The United States Mission has announced significant changes to its visa interview requirements for Nigerian travellers. The announcement was made via a statement released on Friday, detailing new procedures for applicants scheduled for interviews in Abuja and Lagos. According to the statement, effective from 22 April, visa applicants in both cities must bring with them […]

The Ekiti State Police Command has taken into custody an officer accused of stabbing a civilian in the Ise-Ekiti area of the state after an altercation which involved his girlfriend and the victim’s son. The arrest followed the circulation of a viral video in which the victim’s daughter claimed that the officer, who was allegedly […]

An internet fraudster on Monday April 8, 2025 surrendered himself to the Acting Zonal Director of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACEI Effam Okim. The EFCC in a statement released April 11, said the 28-year-old fraudster who hails from Oredo Local government area […]

The Benue State Local Government Election Petition Tribunal, sitting at NBA House in Abuja, is set to deliver judgments today, April 12, 2025, on petitions arising from the October 5, 2024, local government elections. The affected local government areas include Gboko, Tarka, Makurdi, Gwer West, Gwer East, Guma, and Buruku. The cases are among the […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a Nigerian national, Mercy Ojedeji, 24, for orchestrating a complex fraud scheme involving forged academic documents, romance scams, and immigration violations that prosecutors say aimed to defraud victims of over $1 million. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ojedeji used forged transcripts, recommendation letters, a résumé, and […]

The Nassarawa orphanage home in Kano serves as a sanctuary for abandoned children, some of whom discovered on roadsides, orphaned by the death of their parents, or left behind after accidents. For many years, the orphanage has been supported by the Kano State Government, which provides for their feeding, clothing, and education until they reach […]

Sensitises Stakeholders On New Expatriate Administration, Reforms The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Interior, has engaged with members of the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) on the new expatriate administration and other reforms, announcing that it would begin to arrest irregular immigrants in the country from August 1, this year. Speaking at the […]

Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Benedict Alabi, has officially announced his intention to contest the state’s governorship election scheduled for 2026. Alabi made the declaration during a special service held at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church, in Ile-Ife. Alabi, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who hails from Ikire town, Irewole local government […]

US President Donald Trump has insisted that he doesn’t really need to have tech billionaire, Elon Musk in his administration. Trump stated this during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday. The Republican also said that he recently purchased a Tesla vehicle as a “show of support” for Musk. Trump said: “Elon has […]