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Nigerians applying to study or visit Canada are facing longer estimated processing times, following the latest update by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. The processing time for study permits submitted from Nigeria increased from nine weeks to 10 weeks as of September 16, according to the latest figures released by IRCC. The estimated processing time for visitor visas also increased from 84 days to 87 days. The figures, compiled by CIC News, were contained in IRCC’s latest temporary residence processing-time update, published on September 16. However, the estimated processing time for work permits submitted from Nigeria remained unchanged at 10 weeks. For super visa applicants in Nigeria, the estimated processing time increased from 44 days to 46 days. IR...

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a TikTok content creator Ukasha Yahaya, popularly known as UK International, over videos of him hugging and bathing with women. ‎Deputy Commander General of the board, Dr. Mujahid Aminuddeen, confirmed the arrest on Thursday, September 17, 2026, saying the 27-year-old was picked up after intelligence revealed he had entered Kano.‎ , ‎Aminuddeen said the TikToker is currently in custody as investigations continue.‎  ‎Ukasha, a native of Gusau in Zamfara state and resident of Abuja, admitted during interrogation that he could not recall the number of videos he had produced with women. Some of the clips showed him dancing, hugging, or carrying women, while others featured swimming and bathing scenes.‎  TraceFamily History ‎H...

A 56-year-old Nigerian woman, Gladys Adaeze Okafor, has been arrested and charged with illegally voting in the 2022 midterm elections in the United States after lying about her citizenship.  Africans& Diaspora United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Jeff Grimming, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England made the announcement in a release issued the Department of Justice on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. The Defendant residing in Lynn, Massachusets, Boston, also allegedly voted in the 2024 Presidential primary election. Okafor, is charged with unlawfully voting as an alien. The defendant was arrested on Wednesday morning.  She is expected to appear in federal court in Boston on the same day.  According to the...

Former Ekiti State  Governor Ayodele Fayose has predicted that President Bola Tinubu will defeat former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election, even if the two opposition figures unite. Fayose made the remarks during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, September 15. He argued that the opposition would face an even greater challenge if Atiku and Obi contested separately because their votes would be divided. S Co“A three-way horse, maybe I am not putting it right. Atiku is there, Obi is there. Even if they come together, this man will still defeat them. But let us say they don’t come together, too bad for them because this election will be balkanised,” Fayose said.  ...

Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, stated that it is only a matter of time before the country resumes a full-scale war in Gaza and moves to force out its two million Palestinian residents. Katz made the remarks while responding to criticism from another right-wing contender ahead of the October 27 elections, noting that 70 percent of Gaza had already been emptied of its population during the offensive launched after the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas. He explained that the October 2025 ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump held supreme value for Israelis by securing the return of remaining hostages and ensuring a US commitment to disarming Hamas. “We all understand that this is not going to happen, and the IDF is prepared, once given the directive to eliminate Ha...

Five Nigerian members of the Cape Town Zone of the Neo Black Movement of Africa, who were extradited from South Africa to the United States on wire fraud and money laundering charges, could face a combined maximum of up to 100 years in prison if convicted.  The accused were scheduled to have their initial appearances and arraignments at 1:00 pm on Monday, September 14, 2026 before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court, New Jersey. The U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced this in a statement issued by the Department of Justice on Monday.  Perry Osagiede, aka “Lord Sutan Abubakar de 1st,” aka “Rob Nicolella,” aka “Alan Salomon,” 57; Franklyn Edosa Osagiede, aka, “Lord Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela,” aka, “Edosa Franklyn Osagiede,” aka “Dave H...

US President Donald Trump has responded to a request for a pardon from Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, saying it's a "state situation" and there is nothing he would be able to do. Clancy is accused of murd£ring her three children in 2023 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Reddington admits that Clancy k!lled the children, but says she shouldn't be held criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. ​Attorney Reddington had publicly urged the president to consider a pardon during an appearance on Good Morning America on September 8. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump suggested that the case is “actually a state situation, not a federal”. ​“It’s a very sad situation,” Trump said. “I certainly heard that, but l...

Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Industries Limited, has disclosed that he acquired his first private jet at the age of 22 and a half. Dangote made this known on Monday, September 14, at the Nigerian Exchange in Lagos during the formal launch of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals. Reflecting on his journey as a businessman, Africa's richest man said he had enjoyed his career but now placed greater emphasis on channeling wealth into productive investments. “My career as a businessman, I really had a great time. I was telling somebody that right now I don’t mind, I can take commercial, I can take anything. I had my first private jet at 22 and a half years old,” he said. Dangote urged wealthy Nigerians who own expensive pr...

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, has alerted the public of the circulation of a suspected counterfeit toothpaste product, ORACIRE+ TOOTHPASTE, being distributed in Nigeria under the guise of the registered ORACARE+ Toothpaste.  NigerianLifestyle Magazine In a statement published on social media today September 14, the agency said the alert comes following a formal complaint and a market intelligence report regarding the widespread distribution of the suspected counterfeit product.  NAFDAC said market surveillance conducted at Ojuwoye Market, Mushin, Lagos, revealed that the product closely resembles the registered ORACARE+ Toothpaste in packaging design and overall presentation, making it difficult for consumers to distinguish between...

The Nigeria High Commission in the United Kingdom has announced that it will refund £50 to passport applicants who paid a £70 administrative fee for the ongoing passport intervention exercise, effectively reducing the charge to £20. The high commission announced the refund in a notice published on its website on Friday, September 11. The decision follows protests and scrutiny over the £70 administrative charge, which was subsequently reduced to £20. A £20 administrative fee had previously been introduced during the administration of the late President Muhammadu Buhari for a similar passport intervention exercise. According to the report, the high commission later imposed a £70 charge without approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while applicants seeking replacements for lost...