The United Arab Emirates’ national carrier, Emirates Airline, has announced a ban on the use of any kind of power bank during flights, with the new safety rule taking effect from October 1, 2025. The airline announced the ban in a statement issued on Tuesday. Reaffirming the new policy, the airline said, “Using any kind […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of three new heads of federal agencies, signaling what the presidency described as a move to strengthen critical sectors and institutions across the country. In a statement issued on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations, the presidency confirmed that the

The Nigeria Police Force has declared three directors of Cabota Energy Services Limited wanted over allegations of conspiracy, terrorism, kidnapping, attempted assassination, and criminal conversion. Those declared wanted include the company’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Akintayo Raymond Oluwaseyi; its Chairman, Obisike Uche Charles; and Executive Director, Fagite Babafemi Oladipo. According to a police gazette obtained

A 2025 report on trafficking in persons in Nigeria, released by the U.S. Department of State, has made a shocking revelation that the Nigerian government and Borno State government returned several trafficked victims to their Boko Haram husbands, while some were returned to their traffickers. According to the report, the Nigerian government did not meet

Retired Nigerian police officers on Tuesday besieged the National Assembly in Abuja, describing the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) as a fraudulent arrangement designed to keep them in poverty after decades of service to the country. The retirees, who have been camping at the Assembly complex since Monday, vowed not to leave until the federal government

   

In what could be a hit on United States President Donald Trump deportation policy, a U.S. federal judge has ruled that his administration violated the Constitution by adopting a policy that revoked visas, arrested, detained, and deported foreign students for engaging in pro-Palestinian advocacy. U.S. District Judge William Young, sitting in Boston, sided with university

Former President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been sentenced to death in absentia by a military court, in a ruling that underscores the country’s pursuit of justice for alleged high-level crimes. Lieutenant General Joseph Mutombo Katalayi, presiding over the military tribunal, announced on Tuesday that Kabila was “convicted of various

The attack occurred on Monday afternoon at around 4pm along the Mokwa–New Bussa road. Residents of Felegi and Ibbi communities in Niger State have been thrown into fear after an unspecified number of people, including prominent personalities, were reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The attack occurred on Monday afternoon at around 4pm along the Mokwa–New

A 63-year-old cleric, Luke Eze, has been remanded in prison custody for the alleged rape of two sisters, aged 16 and 19. According to the Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, Pastor Eze was arrested on September 11, 2025, by operatives of the Iwollo Police Division following a report from the victims’

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the Nigerian government over the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), describing it as a fraudulent system deliberately designed to impoverish police personnel and other workers while enriching fund managers and political elites. Speaking at a protest organised by retired Nigerian police officers at the National