HAJJ 2026: KWARA CONCLUDES AIRLIFT OF PILGRIMS
By 'Sefiu Ajape The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has concluded the airlift of intending pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj exercise with the departure...
FIRST BATCH OF LAGOS PILGRIMS ARRIVES IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR HAJJ 2026
By 'Sefiu Ajape The Lagos State Pilgrims Welfare Board says no fewer than 343 intending pilgrims have landed at the King AbdulAzeez International Airport, Madinah,...
NIGERIA, US STRENGTHEN SECURITY TIES AS NSA RIBADU MEETS VANCE, RUBIO
By 'Sefiu Ajape Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has held talks with senior United States government officials on counterterrorism, defence cooperation, and regional security....
TROOPS KILL 50 ISWAP TERRORISTS IN YOBE ATTACK, RECOVER ARMS
By 'Sefiu Ajape Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have neutralised at least 50 suspected Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists following a coordinated attack on...
AIR PEACE SUSPENDS LAGOS-LONDON FLIGHT OVER TECHNICAL ISSUE
By 'Sefiu Ajape Air Peace has announced a temporary disruption to its Lagos–London Gatwick service after a minor technical issue was detected during a routine...
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL FINES NIGERIAN DOCTOR $915,000 OVER TREE REMOVAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. The City Council in Oakland has ordered a Nigerian medical doctor, Matthew Bernard, and his wife to pay nearly $1 million...
NIGERIAN COMMUNITY MOURNS 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL AFTER FATAL FALL IN TORONTO
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigerian community in Canada and abroad has been plunged into mourning following the tragic death of a six-year-old girl, Ayomide...
COURT DISMISSES SOWORE’S NO-CASE SUBMISSION IN ALLEGED CYBERBULLYING TRIAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the no-case submission filed by activist Omoyele Sowore...
OGUN GOVT DENIES SAFETY ISSUES AT GATEWAY AIRPORT OVER HAJJ FLIGHT RELOCATION
The Ogun State Government has denied reports suggesting that operational or safety concerns forced the relocation of intending pilgrims from the newly inaugurated Gateway International...
POLICE ARREST 13 SUSPECTED CULTISTS, DRUG PEDDLERS IN ILORIN RAID
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Kwara State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 13 suspected cultists, thugs and drug peddlers during a coordinated security...