By MAGNUS ONYIBE THE recent revelation by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), that more than 7,000 Nigerians are currently stranded in Libya, inspired this intervention. Her statement revived painful memories that moved me, eight years ago in March 2017, to publish an article lamenting the surge of illegal migration […]
By EMMANUEL AGBO ON a mildly sunny morning in January, Blessing Bolaji squeezed into a packed Toyota Space Bus headed from Ogudu to Lagos Island. As the bus cut through traffic, a conversation among passengers stirred something painful in her. Ms. Bolaji joined in, recalling the long, exhausting commutes she once endured from Ogun State […]
IRAN has vowed to take appropriate reciprocal action after Australia’s expulsion of the Islamic Republic’s ambassador over allegations of “anti-Semitism,” stressing that acts of religious discrimination have no place in the nation’s culture, history, or faith. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei made the remarks during a presser on Tuesday, shortly after a related announcement by […]
CHAIRMAN of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) Task Force, Harrison Jalla, has called for urgent reform in Nigeria’s football ecosystem, advocating for the players union to take a central role in managing their welfare. Jalla, who was reacting to the visible absence of senior officials of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the National […]
By OLUSEGUN KOIKI WESTSTAR Associates Limited, the authorised general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, has raised the alarm over the global increase in counterfeit automotive parts. This followed Mercedes-Benz’s 2024 report revealing alarming figures, which claimed that 793 raids conducted worldwide led to the seizure of more than 1.5 million fake Mercedes-Benz products. A statement […]
By CATHERINE AGBO A new report by SBM Intelligence on the economics of kidnapping has revealed that Nigeria’s kidnap-for-ransom economy rose to new levels, with citizens paying at least ₦2.56 billion between July 2024 and June 2025 to secure the release of abducted relatives and community members. This marks a 144 per cent increase, year-on-year, […]
GOVERNOR Sheriff Oborevwori has expressed satisfaction with the efforts of the World Bank, the Federal Government, and State Governments in sustaining NG-CARES, initially designed as an emergency intervention to cushion the socio-economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. He made the expression in Asaba during the South-South Zonal Independent Verification Agents (IVAs) Performance Review Meeting of […]
By KABIR YUSUF THE Kano State Government has denied that an official diverted ₦6.5 billion from its treasury, describing reports on the matter as “falsehoods” sponsored by political opponents to discredit Governor Abba Yusuf’s administration. The government’s reaction follows ongoing investigations into the ₦6.5 billion controversy by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences […]
By KUMBI ABOLUWADE THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train operations on the Abuja-Kaduna route till further notice. NRC Managing Director Kayode Opeifa announced this while briefing journalists in Abuja, hours after the incident. Opeifa said that some technical staff of the corporation, alongside the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and other relevant agencies, […]
By BELOVED JOHN THE Japanese government has denied the President Bola Tinubu administration’s claim of a newly created visa category allowing skilled Nigerians to relocate to Japan. It said, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that the claim of inclusion of immigration measures or special visas for Nigerian citizens in the new ‘JICA Africa Hometown’ initiative […]