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Court remands Anambra ex-Gov. Ngige over ₦2.2bn corruption charges
Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has ordered the remand of former Minister…
Trump defends executive order ending birthright citizenship
U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his administration’s effort to end birthright citizenship, arguing that the constitutional principle…
U.S. delays H-1B visa interviews under new screening rules
The United States has begun postponing a large number of H-1B and H-4 visa interviews as consular offices…
U.S: Tax crime prosecutions plunge following Trump administration overhaul
Federal tax prosecutions in the United States have dropped to their lowest level in decades, plunging by more…
U.S. revokes 85,000 visas under expanded immigration scrutiny
The U.S. State Department has revoked approximately 85,000 visas over the past year, an unprecedented figure that underscores…
ECOWAS to Scrap Air Transport Taxes by January 2026
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced plans to abolish air transport taxes effective January…
200,000 flee Eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed Rebels advance toward Uvira
The United Nations has reported that nearly 200,000 people have fled their homes in eastern Democratic Republic of…
Tinubu seeks senate approval to deploy Nigerian troops to Benin after failed coup
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the approval of the Nigerian Senate to deploy troops to the Republic…
Canada opens new immigration pathway for foreign doctors
Canada has announced plans to introduce a new Express Entry category in early 2026 to help foreign-trained doctors…
Nigerian Air Force plane’s emergency landing puts Burkina Faso on high alert
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) transport aircraft made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso late Monday, prompting a…
Nigerian Air Force denies claims Burkina Faso grounded its aircraft
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dismissed as false recent media reports alleging that one of its C-130…
Sahel Alliance threatens to neutralise unauthorised aircraft
Tensions between Nigeria and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have deepened following the emergency landing of a…
Nigerian soldiers in Benin Republic. By Suyi Ayodele
I have been asking if whatever President Bola Tinubu did in Cotonou on Sunday, December 7, 2025, is…
Burkina Faso forces Nigerian military plane to land over airspace violation
The Government of Burkina Faso has announced that a Nigerian Air Force aircraft carrying 11 military personnel was…
U.S. Supreme Court signals conservative shift in revisiting precedents
The U.S. Supreme Court has signaled a willingness to revisit and potentially overturn its own past rulings in…