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JAPA -DA: NIGERIANS ABROAD RETURN HOME AMID DASHED EXPECTATIONS An increasing number of Nigerians who previously migrated in pursuit of better opportunities have started returning home, citing unmet expectations and depression in their host countries. The development is a reversal of the popular “Japa” trend, which has seen millions of Nigerian youths migrate to Europe, America and Asia in search …

JAPA -DA: NIGERIANS ABROAD RETURN HOME AMID DASHED EXPECTATIONS An increasing number of Nigerians who previously migrated in pursuit of better opportunities have started returning home, citing unmet expectations and depression in their host countries. The development is a reversal of the popular “Japa” trend, which has seen millions of Nigerian youths migrate to Europe, America and Asia in search …

GRAVE COLLAPSES, ENTIRE FAMILY FALLS INTO IT WITH FATHER’S COFFIN A funeral ceremony turned tragic in Philadelphia when a platform gave way during the burial of Benjamin Aviles, pulling multiple people — including the deceased man’s son — into the grave. shocked The heartbreaking incident occurred during the final moments of the service for Aviles, who passed away in late …

APC, OPPOSITION COALITION BATTLE FOR BUHARI’S SUPPORT The All Progressives Congress and governors elected under the party are actively working to stop former President Muhammadu Buhari and his loyalists from aligning with opposition figures. According to an insider at the APC National Secretariat, this is the reason behind the visits of the National Working Committee and APC governors to Buhari …

FOOTBALL WORLD MOURNS PASSING ON OF CHAIRMAN CHRISTIAN CHUKWU Former Nigeria international and member of the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad, Adokiye Amiesimaka has said that his former teammate and captain at the national team, late Chairman Christian Chukwu lived his full life. Reacting to the news of Chukwu’s passing, Amiesimaka said, “Chukwu lived his life, my condolences. I …

NIGERIAN INFORMATION MINISTER NAIVE, SAYS ZULUM Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has reacted to a news report which suggested that Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, dismissed the recent concerns he raised regarding the security situation in the state. Zulum had said Boko Haram has renewed its attacks and kidnappings in the state with little pushback from security forces, …

US COURT ORDERS FBI, ANTI-DRUG AGENCY TO RELEASE TINUBU’S RECORDS The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top law enforcement agencies to make information about President Bola Tinubu public. Beryl Howell, the judge, made the order on Tuesday. Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who is seeking a reconsideration of an earlier ruling, …

PARADOX OF JAPA SYNDROME ON NIGERIAN ECONOMY In recent times, diaspora remittances to Nigeria have been an important contribution to our foreign exchange earnings. It is no surprise that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2024 said diaspora remittances to Nigeria reached $4.22 billion from January to October, a 61.1 percent increase from the same period in 2023. This …

HOW KILLER HERDSMEN SPREAD TO NIGER DELTA, HIJACKED EDO FORESTS Abducting people and whisking their victims into the impenetrable forests, where the killer herdsmen/kidnappers demand various ransoms from relatives, has turned into not just a mere business but a systematized and money-spinning venture in Edo State. Hitherto, money-making kidnappers targeted wealthy people whose movements they tracked, seized them wherever convenient, …

TINUBU SPENDS 59 IN EIGHTMYHSV TOFRANCE By the time President Bola Ahmed Tinubu comes back from his present trip to Paris, France in a fortnight, he would have spent at least 59 days in eight separate vats to the European country since assumption of office on May 29, 2023. France has become a destination of choice for President Tinubu, with …