President Tinubu Orders To Verify Citizens Applying For Visas, Consular Services

President Bola Tinubu has directed all federal agencies involved in consular and immigration matters to strictly verify identities of citizens applying for visas and other consular services abroad. Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in a statement reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to preserving Nigeria’s long-standing diplomatic ties with both countries. The directive follows recent adjustments in visa issuance policies by the Governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates, which have affected Nigerian...

Tinubu Leads Dignitaries as Buhari is Laid to Rest with Full Military Honours

on Tuesday, in a solemn ceremony marked by full military honours and attended by high-profile dignitaries from within and outside Nigeria. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led the federal delegation that paid final respects to his predecessor, who passed away on Sunday, 13 July 2025, in a London hospital. President Tinubu arrived in Katsina from Abuja at exactly 1:42 p.m. and inspected a guard of honour at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport, shortly before the...

Buhari’s Burial: Security Tightens in Daura, Katsina State

Ahead of the burial of ex-president Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, security has been beefed up at the residence of the late president ahead of his burial rites on Tuesday. Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, said the arrival of leaders from three countries is expected, in addition to President Bola Tinubu, who has already arrived in Katsina to receive the body from London. As early as 8:00 am, security operatives barricaded all entry points...

Non-state Actors Kill over a Thousand Nigerians, abduct 276 in One Mont

Non-state actors have killed no fewer than 1,111 Nigerians and abducted another 276 persons in the month of June, a report released by Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited has disclosed. According to the report, there was a 48.04 percent reduction in security incidents, dropping from 895 in May to 465 in June; however, June witnessed a notable de-escalation in overall security breaches compared to the month of May 2025. The report further said there was...

UNN Engineering Student Arrested for Strangling Lady in Nsukka Hotel

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, cautions young people against indulging in social vices and succumbing to negative peer pressure. CP Giwa gave this advice in a press release giving an update on the death of a young lady at a hotel along Obukpa road in Nsukka, Enugu State. Refuting a social media rumor that the young lady’s death was a case of ritual killing, the Police revealed that the...

Tributes Pour in for Buhari from AU, ECOWAS, US, World Leaders

World leaders, international organisations, and prominent personalities have paid glowing tributes to Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away at the age of 82. The late President, who served as Nigeria’s leader both as a military head of state and a democratically elected president, is remembered as a man of discipline, integrity, and firm belief in national unity and regional cooperation. In a statement issued by ECOWAS, the Commission’s President, Dr Omar Touray, described...

Court Stops Rivers Administrator from Swearing In New Service Commission Members

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has stopped the planned inauguration of newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission by the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), pending the outcome of a legal dispute over the removal of the previous occupants of the office. The restraining order was issued on Monday, July 14, by Justice Frank Onyiri following an application brought before the court by the ousted commission members....

Bandit Informants to Face Death Penalty in Kebbi, Says Governor Idris

Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has vowed to swiftly sign the death warrant of any informant found guilty of aiding bandits in the state. The Governor gave the warning during a visit to Zogirma community in Bunza Local Government Area on Monday, following the killing of three police officers by suspected members of the notorious Lakurawa gang. Outraged by the deadly attack, Governor Idris did not mince words as he condemned informants who tip...

FG Launches First National Chemical Surveillance Guidelines

The Federal Government has unveiled the country’s first National Guidelines for Chemical Event Surveillance, in a bid to tackle rising threats from chemical hazards and to strengthen Nigeria’s public health safety net. While speaking on behalf of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Daju Kachollom, described the landmark document as “a bold step forward” in protecting Nigerians from the growing risks of chemical-related...

When Dictators Die, Their Victims Don’t Mourn

“Buhari’s legacy is not a national treasure—it is a cautionary tale of tyranny cloaked in uniform and democracy.” —Anthony Obi Ogbo In many cultures, including mine, it’s considered immoral to speak ill of the dead. But tradition should never demand silence in the face of truth, especially when that truth is soaked in blood, broken promises, and the battered dignity of a nation. General Muhammadu Buhari, former military dictator and two-term civilian president of Nigeria,...

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