1.4 MILLION FACE DEPORTATION IN US, 3,690 NIGERIANS AFFECTED About 3,690 Nigerians in the United States are faced with deportation as Donald Trump begins a crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country. In a document compiled by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations and sighted by our correspondent on Tuesday, the agency revealed the data is broken …

NIGERIA POLICE CHARGE SOWORE WITH CYBERCRIME, PLAN TO ARRAIGN HIM IN ABUJA COURT TODAY The Nigeria Police Force plans to re-charge detained human rights activist Omoyele Sowore before Justice M.S. Liman at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. Sources informed SaharaReporters on Tuesday that the new suit, numbered FHC/ABJ/CR/23/2025, includes charges of cyberbullying and endangering police officers, among …

ILLITERATES IN LEADERSHIP – EL RUFAI SLAMS APC, SAYS PARTY HAS ABANDONED ITS IDEALS Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has taken a swipe at his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing it of abandoning its founding principles and fostering poor leadership. Speaking at a national conference in Abuja on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, El-Rufai described the state of …

TINUBU GOVT PAYING OPPOSITION LEADERS N50M EACH – ATIKU ABUBAKAR Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of paying opposition leaders N50 million each to undermine Nigeria’s democratic process. Atiku disclosed this at a national conference on strengthening democracy, organized by various civic organizations in Abuja on Monday. He, however, cautioned that …

TRUMP HALTS HIV FUNDING FOR NIGERIA, OTHER COUNTRIES The US government has halted the support for HIV treatment in Nigeria and other developing countries following an order by President Donald Trump. The US State Department stopped the disbursement of funds from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a programme for HIV treatment in Africa and developing countries, for …

ECCIMA URGES ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, FOR ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, SIMPLIFICATION OF TAX SYSTEM The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (ECCIMA), has urged Governor Peter Mbah government to create a more robust and enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the state, saying the administration should simplify its tax payment system to avoid multiple taxation. President of the …

PRICE OF COOKING GAS DROPS BY 13.3% The typical retail cost of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly called cooking gas, decreased by 13.3 per cent. The price of cooking gas, based on a month-to-month (MoM) basis, fell to ₦16,250 in January 2025 from ₦18,750 in December 2024. Findings revealed that the price of 1kg of …

5,421 KILLED IN ROAD CRASHES NATIONWIDE IN 2024; 31,154 INJURED – FRSC The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it arrested no fewer than 21,580 traffic offenders between January and December 2024 across the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this while addressing the reporters on the 2024 special patrol operations …

GANDUJE S NEW APPOINTMENT SPARKS SPECULATION ON OUSTER AS APC CHAIR The appointment of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as Chairman of the Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has sparked speculation about his potential ouster from his position as the party’s leader. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced Ganduje’s appointment …

ATIKU: NIGERIA ON VERGE OF LOSING DEMOCRACY Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that Nigeria could lose its hard-fought democracy if it continues on the current trajectory. He spoke on Monday in Abuja, as a panellist at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), the Centre …

DEMOLISHED ANAMBRA HOTEL NOT USED FOR KIDNAPPING – OWNER Fresh facts have emerged regarding the demolished hotel in the Oba community, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, as the property’s owner has insisted it was not used for kidnapping or other “nefarious activities,” contrary to the claims made by authorities. The property, officially registered as Udoka Golden Point …

PENSIONERS BEG TINUBU”S GOVT TO PAY THEIR PENSIONS, ACCRUED RIGHTS, INCREMENTS The Nigeria Union of Pensioners Contributory Pension Scheme Sector has appealed to President Bola Tinubu’s government to pay retirees all the accrued rights and pension increments. The NUPCPS’s chairman, Sylva Nwaiwu, made the appeal on Thursday during a peaceful protest organised by the union to the Federal Ministry of …

AGGRIEVED APC MEMBERS FAULT MIRANDA’S ELECTION AS LAGOS ASSEMBLY SPEAKER Some members of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State have expressed dissatisfaction with the election of Mojisola Meranda as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, following the removal of Mudashiru Obasa over allegations of misconduct and financial misappropriation. Meranda, formerly the Deputy Speaker, was elected Speaker on …

FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OPENS JOB RECRUITMENT PORTAL The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has announced the commencement of recruitment exercises into various positions within the Federal Civil Service. This is coming days after the commission debunked reports of ongoing recruitment, promising to announce when it begins recruitment officially, Tribune Online reports. In a statement on Monday through the Commission’s …

LAWMAKERS DEMAND N480M FROM VARSITIES TO APPROVE 2025 BUDGET PREMIUM TIMES can report that lawmakers are using intimidation and threats to force the heads of universities to pay N8 million each to approve their allocations in the 2025 budgets. This newspaper’s investigation revealed that the extortion scheme involves senators and members of the House of Representatives. The lawmakers, operating through …