Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has died at the age of 82. He passed away on Sunday at the London Clinic, where he had been receiving medical treatment. His death was confirmed in a brief statement issued on Sunday evening by his former Special Adviser, Garba Shehu. “The family of the former president has announced […]
Over 7 million registered voters in Lagos State are heading to the polls today, Saturday, 12 July 2025, to elect chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, and councillors across the state’s 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The elections come exactly one year after a landmark Supreme Court ruling reinforced local government autonomy […]
The Presidency has dismissed claims of a rift between President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima over the six-month suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, describing such reports as misleading and politically motivated. In a statement on Friday, Shettima’s media aide, Stanley Nkwocha, condemned what he called “gross misrepresentation” of the Vice President’s […]
The Coroner’s Court investigating the death of Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has ruled out foul play or homicide. Delivering her findings on Friday at the Magistrate Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi held that while there was no evidence of criminal intent in the singer’s death, the actions of the […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised concerns over the lack of transparency in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, warning that unverified transactions, budget padding, and lax oversight are driving corruption and inefficiency in public finance. Speaking at the National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance in Abuja, the EFCC Chairman, Ola […]
Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has filed an appeal against a Lagos High Court ruling that upheld the legal advice issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), which cleared Naira Marley and others of involvement in his son’s death. In a notice of appeal filed on […]
The United States government has announced a significant restriction on non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to Nigerian citizens, limiting them to single entry and a three-month validity period. In a statement on Tuesday, the US Mission in Nigeria said the new rule takes effect immediately and aligns with the Trump-era policy of visa reciprocity, which […]
The Federal Government has formally set 16 years as the minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions and declared any admission conducted outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) as illegal. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced these policy directives in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its planned strike over the delayed payment of June salaries. In a statement signed by the association’s Vice President for Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs, Felicia Akinbodunse, NANS urged ASUU to avoid disrupting the stable academic calendar […]
The United States Mission in Nigeria has begun screening the social media accounts of Nigerian applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas, as part of new security vetting procedures. In an announcement posted via its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, the embassy stated: “Effective immediately, all individuals applying for an F, M, […]
