Travelers within the United States who require a visa to enter Nigeria must now submit their applications directly to the Nigerian Embassy and its regional consulates following an immediate policy shift by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The directive comes after the immigration authority officially disengaged Online Integrated Solution (OIS Services), the long-standing third-party…
A joint security operation involving the Zamfara State Police Command and military personnel has rescued a kidnapped staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and thwarted coordinated bandit attacks following separate operations in Gummi, Talata Mafara and Gusau Local Government Areas of Zamfara State. The spokesperson for the Zamfara State Police Command,…
A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has alleged that Fulani militants remain the largest perpetrators of violence against Christians in the country.The comments come against the backdrop of recurring attacks on rural communities in Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa and parts of Southern Kaduna, where suspected armed Fulani herdsmen have been blamed for many attacks.The lawmaker, in…
As reported by Leadership, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged opposition political parties in Nigeria against assigning their 2027 presidential ticket to the South, cautioning that doing so may complicate their efforts to win against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next election. In a message shared on Monday via his spokesperson,…
Nollywood actress Peggy Ovire has confirmed that her marriage to actor Frederick Leonard has officially ended after finalizing her divorce. The actress shared the update in a series of posts on her Instagram Story on Wednesday, expressing gratitude after the divorce was finalised. One of the posts she reposted from a friend read, “Thank You…
The Russian Athletics Federation has announced that it will lodge a formal appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), challenging the recent decision by World Athletics to extend its blanket ban on the country’s track and field athletes. The federation stated that the decision directly affects the fundamental interests of athletics in…
United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to request that the US Supreme Court rehear a major immigration case after the court recently struck down his executive order aimed at ending automatic birthright citizenship. The high court rejected the administration’s attempts to restrict the long-standing practice, but the president maintained that he will…
The Brikama Magistrate’s Court in Gambia has sentenced a female student Fatima Jarju to three years’ imprisonment after finding her guilty of attempted m8rder and causing bodily harm in connection with the st@bbing of her teacher, Mr. Jatta. The judgment, delivered by Magistrate Peter Adoh Che, on Thursday, July 9, 2026 brought to an…
Former Executive Secretary of the NHIS, Prof. Usman Yusuf, has weighed in on Peter Obi’s reported move from the ADC to the NDC ahead of the 2027 presidential election, describing the former Anambra governor as the “spoiled child” of Nigerian politics. He argued that Obi has consistently enjoyed political advantages, claiming that major opportunities, including…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has challenged Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), to step forward and substantiate his recent allegations against the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, rather than evading scrutiny. Speaking during a media chat on Thursday in…
