The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, continues its free fall in Nigeria after six depots slashed the price The post Six Petrol depots slash prices as competition…
Ireland deports 35 Nigerians
Five children were among a total of 35 individuals deported to Nigeria on Wednesday in a chartered flight that departed from Dublin Airport, according to The Irish Times. The deportation was conducted…
NGO moves to tackle preventable deaths, out-of-school children in rural areas
Benevolentia Aid Initiative, a non-governmental organisation founded by gospel music artist Adejumobi Oluwatosin Akinkunmi, has launched a dual campaign targeting preventable deaths and the rising number of out-of-school children in underserved communities….
Customs halts grounding of 60 private jets over unpaid import duties
Nigeria’s Customs Service (NCS) has suspended its earlier plans to ground over 60 private jets operating in the country, and opted The post Customs halts grounding of 60 private jets over unpaid…
Switzerland investigates death of Nigerian in police custody
Swiss authorities have launched an investigation into the death of a Nigerian man, Michael Ekemezie, who died in police custody in Lausanne after allegedly being pinned face-down by officers during a routine…
Four I.Coast opposition figures barred from October presidential vote
Four prominent opposition figures in Ivory Coast have been excluded from the final voter list and are ineligible to contest the October presidential election, the electoral commission announced Wednesday. Tidjane Thiam, the…
100 dead cats found at Japanese woman’s house
Around 100 dead cats were discovered at the squalid home of a woman in southwest Japan who belonged to an animal welfare group, a local official said on Wednesday. The group, Animal…
CDHR wades into MINILS crises, sues for peace
As protests continue to trail the said reappointment of Issa Aremu as the Director General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) in Ilorin, Kwara State, the Committee for the…
Police intercept firearms trafficked from Benue to Ilorin in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police Command, in the wee hours of Wednesday, arrested two arms dealers conveying high-grade firearms from Benue State to Ilorin, Kwara State. There are indications that armed herdsmen wreaking…
CAF Champions League 2025/26: Remo Stars, Rivers United set to represent Nigeria
Remo Stars and Rivers United are poised to represent Nigeria in the upcoming 2025/2026 CAF Champions League, according to the latest qualifying updates compiled by Agence France-Presse and reported by The Guardian….