Report: Over 71k Nigerians obtained Canadian citizenship within 19 years, says Canada
Immigration, refugees and citizenship Canada (IRCC) says over 71,459 Nigerians obtained Canadian citizenship between 2005 and 2024. IRCC is a department of the government of Canada responsible for matters…
Police rearrest activist, VeryDarkMan
The Nigerian police have rearrested Martins Vincent Otse, a social media influencer and blogger popularly known as VeryDarkMan. VDM’s law firm, Deji Adeyanju and Partners Chambers, conveyed this information…
REVEALED: How Governors are fuelling insecurity in the South-East
When in 2012, former Governor Rochas Okorocha set up the Imo Security Network, nobody could have envisaged the far-reaching implication of that innocuous initiative to the overall security of…
SERAP demands CBN gov account for missing N100bn dirty notes, others
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, “to account for and explain the whereabouts of the over…
NDLEA Arrests 60 Suspects At Drug Party In Abuja
Sixty suspects comprising 25 males and 35 females have been arrested at a drug party in Abuja, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Sunday. The suspects…
Canadian airline cancels 407 flights over strike by mechanics
WestJet, a Canadian airline, has cancelled over 407 flights across its network following a strike by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA). The strike — the second in over…
Niger state pilgrim dies of heat stroke in Saudi Arabia
The Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board says another pilgrim has died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. In a statement issued on Sunday, Mohammad Aliyu, executive secretary of the board, said…
No visa ban on Nigerians, says Turkey embassy
The Turkish Embassy in Nigeria on Saturday confirmed that there is no visa ban on Nigerian passport holders, dispelling reports that have raised concern. Reports surfaced on Thursday suggesting…
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SEMA: 18 killed, 19 gravely injured in Borno suicide bomb attacks
The death toll in the suicide bombings in Gwoza LGA of Borno state has risen to 18. Barkindo Saidu, director-general of Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), confirmed the…
DAILIES TOP STORIES: 21 states run local govt areas with caretaker committees
Sunday 30 June 2024 Minister steps into IG, PSC row over constable recruitment FCT, 27 states fail to access N36bn UBEC grant Tinubu must act fast to lift Nigerians…
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Hotel owner commits suicide after demolition in Anambra
Members of the Divine Heaven Amalgamated Landlords Association, Ifite-Nteje in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday protested destruction of their property by suspected youths of the…
Six killed, several injured in Borno suicide attack
At least six persons were killed and many others injured in a bomb attack at a wedding venue in Tashan Mararaba, Gwoza town, Borno State. According to a security…
Bayelsa man gets 14 yrs prison term for raping, impregnating daughter
A Bayelsa State High Court, sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced a 41-year-old father, Baridapsi Needam, to 14 years imprisonment for raping and impregnating his daughter. The victim, however, gave…
Seriake Dickson: Oli theft masterminds from Lagos, Abuja not Niger Delta
Seriake Dickson, chairman of the senate committee on ecology and climate change, says the masterminds of oil theft in the Niger Delta reside outside the region. In a report…
Release Nnamdi Kanu now, Peter Obi urges FG
Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, has joined the advocacy for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of…