The Federal Government says another batch of Nigerians is expected to leave South Africa on Tuesday amid the renewed wave of xenophobic attacks. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed this in a statement posted on her official X handle on Monday morning. “Another evacuation flight will leave for Johannesburg tomorrow, Tuesday, 7th July,…
Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes have killed nearly 3,000, official figures showed on Saturday, as international rescue teams began winding down search operations for survivors in the rubble. Fatalities jumped by more than 300 from Friday to 2,954, following the June 24 disaster that left thousands homeless in the streets and shelter camps. Tens of thousands…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a ₦200 million bail to the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, who is standing trial over alleged cybercrime charges. Justice Mohammed Umar, who delivered the ruling on Tuesday, ordered Sowore to provide two sureties in the same amount. The court…
One of Nigeria’s most enduring national institutions, the National Youth Service Corps, is entering a new era, as the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a holistic reform of the agency. As part of the approval, FEC directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Ministry of Youth to amend the NYSC Act and its…
Ten people have been rescued with varying degrees of injuries following the collapse of a building in the Alakija area of the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos State. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said the building, which collapsed on Thursday, was a residential structure located on Old Ojo Road, by…
The United States Department of State has designated a Nigerian, two others and six entities as financiers of ISIS. The three individuals and six entities, the United States Department of State said, cut across Europe, the Middle East and West Africa, where they have enabled ISIS to move money across borders. The spokesperson, United States Department…
President Bola Tinubu Tuesdayformally transmitted the proposed State Police Bill to the Senate, setting the stage for a major overhaul of Nigeria’s policing architecture, as the Upper Chamber signalled their readiness to fast-track consideration of the legislation amid growing calls for decentralisedsecurity structures. Senate President Godswill Akpabio assured Nigerians that adequate safeguards would be incorporated…
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Peter Obi has called on President Bola Tinubu to resign over what he described as a “monumental failure in governance,” citing worsening economic hardship, insecurity, and declining living conditions across the country. Obi made the call in a statement posted on his X handle on Monday after…
Commercial and traffic activities were paralyzed Monday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, as scores of members of civil society groups stormed the streets of Ibadan in continuation of the protest demanding the immediate release of the 39 schoolchildren and their teachers being held in captivity by terrorists. The protests, which caused temporary shutdown of…
The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) said it has rescued 47 persons, mostly women and children, who were held captive by ISWAP terrorists in Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. The Acting Military Information Officer of the Theatre Command, Captain Mohammed Musa, in a press statement, said the…
