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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has cautioned Nigerians against using fraudulent platforms for passport payments. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, Akinsola Akinlabi, the service public relations officer described claims linking a religious organisation to the passport payment system as “false and misleading.” He maintained that the passport application process remains secure, transparent, and fully government-approved, stressing that it is accessible only through the agency’s official portal. “The service has not authorised any religious body, private organisation or individual to act as an intermediary or receive payments on its behalf,” he said. Akinlabi warned that any platform or link claiming to process passport payments outside the official system shoul...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) to immediately undertake a comprehensive audit of arms and ammunition within their respective commands. Disu gave the directive on Tuesday, May 5, in Abuja at the opening of an emergency conference with CPs in charge of state commands.This directive comes days after an officer, ASP Nuhu Usman, shot de@d a suspect in Delta state. https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?gdpr=1&us_privacy=1---&gdpr_consent=CQfaJIAQfaJIADlBbAENCRFsAP_gAEPgABowL-tR_G__bXlv-bb36ftkeYxf9_hr7sQxBgbJs24FzLvW7JwX32E7NEzatqYKmRIAu3TBIQNtHIjURUChKIgVrzDsaE2U4TtKJ-BkiHMZY2tYCFxvm4tjWQCZ4vr_91d9mT-t7dr-2dzy27hnv3a9_-S1UJidKYetHfv8ZBOT-_IU9_x-_4v4_MbpEm-eS1v_tWvt43d-4vP_dpuxt-Tyff7____73_e7X__c__33___Xf_7____...

Senator Adams Oshiomhole has called on the Federal Government to take decisive action against South African businesses operating in Nigeria following renewed attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. Speaking during plenary on Tuesday, Oshiomhole suggested that authorities should consider withdrawing the operating licences of major South African-owned companies such as MTN Nigeria and DStv. He argued that Nigeria must respond firmly to what he described as repeated acts of hostility against its citizens, framing the situation as an economic and diplomatic struggle. According to him, rather than Nigerians being accused of taking jobs in South Africa, they should be encouraged to return home and take up employment opportunities created by foreign companies operating within Nigeria. O...

Fresh tension has emerged within the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) after police operatives sealed off the group’s secretariat in Kaduna on Tuesday. The move prevented members of the ACF National Executive Committee (NEC) from gaining access to the venue ahead of a key meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The development has sparked confusion and anxiety, particularly among members who had travelled from across the 19 northern states, only to be denied entry upon arrival. Reacting to the situation, NEC member Muritala Abubakar described the police action as unjustified, maintaining that there is no internal crisis within the forum to warrant such intervention. He added that officers at the scene claimed they were acting on directives from a former Inspector General of Police, raising ...

A woman has been pronounced d3ad, with four other persons injured, following an accident involving two Toyota Sienna vehicles that occured on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday, May 5. In a statement released, the head of public affairs of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olawale Afolabi, who confirmed the incident, said both vehicles were commercial and fully loaded at the time of the accident. Afolabi said the injured victims were rescued and taken to a nearby trauma centre for medical attention. “Preliminary investigations revealed that reckless driving by one of the Toyota Sienna vehicles triggered the crash, leading to a head-on collision''he said He noted that LASEMA’s Tiger Squad from the C3 Command was activated at ab...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with international investors in Paris, Paris, where he outlined his administration’s economic reforms, stressing transparency, fiscal discipline, and long-term stability. According to a statement by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the meeting featured major global investment firms, including Citibank and Amundi, led by Valerie Baudson. Other participants included BlueCrest, Ninety One, Kirkoswald Capital, Principal Finisterre, Prudential Global Investment Management (PGIM), and Mesarete Capital. The President, who recently embarked on a three-nation trip, explained that his administration’s reform agenda is designed to eliminate economic distortions, stabilise key macroeconomic indicators, and create a foundation for sustainable and inclusi...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the resumption of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, disclosed that the third and final phase of the registration will commence on Monday, May 11, 2026, and run until Friday, July 10, 2026. He urged eligible Nigerians who have reached the age of 18, as well as those who missed earlier registration phases, to take advantage of the opportunity to register. Haruna also advised already registered voters seeking to transfer their registration, replace lost or damaged Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), or update their person...

Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has sent a handwritten letter to the federal court for the Eastern District of New York requesting to be extradited to Mexico to face charges in his home country, in a move that legal experts consider almost unlikely to succeed. The document, dated April 23 and formally received by the court on May 1, was processed through the Pro Se office of the Brooklyn court, confirming that the drug trafficker acted on his own, without the support or signature of his defense attorneys. The letter, written in grammatically incorrect English, appeals to concepts of "equity" and argues that his procedural rights were systematically violated during his trial, according to a report from Univisión. Guzmán argues that there were compelling evidence in his ...

A pastor of the Redeemed Christian  Church of God, Tayo Sobowale, has been accused of attempted r@pe by a young lady in front of an entire congregation. The pastor was at the podium for a church event at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, when a young lady in the congregation took the microphone to recount a time the pastor was allegedly inappropriate with her. She narrated how he sent her to buy pounded yam and egusi soup and she gave an excuse because she knew "this man is trying something again". "Do you rememeber that?" She asked the pastor as she made the allegations. She said she gave him an excuse that she was busy but he said he would wait until she was free. She said she eventually bought the food and when she took it to him at the "Upper Room", she claims he w...

The White House was temporarily placed on lockdown on Monday afternoon, May 4, following a shooting incident near the Washington Monument. The situation unfolded around 3:45 p.m. at the junction of 15th Street and Independence Avenue, close to the presidential residence, after law enforcement officers shot an unidentified individual. At the time, Donald Trump was hosting a small business event inside the White House. Despite the security scare, the event continued as planned while the Secret Service swiftly escorted journalists from the North Lawn to the briefing room and secured the premises. Authorities later lifted the lockdown after confirming there was no ongoing threat to the White House complex. Details regarding the condition of the individual involved and the circumsta...