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The Bishop Emeritus of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Francis Okobo, is dead. A statement by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, on Friday, indicated that Okobo died at the Niger Foundation Hospital, Enugu. He died at the age of 89. “It is with total submission to the will of Almighty God and steadfast hope in the resurrection of the dead, …

More details have emerged about the violent clash that claimed the life of a trader, Sodiq Ibrahim, in the Mandillas area of Lagos Island on Wednesday. Our correspondent gathered on Thursday that Ibrahim was allegedly stabbed to death by his colleague, Ebuka Adindu, during a dispute over the sharing of N8,000. The incident briefly disrupted commercial activities in the busy …

The Federal Government, on Thursday, defended the upward review of Nigerian passport fees to N100,000 and N200,000, saying it was necessary to sustain quality, curb corruption, and ensure timely delivery of travel documents. The Nigeria Immigration Service, in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, ACI AS Akinlabi, on Thursday, announced that from September 1, 2025, applications made within …

The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has revealed that the era of Passport Control Officers (PCOs) singlehandedly approving passports has come to an end as government sets up a central approval hub to eliminate fraud and delays. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday at the Sectoral Performance Review Retreat of the ministry, themed “From Plans to Results: Strengthening Institutional Performance …

The initial momentum that came with the announcement of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as the platform for the opposition coalition, appears to be on the decline. This has been attributed to the reluctance of some presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to officially join the party. Former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 presidential candidate of the …

In a rather unusual case, a Magistrate Court sitting in Lagos has ordered a young lady identified as Jennifer to pay the sum of ₦450,000 in damages after she was found guilty of obtaining money under false pretenses. According to court records, Jennifer allegedly collected ₦30,000 from a man named Emmanuel, who claimed he sent her the money for transport …

The State Security Service (SSS) has filed six separate charges against nine terror suspects accused of carrying out deadly attacks in Benue State and other parts of northern Nigeria, The Bureau News reports. The charges, filed by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF), Muhammad Abubakar, detail gruesome crimes, including killings, arms trafficking, and illegal possession of firearms. …

FG REWARDS WORLD’S BEST ENGLISH STUDENT NAFISA WITH ₦200,000 PRIZE The Federal Government as celebrated 17-year-old Nafisa Abdullah Aminu for emerging as the World’s Best in English Language Skills at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals held in London, News360 Nigeria reports. At a ceremony in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, presented Nafisa with a cheque of N200,000, …

GOVERNOR PETER MBAH NOT LEAVING PDP – STATE PARTY CHAIRMAN.Enugu State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Martin Chukwunwike, says Governor Peter Mbah has no intention of leaving the party. Dr. Chukwunwike disclosed this in Nsukka on Thursday during an interactive session with the party wards and local government executives in Enugu North Senatorial District. He said the …

The Nigerian Armed Forces have fought in some of Africa’s deadliest wars and international peacekeeping missions. From the Congo Crisis of the 1960s to the fight against Boko Haram today, these battles have shaped Nigeria’s history and its role on the continent. World War II (1939–1945)Before independence, tens of thousands of Nigerian soldiers fought as part of the Royal West …