The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed contact with Nigerians stranded in the Central African Republic (CAR). In a statement issued on Friday, July 25, in Abuja, spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa revealed that officials from Nigeria’s mission in Bangui have made direct contact with the affected citizens. The Nigerian embassy is working closely with local authorities…
A California man with multiple previous arrests for sniffing women in public was detained again this week for similar behavior. Calese Carron Crowder, 38, was arrested Tuesday by Burbank Police at the Walmart in the Empire Center shopping complex on Victory Place. Officers initially responded to a report of a suspicious man loitering in the…
Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to President Bola Tinubu, has strongly refuted recent claims made by Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso that the current administration has focused development efforts solely on Southern Nigeria while neglecting the North. Kwankwaso made the comments on Thursday, July 24, during the Kano State Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the…
On Thursday, July 24, 2025, Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, convicted Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), and Kabiru Sidi, a Bureau De Change operator, for fraud involving $2,198,900. The defendants faced an amended seven-count charge of money laundering filed…
The Ogun State Government has assumed custody of a two-day-old baby abandoned by its mother in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area. The newborn was reportedly discovered last week by a woman at Sayedero Market in Ilaro. However, the situation sparked controversy after two videos surfaced online in which the woman claimed the baby had…
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of sidelining northern Nigeria in the distribution of national resources and infrastructure development. Speaking at the Kano State Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the 2025 Constitutional Amendment on Thursday, July 24, Kwankwaso decried what he described…
Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of weaponizing state institutions to suppress political opposition and undermine Nigeria’s democracy. Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Kano, Lamido claimed that agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were being used to silence dissent and coerce…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, July 23, confirmed the arrest of suspects involved in the abduction of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro of the Bayelsa State High Court. Justice Omukoro was kidnapped in Yenagoa on June 21, 2025, and held captive for 12 days before being rescued through a coordinated operation by security…
Eleven people abducted by bandits from Jaibaba village in Turba Ward, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, have been successfully rescued by security operatives. The victims—comprising seven women, three babies, and a teenage boy—were freed from captivity in a forest located in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. On Wednesday, July 23, 2025,…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 22, condemned the recent U.S. government decision to shorten the validity of non-immigrant visas issued to Nigerian citizens, calling the move unfair, damaging to bilateral relations, and harmful to millions of law-abiding Nigerians. Under a motion of urgent public importance, Hon. Muhammad Muktar and co-sponsors urged the U.S.…
