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The United States has filed denaturalization actions in various district courts against 25 individuals, including three Nigerians, accused of serious offenses. The offences ranged from attempted first-degree m8rder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to k!ll, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and aggravated s3xual assault of a child.The United States Department of Justice announced this in a statement on Monday, August 3, 2026. The three Nigerians, Jonathan Omorogieva Obasohan, 56, Yetunde Folake Okaniyi, 56, and Vivian Chike Obichere, 72, are accused of obtaining American citizenship through fraud, sham marriage, concealed identities, or wilful misrepresentation during naturalisation proceedings. “Under the Immigration and Nationa...

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has reaffirmed that Mrs. Epelle-Asemota Osayuki remains its validly nominated candidate for the Edo South Senatorial District, despite discrepancies in the particulars published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, the party's Director of New Media and Strategic Communication, Agada Theophilus, attributed the confusion to an administrative error by INEC.According to the NDC, the electoral commission correctly published Osayuki's name and personal information but mistakenly attached the photograph of another aspirant and the credentials belonging to a different individual.The party insisted that it duly submitted Osayuki's nomination documents, including her passport photograph ...

The West African Examinations Council has withheld the results of 167,486 candidates, representing 8.59 per cent of those who sat the 2026 Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School candidates, over alleged examination malpractice.The figure, however, represents a decline from the 9.7 per cent recorded in 2025.This was disclosed by the Head of WAEC Nigeria National Office, Dr Amos Dangut, who announced the release of the results in Lagos on Wednesday.Dangut said the council withheld the affected results due to various infractions, including the increasing use of mobile phones in examination halls despite the existing ban and organised cheating in some schools, Vanguard reports.“The increasing use of cell phones in the examination hall, ...

The West African Examinations Council has released the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results and outlined how candidates can check their performance online.In an update posted on its official X handle on Wednesday, WAEC announced that candidates can now check their results online after generating or recovering their result checker PIN.If you are checking your result for the first time, here is a step-by-step guide.Step 1: Get your Serial Number and PINBefore checking your result, a candidate needs examination number, WAEC serial number and WAEC PINIf you do not have your Serial Number and PIN, WAEC says you can recover them by following these steps:Visit waec.org.Click the “Serial Number and PIN” menu at the top of the page.Sel...

The commendation came during a meeting on Tuesday in Abuja with the Chairman of NELFUND, Mr Jim Ovia, and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Fund, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, according to a post by NELFUND on its official X page on Wednesday.The President also praised Sawyerr for his leadership in driving the initiative, noting that the scheme has enabled millions of Nigerian students to pursue higher education without financial barriers.According to NELFUND, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday received the Chairman of NELFUND, Mr. Jim Ovia, alongside the Managing Director/Chief Executive of NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, in Abuja.”The agency added, “During the meeting, President Tinubu commended NELFUND for its remarkable strides in expanding access to high...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained that the restriction placed on one of the Osun State Government's bank accounts is part of an ongoing investigation.According to reports, the anti-graft agency instructed First Bank to place a Post-No-Debit (PND) restriction on the state's statutory allocation account, preventing withdrawals and fund transfers until the investigation is concluded.The directive was conveyed in a letter dated August 5, 2026, reportedly signed by Assistant Commander Adenike Babalola on behalf of the EFCC's Director of Investigation.Addressed to the Managing Director of First Bank, with a copy sent to the bank's Chief Compliance Officer, the letter referenced account number 2017170947, identified as the Osun State Government Statutor...

There was panic on Abdul Street, along University Road in the Abule-Oja area of Lagos State on Wednesday following a fire outbreak on buildings in the vicinity. A video shared on twitter showed thick plume of smoke on what appeared to be two buildings, prompting calls for emergency responders to move in and contain the spread of the fire.A crowd of passers-by were seen trying to put out the fire with water as panic spread.It is not clear yet if the Lagos State fire service have put out the fire and the extent of the damage incurred.The cause of the fire outbreak has also not been determined as of the time of filing this report.This incident comes just a few days after fire gutted the headquarters of the Federal Mortgage Bank in Abuja, destroying...