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Japan Denies Creating Special Visas for Nigerians in ‘Hometown’ Initiative

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Nigerians and other Africans are not eligible for special visas or immigration privileges under the Japanese government’s new “JICA Africa Hometown” initiative, the administration has stated. Reports indicating that Nigerians relocating to Kisarazu city would benefit from a new visa category were “contrary to the facts,” according to a statement released by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday. The ministry clarified that the Africa Hometown program was started by the Japan International Cooperation Agency during the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in order to improve communication between…

Battle for PDP 2027 Presidential Ticket Intensifies as Makinde Enters Race

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In order to allow Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and other Southerners to run against President Bola Tinubu in the upcoming election, the Peoples Democratic Party decided to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South at its 102nd National Executive Committee meeting. Additionally, the party’s NEC confirmed Umar Damagum as the substantive National Chairman and maintained the current National Working Committee zoning formula for the November elective convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. The former governor of Anambra needs more time to think before deciding on his next political move,…

Crisis looms in varsities over salary structure review

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There are compelling signs that the federal government’s purported plan to renegotiate with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) without include the other three university-based unions could cause disruptions to the academic calendar. The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) are the three unions. According to trustworthy sources, the Federal Government has set up a meeting with ASUU on August 28 in order to present a revised agreement with the…

Ladoja’s Vision for Ibadan: A Call for Urban Renewal

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Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan-designate, has fervently urged Ibadan’s Mogajis (compound heads) and community leaders to actively participate in reviving the city’s traditional neighborhoods. Hundreds of Mogajis paid him a courtesy call at his home on Ondo Street in Bodija, Ibadan, to congratulate him on becoming the next Olubadan. Oba Ladoja asked leaders to improve the living conditions and dignity of the ruins of old family homes. Despite being wealthy, he voiced concern that many Mogajis have left their ancestral compounds for wealthy neighborhoods like Bodija, Oluyole, Iyaganku, Jericho, and…

PDP Zones 2027 Presidential Ticket to the Southern Region

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The 2027 presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been designated to the south. The decision was made during Monday’s NEC meeting in Abuja by the leaders of the party’s national executive committee. The NEC confirmed Umar Damagum as the national chairman of the opposition party, therefore the party also kept its leadership in the North. In March 2023, Damagum became the party’s acting national leader after a Benue State High Court ruling upheld the dismissal of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, the previous chairman. Damagum served as the PDP…

EFCC orders arrest of dismissed officer on Lege Miami’s show

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Olakunle Alex Folarin, a former employee of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, was recently observed taking part in a matchmaking scheme on social networking sites run by well-known comedian Lege Miami. The commission has denounced his conduct. After he was fired for forging a certificate, the agency ordered his immediate arrest for keeping official EFCC property, including an identity card. In a statement posted on its official X Twitter on Monday, the anti-graft agency said that Folarin was a driver for the EFCC’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate. However, once…

The Overwhelming Number of Awaiting-Trial Inmates in Oyo Prisons

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At least 1,440 prisoners in Oyo State’s detention facilities are awaiting trial, according to Mr. Ayoola Opadeji, Controller, Nigerian Correctional Services, Oyo State Command. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on Monday, Opadeji made the claim. According to him, the Medium Security Custodial Center in Agodi, Ibadan, which can house 390 prisoners, currently houses 1,240, 1,001 of whom are awaiting trial. The controller added that the Abolongo facility in Oyo, which was designed to house 160 inmates, currently houses 514 inmates, 439 of whom are…

Full Military Honours for President Tinubu in Brasília

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President Bola Tinubu was welcomed by Brazil on Monday at the Planalto Palace in Brasília with full military honors. This was revealed on X on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy. According to Onanuga, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed him. “More pictures of President Tinubu’s official reception at the Planalto Palace in Brasília, Monday, August 25, 2025,” he posted. President Bola Tinubu was greeted with full military honors by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil.  

Medical Issues Scuttle Victor Boniface’s Transfer to AC Milan

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Due to Victor Boniface’s failure to pass required medical exams, AC Milan has canceled their planned move of the Nigerian striker from Bayer Leverkusen. Despite Boniface’s presence in Milan during the past 48 hours, the verbally agreed-upon agreement, which included a €24 million buyout option and a €5 million loan fee, fell through. On Sunday, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed the decision. Romano wrote, “AC Milan cancels Victor Boniface’s contract because the Nigerian striker failed the medical examinations.” “The transaction was canceled owing to a medical issue, even though a…

2027: Group seeks support for Tinubu

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In order to guarantee President Bola Tinubu’s reelection in the general elections of 2027, the Yoruba Mandate Group Worldwide has urged support for him from all six geopolitical zones. The group’s convener, Banji Ojo, claimed that Tinubu had improved the lot of the people by establishing a new path for the nation’s growth and achieving the intended outcomes since taking office. “The northern part of Nigeria has governed for eight years, and it is the constitutional right of the South to also complete its eight years,” Ojo said in a…