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Excel College, Ejigbo, Lagos State, has confirmed two incidents captured in a viral video showing ex-students drinking wine and smoking in the school hostel but clarified the circumstances and outlined disciplinary measures taken. In a statement signed by the director, Dr. Dele Oke, and released on Saturday, the school said the first video, recorded on […]

President Donald Trump’s administration has announced plans to impose $100,000 per year on companies for each H-1B visa. The move announced on Friday, September 19, 2025, has triggered alarm across the U.S. technology sector and raised fears of an exodus of skilled foreign workers from the country. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick framed the measure as

Airports across Europe, including London’s Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin, are facing significant disruption after a cyber attack hit check-in and boarding systems, forcing airlines to switch to manual operations. Brussels Airport confirmed the attack in a statement on Friday, saying at least 10 flights had been cancelled and 17 delayed by more than an hour.

Prince Isaac Fayose, brother to former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, has taken a swipe at Lere Olayinka, spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, following his criticism of activist Omoyele Sowore’s position on cannabis legalisation. Olayinka had mocked Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), for his campaign vow

A United States federal judge has dismissed former President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, ruling that the case was improperly filed and filled with irrelevant material. US District Judge, Steven Merryday, in a decision issued Friday, said Trump’s 85-page complaint against the newspaper, four of its reporters, and publisher

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has warned the President Bola Tinubu-led government against plunging Nigeria into a one-party state if the current suppression of opposition voices continues unchecked.  The warning came in a communiqué issued at the end of the bishops’ plenary meeting held in Akwa-Ibom State, which concluded on Friday, September 19,

   

The Supreme Court of Nigeria is set to hold a long-awaited hearing on September 25 in the appeal of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a young Sufi Muslim musician sentenced to death by hanging in 2020 for alleged blasphemy. Sharif-Aminu was convicted by a Sharia court in Kano State after he shared song lyrics on WhatsApp that some

Several residents of Zalla Bango, a remote community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State have reportedly lost their lives in a boat mishap that occurred while they were fleeing from renewed bandit attacks in the community.  The incident occurred on the evening of Thursday, September 18, shortly after the Maghrib prayer when

Nigerian fiery human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has lambasted the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, over a property purchase in Florida, adding that going by new US law, the minister faces 30 years in jail. Sowore referenced a recent U.S. court ruling that dismissed former President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against

The Nigerian government has received no fewer than 148 Nigerians repatriated from Sudan as part of the ongoing efforts to ensure the safe evacuation of citizens trapped abroad, particularly in war-torn countries. In a statement released on Saturday, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Kano Operations Office, which received the returnees confirmed that they landed