The United States has temporarily paused immigrant visa appointments at its embassies and consulates worldwide as the Donald Trump administration intensifies efforts to prevent prospective immigrants considered likely to depend on government benefits from entering the country. The pause, which began earlier this month, is linked to an extensive training programme for consular officers on…
Former Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ayodele Fayose, has met with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, assuring Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda on rural electrification is firmly on course. Fayose’s meeting with the SGF comes weeks after President…
The Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, on Tuesday visited Ekiti State to assess the condition of some federal roads in the state, as stranded motorists lamented the worsening state of the Ifaki-Oye-Kabba Road. Goronyo, who visited the Ifaki-Oye-Kabba Road, where road users groaned over a bad portion around Oye-Ekiti and articulated vehicles had…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has approved a ₦302.3 billion contract for the construction, furnishing, equipping and commissioning of a new National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) facility in Nigeria. The approval was given by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), with the project expected to be completed within 36 months. The facility is…
United States President Donald Trump has mourned the death of country music legend Dolly Parton, describing her passing as a “true loss for millions of people.” Trump also ordered American flags across the United States to be flown at half-staff for one week in honour of the late music icon. The President announced this in…
Nigerian dancer Iweh Pascal Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, is scheduled to appear before the Snaresbrook Crown Court in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2026, over alleged sexual offences. The court confirmed the development on Tuesday 25th of August stating that the matter is listed for plea and trial preparation. According to the…
American country music legend, Dolly Parton, has died at the age of 80. Parton died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee, with her family confirming her death. The singer-songwriter, actress and philanthropist enjoyed a career spanning nearly six decades, becoming globally renowned for hits including Jolene, 9 to 5 and I Will Always…
Former Anambra State Governor and NDC Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has defended the 13-month doctors’ strike that occurred during his administration, saying no mass deaths were recorded as a result of the industrial action. Obi made the remarks on Monday, August 24, 2026, at the 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association…
A 38-year-old Islamic teacher, Sagir Sani, has been remanded by a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Yola, Adamawa State, over allegations of defiling two female students aged eight and nine during Quranic lessons. Sani, who teaches at an Islamic school in Numan Local Government Area, was accused of taking the two minors to a secluded area…
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Atiba University, Oyo State, has come under fire after describing some protesting Law students of the institution as “intellectually bankrupt.” The remark was made on Monday when the students protested the 10-year moratorium imposed on the university’s Law programme by the Council of Legal Education (CLE). The students are demanding answers…
