Nigeria Facilitates Return Of Former Sierra Leone President Koroma
Koroma had left for Nigeria in 2024, days after being charged with treason and other offences over a deadly 2023 army uprising. Nigeria has facilitated the safe return of former Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma to the country, following more than two years of temporary relocation to Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who accompanied Koroma to Freetown on the...
NPF Highlights Interpol Collaboration As World Marks UN Day Of Police Cooperation
The observance underscores the reality that modern criminal networks operate across borders, with online fraudsters targeting victims from different jurisdictions and organised crime groups moving people, illicit goods and proceeds across countries. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) joins police organisations around the world in marking the United Nations International Day of Police Cooperation, highlighting the importance of international law enforcement...
Demand For Student Loans Has Been Overwhelming, Says NELFUND
The student loan scheme, established under the Student Loans Act signed into law by President Tinubu in April 2024, provides interest-free financial support to eligible Nigerian students in public tertiary institutions. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, says demand for student loans has been ‘overwhelming’. Sawyerr stated this during an interview...
Five Dead, Five Injured As Amazon Cargo Plane Crashes Into Vehicle In Miami
Miami-Dade County fire chief Ray Jadallah told reporters that in addition to five fatalities, three people were transported to trauma centers "in critical condition" and two more were treated at a local hospital. At least five people were killed when an Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway after it landed Sunday at Miami International Airport, crashed into vehicles and caught...
Trump Suggests Renaming New Mexico State ‘New America’
Trump last week suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait" as the war with Iran continues -- then hours later implied he was not serious about the plan. US President Donald Trump’s name-changing spree found an unlikely new target on Sunday when he suggested the state of New Mexico could become “New America.” His proposal, which was immediately dismissed...
Dangote Refinery Set For IPO Signing Ceremony In Lagos
The Dangote Group is offering "4.1 billion ordinary shares at 525 naira each, which could raise approximately 2.15 trillion naira ($1.6 billion) if fully subscribed", the company said in a statement last week. All is set for the signing ceremony of the Dangote Petroleum and Petrochemicals FZE Initial Public Offering in Lagos. The event will be held at Eko Hotel and...
2027: Defend Your Votes From Polling Unit To Final Results, Obi Urges Nigerians
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to turn out in large numbers for the 2027 general elections and defend their votes from the polling unit through to the final declaration of results. Obi made the call in a post on his official X handle, following a series of engagements with party supporters,...
INEC express fears over AI-powered disinformation affecting 2027 elections
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joah Amupitan, has warned that artificial intelligence-driven disinformation poses a serious threat to the credibility of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan disclosed this while speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, September 2. He stated that generative AI had made the production of fake videos, audio recordings and images cheaper and increasingly difficult...
Boy, 11, dragged into school toilet and brutally circumcised by four students
An 11-year-old pupil was dragged into a school toilet at break time and brutally circumcised by four older boys as he screamed in pain. Three stronger pupils pinned the victim down while the fourth forcibly removed his shorts in a school in South Africa. Then the elder boy tied a ribbon tight around his penis and produced a sharp blade and...
NAFDAC orders recall of sachet alcohol drinks below 200ml
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered manufacturers to recall alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and containers below 200 ml. NAFDAC directed manufacturers to properly inventory the affected products and destroy them under the agency’s supervision. The companies involved are required to bear the cost of the exercise. The agency said the recall was part of...
