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NIS DEPORTS ZIMBABWEAN BISHOP FOR VIOLATING IMMIGRATION LAWS The Nigeria Immigration Service on Wednesday, August 28, ordered the immediate repatriation of a Zimbabwean cleric, Eben Nhiwatawi for allegedly violating immigration laws. In a statement issued by the spokesperson for the NIS, Kenneth Udo, the cleric was arrested by officials on Saturday, August 24, in Yola, Adamawa State capital city. According …

PROTESTS IN CANADA AS 70,000 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FACE DEPORTATION Tens of thousands of international students took to the streets across Canada this week in a wave of protests against new immigration policies introduced by the federal government. According to a report by City News Toronto on Monday, the demonstrations, which drew approximately 70,000 students occurred in major provinces including Prince …

TINUBU’S GOVT BEHAVING LIKE A LOST SAILOR ON HIGH SEA – ATIKU Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has critised the recent policy of the Federal Government, pegging age limits for entry into tertiary institutions. The federal government had barred individuals under the age of 18 from taking part in the National Examinations Council (NECO) and West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams. …

UK COURT JAILS FOUR NIGERIANS FOR FORGING OVER 2000 MARRIAGE DOCUMENTS TO HELP NIGERIANS STAY ILLEGALLY A United Kingdom court has sentenced four Nigerians to prison for forging over 2,000 marriage certificates to help Nigerians live illegally in the UK. The convicts, a 41-year-old Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, 38-year-old Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, 31-year-old Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi, and 54-year-old Adekunle Kabir, …

RUSSIA WARNS US OF WORLD WAR III RISKS, SAYS WEST PLAYING WITH FIRE Russia said the West was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles, and cautioned the United States on Tuesday that World War III would not be confined to Europe. Ukraine attacked Russia’s western Kursk region on August 6 and …

DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS REVEALS FRESH MOVES TO EXTRADITE SIMON EKPA The Federal Government has said it will take action against Simon Ekpa, the leader of the Biafra Government in Exile (BRGIE), who recently announced plans to declare the Biafra Republic on December 2, 2024. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, revealed that the government would respond appropriately through …

NLC PRESIDENT, AJAERO, FACES POLICE PROBE OVER ALLEGED TERRORISM FINANCING The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, is set to appear before the Nigeria Police today for questioning over allegations of terrorism financing, criminal conspiracy, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime. Ajaero, who received a formal invitation from the police on August 19, 2024, will be accompanied by …

LONDON POLICE CONFIRM NEW INVESTIGATION ON EKWEREMADU The Metropolitan Police are conducting a new investigation connected to the case of former Nigerian Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, who was sentenced to 10 years in a British prison last year for human trafficking. This revelation emerged in the recently released documentary Daniel vs Ekweremadu, directed by award-winning filmmaker Chude Jideonwo. Part …

EMIR OF GOBIR KILLING: FULANI VS HAUSA A tragic event unfolded in Sokoto State on Tuesday when the Emir of Gobir, Isa Bawa, was kidnapped. His abductors demanded a ransom of N60 million. Relatives, with the help of influential figures, including Sokoto State Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, were reportedly close to raising the funds.However, before the ransom could be paid, …

PRESIDENCY EXPLAINS BICHI’S REMOVAL AS DSS BOSS, ACCUSES HIM OF SABOTAGE President Bola Tinubu removed Yusuf Bichi as Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) due to alleged sabotage of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu’s efforts to combat terrorism, The Guardian reports. Sources revealed that Ribadu felt Bichi was hindering his coordination of the President’s directives to address security …