A Nigerian citizen living in the United Kingdom has been arrested and faces extradition to the United States on charges of wire fraud and computer fraud linked to a scheme that defrauded a Western Pennsylvania university of more than $235,000. U.S. authorities announced that Farouk Adekunle Adepoju was arrested by U.K. law enforcement on September […]
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Shamsideen Adio, a top official of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), who had beaten a dispatch rider to a pulp. Although several unconfirmed reports suggest that the dispatch rider had died from injuries inflicted on him, police spokesperson Abimbola Adebisi said she had yet to
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The Association of FCT Solid Waste and Cleaning Contractors (AFSOWAC) has issued a notice of intention to suspend city cleaning services in Abuja by September 25, 2025, if the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) fails to clear nine months of outstanding payments. In a letter dated September 17, 2025, and addressed to the Coordinator of
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Trade Secretary Peter Kyle has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to deploy the military to stop asylum seekers crossing the English Channel. According to Kyle, the UK Border Force is responsible for policing the nation’s borders, and the Navy has a working relationship with them, but their primary focus is on national defence. “We
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has secured an order from the Edo State High Court in Benin restraining the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) from going ahead with the planned local government bye-elections across the state. The elections are planned for Saturday, September 20, 2025. The order was granted on Tuesday, September 16, 2025,
Human rights lawyer and counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has said that President Bola Tinubu has reduced Nigeria’s democracy to what he described as “democrazy” following the suspension of democratic structures in Rivers State. In a statement issued on Friday, Ejiofor said the crisis rocking Rivers State has exposed
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Friday suspended a planned protest demanding the removal of the union’s Business Manager, Mr. Abayo Bolorunde, but warned that the suspension is temporary and that a more decisive action will follow if their demands are not met. At a rally attended by chapters from across the Lagos–Ogun
More than 18 months after their recruitment, dozens of newly employed staff of the Federal Ministry of Justice have yet to assume duty despite being issued appointment letters over a year ago, sparking growing frustration and uncertainty among the affected officers. No fewer than 35 employees successfully scaled through the 2024 recruitment exercise and were
Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have intercepted a large cache of logistics supplies believed to be destined for terrorist groups in the North East. According to a statement issued by the Theatre Command, the interception was made on Tuesday, September 16, during counter-terrorism operations under Operation Desert
