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The Trump administration is proposing increasing the refugee admissions ceiling for fiscal year 2026 to 17,500 for White South Africans, according to an emergency determination sent to Congress. Last year, the administration restricted the number of refugees allowed to enter the country annually to 7,500, with a focus on White South Africans, slashing the previous year’s ceiling of 125,000 and excluding some of the world’s most vulnerable populations.  Trump has justified the administration’s decision to resettle Afrikaners in the US by citing claims that “a genocide is taking place” in South Africa, saying that “White farmers are being brutally killed and their land confiscated.” South African authorities have strongly denied such claims. Investigations into the claims of W...

Iran has confirmed that it responded to a fresh peace proposal from the United States aimed at ending the ongoing conflict between both nations. Iranian authorities said discussions are still ongoing despite local media reports describing Washington’s demands as too harsh and unrealistic. The conflict, which began on February 28, has seen both countries exchange proposals in search of a resolution, while a fragile ceasefire has remained in effect since April 8. Speaking during a press briefing on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baqaei, said Tehran had already communicated its concerns to the US side through a Pakistani mediator. Baqaei maintained that Iran’s demands, including the release of frozen Iranian assets and the removal of longstanding sanctions, remai...

Public school teachers in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, withdrew their services and suspended all academic activities on Monday morning [1]. The industrial action follows the recent abduction of several educators and pupils, and the subsequent killing of a teacher by suspected terrorists. The protesting teachers marched through the streets displaying placards with various inscriptions. They urged all tiers of government to intensify security operations and secure the immediate release of the remaining captives. The demonstration was triggered by the recent mass abduction in the Oriire Local Government Area, an incident that continues to spark widespread outrage and anxiety among education stakeholders and residents across Oyo State [1]. Addressing the situation after a high-level security ...

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has officially sworn in 18 commissioners recently screened and cleared by the Anambra State House of Assembly. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Executive Council Chambers of the new Government House, also known as Light House, Awka. Addressing the newly sworn-in commissioners, Soludo emphasised that their appointments were strictly a call to rigorous work, sacrifice, and public accountability rather than personal celebration. He admonished them to immediately focus on the task of governance and reminded them that the decisions they make will directly impact the lives of over nine million residents of Anambra State. “I charge you to run your respective ministries with a high level of prudence and synergy. I formall...

The Edo State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers and k!lled one during a fierce gun duel in the Eguaholor forest axis of Uhunmwonde Local Government Area.  The spokesperson for the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, May 17, 2026 said the suspects, Bright Junior, from Agbor, Salisu Abubakar, from Kano and Momodu James, from Auchi, were linked to kidnapping and other violent crimes across the state. According to the PPRO, police operatives, in collaboration with local vigilantes, carried out the operation on Sunday, rescuing an abducted victim unharmed. She added that the operation followed intelligence received at about 6:30 a.m., prompting operatives led by the divisional police officer of Ehor Division, alongside me...

An accident involving a Honda vehicle and two commercial tricycles left many injured at the Federal Bus Stop along Ipaja Road in Lagos State. It was gathered that the crash occurred at about 8:50 a.m today, May 16. The Honda car, bearing registration number KTU 921 JY, reportedly crashed into two tricycles. Eyewitnesses said approximately 10 passengers suffered varying degrees of injuries as a result of the collision. According to reports, the driver of the Honda vehicle swerved while trying to avoid hitting a street sweeper attached to the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA. Witnesses allege that the driver still struck the sweeper before losing control of the vehicle, which reportedly crossed to the opposite lane and crashed into two commercial tricycles.&nb...

One of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Michael Oyedokun, has been killed. Oyedokun was beheaded in a new video allegedly released by bandits on Sunday. The video obtained by our correspondent on Telegram on Monday showed that the teacher was gruesomely killed after being tied and forced to speak. The viral inhumane video has raised fresh concerns over the safety of the remaining victims. This latest development has thrown the community into mourning as residents, families of the victims and native continue to call on security agencies and the Oyo State Government to intensify rescue operations to secure the release of those still in captivity before being killed. Confirming the killing of th...

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, May 18, granted bail in the sum of N5 million and one surety in like sum to social critic, Justice Chidebere also known as Justice crack who is being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) over alleged cybercrime offences linked to a viral video concerning the feeding of Nigerian Army. Hearing of the bail application was stalled last Thursday as a result of disputes between two lawyers who claimed they have been contracted to represent Crack Insecurity Solutions Forum However, on Monday, Justice Abdulmalik granted bail to Crack after the Federal government opened its case against the blogger by calling its first witness, Uruntu Douglas, an operative of DSS. The witness told the court that he took the ex...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says Nigerians have accepted k!llings as normal with insecurity, k!llings and violence in Nigeria becoming the order of the day.  He added that the country iis gradually losing its moral values and sense of humanity. The former President said this while speaking at a function at St James Anglican Church, Asokoro, on Saturday, May 16.  “When we look around today, particularly at the challenges confronting our country, it is easy to become discouraged. Violence, insecurity, moral decline, and the loss of human values have become deeply troubling realities. What is even more painful is how society sometimes appears to normalise these tragedies as though they are ordinary occurrences. In times past, such incidents would shake the conscience o...

The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended 10 suspects over the violence that erupted at  the All Progressives Congress primaries election at Egbe in the Alimosho area of the state. The incident, which occurred on Onilewura Street, Liasu Road, on Saturday, caused panic among party members and residents as hoodlums stormed the venue ,shooting sporadically. The incident  disrupted the  process, forcing voters and party officials to flee for safety. Several party members sustained varying degrees of injuries in the incident. undefined The suspects also took advantage of the chaos to rob residents and participants of their mobile phones and other valuables. Confirming the incident, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Femi Adeoye, said no ...