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U.S. COURT STOPS TRUMP FROM DEPORTING NIGERIAN PHD STUDENT MATTHEW ARIWOOLA Irrespective of Donald Trump’s renewed immigration crackdown, a U.S. federal court has temporarily blocked the deportation of Matthew Ariwoola, a Nigerian PhD student in chemistry at the University of South Carolina. The court ruling follows a controversial decision by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to revoke Ariwoola’s student …

SENATE UNCOVERS N220M DISCREPANCY IN NNPCL ACCOUNT The Nigerian Senate has uncovered a staggering ₦210 trillion discrepancy in the audited financial statements of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC). Lawmakers are demanding clarification and accountability, raising concerns over transparency and financial management within the state-owned oil giant. Senate Raises The Alarm Over ₦200trn ‘Unaccounted Funds’ In NNPC Coffers The Senate …

The United States government has clarified that a proposed visa review affecting 36 countries is not a blanket travel ban on Africa or Nigeria. The announcement came during a press briefing on Monday, where US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce addressed concerns raised by journalists about the status of the plan. Bruce, in a June 17 press briefing in Washington, …

COURT GRANTS ₦50m BAIL TO NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN OVER FG’S DEFAMATION SUIT The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, has granted bail to the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to the tune of N50million. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Chizoba Orji, rejected application the Federal Government made for the …

FG CLOSES CASE AGAINST NNAMDI KANU, DEFENCE TO FILE NON-CASH SUBMISSION The Nigerian government has closed its case against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who has been detained since 2021 on charges of treasonable felony and other offences related to his advocacy for Biafra’s independence.Travel guides for Nigeria The development followed a court hearing …

ITS INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS TO SPEAK UNDER TINUBU — DELE FAROTIMI Nigerian lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has raised the alarm that it is becoming increasingly dangerous to speak under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Farotimi stated this on Thursday in an interview during Channels Television’s Morning Brief. The former spokesperson for the 2023 presidential campaign of the Labour …

IT’S IMPOSSIBLE FOR TINUBU TO WIN 2027 ELECTION – EL-RUFAI Former Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai has said that it is not possible for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be re-elected in 2027. The Social Democratic Party, SDP chieftain made this known in an interview shared on X, stating that anybody who thinks otherwise does not live in Nigeria. …

IDPs FROM YELWATA PROTEST IN MAKURDI OVER HUNGER, DEATHS, DIVERSION OF RELIEF MATERIALS Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Yelwata crisis on Thursday took to the streets of Makurdi to protest worsening conditions at their camp, alleging hunger, neglect and the diversion of relief materials meant for their survival. The aggrieved IDPs blocked the busy road near the Makurdi International …

YOUTHS TEAR DOWN TINUBU’S BILLBOARD DURING VISIT TO KADUNA A group of angry youths has torn down billboards bearing the images of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, during the president’s official visit to the state. The billboards, which were erected to welcome the president to Kaduna, were vandalised. Videos circulating online show agitated youths pulling …

TINUBU NEARLY ATTACKED IN KADUNA, PRESIDENT OPENLY SLAMS EL-RUFAI A yet-to-be-identified man attempted to breach the security perimeter around President Bola Tinubu on Thursday during an official visit to Kaduna State. The President was in Kaduna to commission several projects executed by Governor Uba Sani’s administration when the incident occurred. The man reportedly attempted to approach the President while he …