News & Current Affairs

Chineye Egesi

May 23, 2026

In a sweeping policy shift that has sent shockwaves through immigrant communities, U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered Nigerians and other foreign nationals seeking permanent residency to leave America and complete their green card applications from their home countries.

Uchechi Okporie

May 23, 2026

A shocking crime case has rocked Nigeria after police accused 30-year-old teacher Nathaniel Baiyegun of kidnapping and killing 16-year-old WAEC candidate Florence, a former student of Olatunji Community Secondary School in Ogun State.

Uchechi Okporie

May 23, 2026

What began as a hopeful search for work and survival reportedly became a horrifying descent into fear, abuse and captivity for three Nigerian women allegedly deceived by traffickers with promises of jobs and a better life in Mali.

Uchechi Okporie

May 22, 2026

Fear, mystery, and outrage have gripped Nigeria’s upper class after a powerful Lagos billionaire became the center of a scandal now sending waves across Africa and beyond.

Uchechi Okporie

May 22, 2026

A disturbing investigation has laid bare the unbearable living conditions inside the Mobile Police Barracks in Makurdi, Benue State, where hundreds of families are reportedly left with no choice but to depend on stagnant, unsafe pond water for survival.

Uchechi Okporie

May 22, 2026

For many Muslims in Mali’s capital, Bamako, this year’s Eid celebrations have been marked not by reunion and travel, but by separation, fear, and restricted movement as jihadist fighters tighten a blockade around the city.

Uchechi Okporie

May 21, 2026

Nigeria has dramatically escalated its maritime security posture with the graduation and deployment of 492 elite Deep Blue Project combat personnel, in what security authorities describe as a “strategic maritime reset” aimed at crushing piracy networks, illegal oil syndicates, and cross-border criminal cartels operating across the Gulf of Guinea.

Uchechi Okporie

May 21, 2026

A dangerous new political confrontation is erupting in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta after influential Itsekiri leaders launched a fierce attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s controversial new ward and constituency delineation proposals for Warri Federal Constituency.

Uchechi Okporie

May 20, 2026

A political explosion has rocked Edo State after Speaker Blessing Agbebaku stormed to victory in the APC ticket race, triggering what observers now describe as a fierce power takeover capable of redrawing the political map ahead of Nigeria’s crucial 2027 elections.

Uchechi Okporie

May 20, 2026

Vice President Kashim Shettima has lifted the lid on what he described as a politically charged attempt to destabilise Nigeria’s new leadership, alleging that shortly after his inauguration with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, false claims were pushed suggesting he planned to assassinate the President and take over power.

Uchechi Okporie

May 19, 2026

A fresh political firestorm has erupted in Nigeria after supporters of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of protecting powerful elites by clearing former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello despite ongoing corruption allegations linked to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Uchechi Okporie

May 19, 2026

Grief and outrage have erupted across Nigeria and the African diaspora after a Nigerian athlete was brutally shot dead in the United States just days before achieving one of the biggest milestones of his life graduating with an MBA degree.