Category: Nigeria News

Over 6,300 Athletes to Compete in 9th National Youth Games in Delta

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The 9th National Youth Games, which will take place in Asaba from August 29 to September 6, will bring together no fewer than 6,382 athletes and officials. The National Sports Commission organized the Games with the goal of fostering grassroots athletics and identifying the next wave of Nigerian champions. The verified figure was obtained when participants from all 36 of the federation’s states completed the Digital Registration Management (DRM) process. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the NYG has developed into a significant athletic occasion that promotes unity…

Court Orders Six Banks to Release Sowore’s Account Records to Police

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On Tuesday, the Abuja Federal High Court ruled that six banks must give the Inspector-General of Police account records and complete transaction information, including inflows and outflows, related to Omoyele Sowore from January 2024 onward. Wisdom Madaki, the attorney for the IGP, filed an ex parte motion to that effect, and Justice Emeka Nwite issued the ruling. The IG said in the motion that Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, is being investigated for possible money laundering, fraud, and terrorism financing. The African Action Congress and the Sahara Reporters Media…

FRSC: 411 Nigerians Died in 2024 from Fuel Scooping Accidents

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According to the Benue Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, 411 Nigerians died in 2024 while collecting fuel from downed tankers. At a town hall meeting with tanker and trailer drivers on crash avoidance in Makurdi on Tuesday, Sector Commander Mr. Steve Ayodele revealed the information. According to Ayodele, the figure is more than fatalities and accounts for 7.6% of all traffic-related deaths in 2024 alone. The town hall meeting’s theme, “Discourage Fuel Scooping and Other Anti-Road Traffic Attitudes,” was intended to reduce these collisions, according to the…

Six Injured in Abuja-Kaduna Train Accident, NSIB Confirms

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A go-team was sent to the scene to collect evidence, speak with stakeholders, and start an investigation into the accident after a train headed for Kaduna derailed at KM 49 between Kubwa Station and Asham Station on Tuesday at around 11:09 am, resulting in six passengers being injured, according to the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Six. The accident happened at KM 49, between Kubwa Station and Asham Station, according to a statement released on Tuesday and signed by Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji, Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Nigerian Safety Investigation…

25 countries suspend package deliveries to US over new tariff rules

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As worries about the effects of President Donald Trump‘s impending tariffs increase, the United Nations postal service announced on Tuesday that 25 nations have chosen to halt package delivery to the United States. According to the Trump administration, starting on August 29, the tax exemption for small packages entering the US would be eliminated. Postal systems in France, Germany, India, Australia, and other nations have announced that they will no longer accept the majority of shipments headed for the United States as a result of the decision. “Postal operators of…

INEC Urges Osun Residents to Collect 360,794 Uncollected PVCs

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Residents of Osun who have not yet picked up their Permanent Voter Cards have been urged by the Independent National Electoral Commission to take advantage of the present Continuous Voter Registration period to do so. In a statement released on Tuesday, Musa Olurode, the INEC spokesperson in Osun, made the call and mentioned that 360,794 PVCs were languishing at the commission’s headquarters. “INEC Osun is using this platform to notify the public that those who have not yet picked up their PVCs have another chance to do so as part…

Police Rescue Five Kidnap Victims, Kill Kidnappers in Kebbi and Abia

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The Nigeria Police Force reported that during recent operations in the states of Kebbi and Abia, it had seized a cache of weapons and ammunition, murdered five suspected kidnappers, and rescued five abducted victims. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, revealed in a statement on Tuesday that the breakthroughs were made possible by coordinated security operations that included local vigilantes, police officers, and other security agencies. After authorities located the kidnappers in Shanga Hills, Kebbi State, three victims who had been kidnapped on July 27 in Sangara Village, Shanga…

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…

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…

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…