No fewer than 403 Nigerian migrants who were stranded in Niger Republic have been repatriated by the Federal Government. The returnees comprised 165 males, 56 females, and 182 children and infants. The repatriation is the second batch of voluntary returns from the Niger Republic within the week as 310 returnees arrive in the country. So far, 713 Nigerians have been brought back from Niger Republic in the last week. The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of politicizing the deaths resulting from stampedes across the country. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, Esq had in a press statement on Monday stated that rather than genuinely commiserate with the victims and their families, the PDP has chosen to politicize the grief of the victims. The statement reads, “At a time of national grief over stampedes...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the families of the victims of the stampedes during three Christmas charity events across the country which resulted in the death of at least 67 people in the past week. The former President, in a statement issued on Monday, called on the authorities to provide the necessary support to the victims and ensure that measures are put in place to prevent such occurrences in the future, describing it as a tragedy...

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th December 2024, and Wednesday 1st January, 2025 as public holidays to celebrate Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, on Monday. Tunji-Ojo, while extending warm greetings to all Nigerians, urged them to use the festive periods to...