command has successfully dismantled a child trafficking syndicate, apprehending two female suspects, Ugochukwu Onyebuchi and Ogechi Nmezi, in the Chokocho area of Etche Local Government Area. The suspects were accused of defrauding two women, Juliet Blossom and Esther Michael, under the guise of facilitating baby adoptions. The police also rescued two … Read more
Saudi Pro League side, Al Nassr have unexpectedly put the brakes on their pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface, leading to growing uncertainty surrounding the transfer. Initially, everything seemed to be in place for Victor Boniface’s move to the Saudi Pro League side, as both clubs had reportedly reached an agreement on a substantial transfer … Read more