Onanuga: Eight arrested, others killed in Oyo abduction rescue
The Presidency says eight kidnappers were arrested and others neutralised in the operation that freed abducted Oyo pupils and teachers, […]
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‘You’re tired, go home and rest’ – Peter Obi hammers Tinubu
NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi has agreed with RCCG General Overseer Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s assessment that President Tinubu has tried his best on security, but argued that the President’s best is no longer sufficient for Nigeria’s needs, saying Tinubu “is tired” and needs to “go home and rest.”
Fulani militants remain worst perpetrators of Christian genocide in Nigeria – US lawmaker
US Congressman Riley Moore has renewed international pressure on Nigeria over violence against Christians, alleging that Fulani militants remain the largest perpetrators of anti-Christian attacks in the country and calling for urgent action to stop the killing in the Middle Belt — even as he credited the Trump administration with making historic progress against Boko Haram and ISWAP.
NIS sacks OIS services as US visa operator, redirects applicants to Nigerian missions
The Nigeria Immigration Service has disengaged OIS Services as operator of its Visa Application and Submission Centres in the United States, directing applicants to now submit their applications directly at Nigerian diplomatic missions.
Tinubu Aide Bwala: Nigerian earning ₦60,000 at home better off than UK worker on £2,800
Presidential Special Adviser on Policy Communication Daniel Bwala has sparked debate by claiming that a Nigerian earning ₦60,000 at home could in some respects be better off than a counterpart earning £2,800 monthly in the UK, describing the reality facing many Nigerian graduates abroad as “modern-day slavery.”
Bandits threaten to kill abducted Oyo pupils — Defence Minister Musa reveals
Defence Minister Christopher Musa has disclosed that bandits holding pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State have threatened to kill the captives should security forces attempt a rescue operation.
CBN: Both N100 notes are valid, stop rejection
The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered the public, businesses and banks to stop rejecting the standard N100 banknote, warning
Dalung: NASS members demanded N200m bribe during budget defence
. Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development Solomon Dalung has alleged that National Assembly members demanded a N200 million bribe from him during his first budget defence under the Buhari administration.
Tinubu orders ICPC probe of Gbajabiamila, others over PFIPC scandal
President Bola Tinubu has directed the ICPC to investigate a fictitious “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” and all those linked
US defence logistics specialist pleads guilty to laundering millions for Nigeria-based scammers
Samuel D. Marcus, 33, a US Department of Defence logistics specialist from Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to money laundering after admitting he knowingly served as a money mule for Nigeria-based fraudsters — funnelling millions in fraud proceeds into cryptocurrency — even after FBI agents warned him the money passing through his accounts had been stolen.