The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has ordered the immediate repatriation of a Zimbabwean cleric, Eben Nhiwatiwa, for allegedly violating immigration laws. This was disclosed in a statement by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Nhiwatiwa was arrested by NIS operatives on 24 August in Yola, Adamawa, for allegedly breaching immigration protocols. The cleric, who entered Nigeria on 21 August with a Tourist Visa...

The Presidency has announced the appointment of Adeola Ajayi and Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-Generals of the Department of State Services, DSS, and the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, respectively. Ajayi succeeds Yusuf Bichi, who had held the position since 2018 before recently stepping down. Mohammed replaces Ahmed Abubakar, who also resigned. Both Bichi and Abubakar were appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari during his administration from 2015 to 2023. According to a statement from...