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A US federal appeals court on Friday broadly upheld a lower court ruling restricting a Trump administration policy of deporting undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own. The three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit said people facing “third-country” deportations must be given effective notice ahead of time […]

A survivor of the mass deaths of suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State has claimed that the gold mining site where the men worked belongs to the former military Head of State, retired General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. The former Head of State has […]

The National Human Rights Commission has commenced a preliminary investigation into the reported deaths of about 33 persons suspected to be artisanal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna, Niger State. The Commission said the deceased were among suspects arrested during enforcement operations against alleged illegal mining […]

The Federal Government has opened a fresh phase of Nigeria’s tax reform programme, giving a newly inaugurated technical subcommittee six weeks to examine problems emerging from the implementation of the 2025 tax laws and recommend changes for the proposed Finance Bill 2027. The review will scrutinise issues ranging from Value Added Tax thresholds, withholding tax […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately introduce a reasonable wage award for workers as petrol prices rise to about ₦1,430 per litre in major urban centres, warning that the increase is eroding incomes and worsening the cost-of-living crisis across the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the demand […]

The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned two women before the Federal High Court in Lagos over allegations that they circulated a false report on Facebook and WhatsApp claiming that Access Bank Plc would shut down its banking operations from September 23, 2026, while urging customers to close their accounts and withdraw their money. The defendants, […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council has described African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar as “unfit for Nigeria’s presidency” over revelations arising from the arbitration dispute surrounding the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. The APC campaign council made the allegation in a statement signed by its spokesman, Dele Alake, on Friday, following […]

Former Vice President and 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has called for an independent, thorough and transparent investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Niger State. Atiku, in a statement posted on X on Friday, […]

France captain Kylian Mbappe has signed with Swiss sportswear brand On, ending a long association with Nike that stretched back to the start of his career, the company announced on Friday. “Today, Swiss sportswear brand On announces its entry into football alongside football champion Kylian Mbappe, marking the beginning of the brand’s journey into the […]

Shakira will kick off on Friday evening a marathon twelve-concert run in Madrid, bringing an end to both her world tour and the Colombian superstar’s eight-year absence from Spain. The 49-year-old “Hips Don’t Lie” and “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” singer will take to a temporary 50,000-seater “Shakira stadium” erected in the south of […]

By Gabriel Ewepu Barely hours after mourning and calling for the rescue of survivors of Sudan mine collapse that killed some miners, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Friday mourned the death of detainees for alleged illegal mining. In a statement signed by him, he commiserated with their families, people and government […]

The UK recorded a steady increase in enforced returns after the number of people returned fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, with nationals of five countries accounting for a significant share of returns in recent years. According to the UK Home Office’s immigration statistics, there were 9,914 enforced returns in the year ending December 2025, […]