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The United States is proposing a change to its visa-free travel programme which could impact millions of international travellers. Under new guidelines announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday, individuals seeking entry through the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation will now be required to provide their social media history from the past five years. This proposed revision, published …

The family of detained Delta State-born lawyer, Moses Oddiri, has raised the alarm over the illegal and prolonged detention of their father by the Department of State Services (DSS). The family noted that the agency is holding him despite the expiration of a 30-day court-granted warrant. According to the family, the DSS quietly obtained a 30-day remand order from a …

Bayo Adelabu, minister of power, has accused Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder and head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke Afa, Lagos, of blackmail and attempting to extort N150 million from him for “spiritual intercession” to make him governor of Oyo state. Adelabu, a former governorship candidate, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 Oyo governorship election. In a petition …

A Catholic church priest on Thursday gave a harrowing account before the Federal High Court in Abuja of how terrorists stormed the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, killing more than 40 worshippers and injuring over 100 others during the 2022 Pentecost Sunday service. Testifying behind a protective screen and identified only as “SSA” for security reasons, the priest …

Three young men returning from their mother’s burial in Agboro, Kwara State, reportedly been kidnapped by suspected terrorists who are now demanding ₦10 million per victim which makes a total of ₦30million. The victims; Isanlu Bidemi (33), Olumide (30), and their 17-year-old cousin, Moses were abducted on Sunday, December 7, 2025, along the Odo-Ogbe axis of Yagba East Local Government …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has finalised plans to arraign a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, today (Friday) over alleged fraud totalling N2,261,722,535.84. Court officials confirmed that the arraignment is scheduled to take place at the Gwarinpa Division of the Federal Capital Territory High Court. According to court documents seen by our correspondent, Ngige is facing …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has directed security formations across Nigeria to immediately dismantle non-essential roadblocks and unauthorized checkpoints on major highways, warning that the growing proliferation of such security posts is undermining operations and putting lives at risk. The order was issued through an internal communication dated December 5 and signed by Brigadier General A. Rabiu “for CDS.” The DHQ …

A superior court in Indiana, US, has given a verdict in favour of the Church of Nigeria and its senior clerics. The court ruled that the dispute over the dissolution of the Anglican Diocese of the Trinity (ADOTT) is a purely ecclesiastical matter that civil courts cannot adjudicate. ADOTT is a member of the Church of Nigeria North American Mission …

Maria Corina Machado, a pro-democracy activist, stepped onto the balcony of Oslo’s Grand Hotel shortly before 2.30am on Thursday after spending more than a year in hiding in Caracas. The 58-year-old was smuggled out of Venezuela with help from the US in defiance of a ⁠decade-long travel ban imposed by authorities in her home country, and after spending more than …

The army officer who led the coup in the Republic of Benin, Pascal Tigri, fled to Togo on Sunday to seek refuge. BBC reports that the officials of the Beninese government disclosed that Mr Tigri had fled after the coup to oust President Patrice Talon failed. The officials also disclosed that the government is aware of Mr Tigri’s current location …