The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has detained 51 undocumented Malian migrants in New Nyanya, Karu Local Council, Nasarawa State. The group, which includes 40 males and 11 females, was found without valid travel documents or residence permits. NIS Public Relations Officer, ACI A.S. Akinlabi, confirmed the arrest, explaining that the operation followed credible intelligence that…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to depart for Paris, France, today, April 2, for a brief working visit. In a statement released by Presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, the President will use the visit to evaluate his administration’s midterm performance and assess key milestones. Onanuga also noted that the President plans to review the…
Journalist David Hundeyin has questioned the pervasive “japa” syndrome among many Nigerians. In a post shared on his X handle, Hundeyin reflected on a friend’s ongoing journey of moving his family from country to country in search of the elusive “greener pastures.” He expressed concern that Nigerians are increasingly becoming wanderers, “roaming around the world…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed rumors surrounding the termination of Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle’s contract. Reports had circulated suggesting that Chelle’s future with the Nigerian national team was in doubt following disappointing results in the March 2026 World Cup qualifiers, which left the country’s hopes hanging by a thread. However, a senior…
UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has called for people-smuggling gangs to be treated in the same way as terrorist organisations, urging global cooperation to combat organised migration crime. At an Organised Immigration Crime Summit in London on Monday, which brought together representatives from over 40 countries, Starmer emphasised the need for nations…
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) has predicted that the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) will decline as Dangote Refinery and other local refineries commence full operations. Speaking on Channels Television on Tuesday, April 1, NIPSS Director-General Ayo Omotayo expressed optimism that fuel prices would fall once more refineries become…
The Trump administration has admitted in a court filing that an “administrative error” and an “oversight” resulted in a Salvadoran man’s deportation and imprisonment in a supermax prison in El Salvador, despite a legal order prohibiting his removal there. Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office director, Robert Cerna said that Kilmar Abrego Garcia…
