FEDERAL authorities have charged Democratic Congresswoman LaMonica McIver with two counts of assault after a confrontation with officers outside an immigration detention centre. Alina Habba – the interim US attorney for the state and a former personal attorney to President Donald Trump – initially announced the charges in a social …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Wednesday felicitated two British-Nigerians, Opeyemi Bright and Jason Jackson, on their election and inauguration as Mayors in London. The President commended Bright and Jackson for sustaining the legacy of good works by Nigerians in the diaspora and consistently promoting the values of honesty, integrity, hard work, …
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THE Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it has strengthened its system to ensure zero misappropriation and seamless access to education loans for students. The Team Lead NELFund and Director Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Aliyu Muhammad, said this in Ibadan on Wednesday during a sensitisation programme for students of TPI. …
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NIGERIA’s Schengen visa rejection rate has surged to 45.9% in 2024, placing it third third-highest globally, where only two countries have higher rejection rates. According to data from the European Commission, this is a rise from 40.8% recorded in 2023, showing that nearly half of Nigerian applicants are being denied …
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FOR many Nigerians, traveling to Europe for education, business, tourism, or other purposes is a significant aspiration. Recent data from the European Commission indicates that securing a Schengen visa has become increasingly challenging. In 2024, out of 11.7 million Schengen visa applications, 1.7 million were rejected, resulting in a 14.8% …
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THE First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has been appointed as an ambassador for the Merck Foundation’s “Merck More Than a Mother” campaign in Nigeria. The Chairman, MERCK Foundation, Prof. Frank Strangenberg-Haverkanp, in the company of other team members, officially declared Mrs Tinubu as the ambassador during a visit to the …
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AN Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a defendant, Toyosi Ayodele, over alleged N600 million and $50,000 agribusiness investment fraud. Ayodele, alongside his companies Reaprite Global Ltd and Agrorite Ltd, are facing an 11-count charge of obtaining money under false pretences and …
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THE Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it had approved two bills for submission to the state House of Assembly aimed at reforming land administration and marriage registration procedures. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN), announced the development at the 2025 Lagos State Ministerial Press …
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SENATE has called on Federal Government to establish military base in Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa to tackle resurgence of Boko Haram activities in the area and other North-East states. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Sen. Aminu Abbas (PDP-Adamawa) and co-sponsored by all the senators from the North-East …
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THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has inaugurated a statewide grassroots Gender-Based Violence (GBV) sensitisation and advocacy campaign in Katsina State. The campaign was unveiled on Wednesday at the Government Senior Secondary School Kofar Kaura, Tudun-Matawalle. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Alhaji Sa’idu Ibrahim, said the aim was to …
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