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Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Faces Second Court Block

adminOctober 1, 2026

President Donald Trump’s plan to impose a $100,000 charge on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers has suffered another legal setback after a federal judge in California halted its enforcement. The ruling by US District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland prevents the US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State Department from implementing...

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Faces Fresh Supreme Court Test

adminOctober 1, 2026

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to examine a Trump administration policy requiring the detention of certain undocumented immigrants while they await deportation proceedings. According to a report by Reuters, the case, which the court agreed to hear on Thursday, October 1, centres on the administration’s interpretation of federal immigration law and whether migrants...

Ghana Parts Ways With Queiroz After Gambia Defeat

adminOctober 1, 2026

Ghana have parted ways with Carlos Queiroz less than a month after reappointing the Portuguese coach, following a difficult start to their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. According to a report by Channels Television, the decision followed Ghana’s 4-2 defeat to Gambia at the Accra Sports Stadium, where the Black Stars surrendered a...

Mahama Removes Ghana Sports Authority Boss Yaw Ampofo Ankrah

adminOctober 1, 2026

President John Dramani Mahama has removed Yaw Ampofo Ankrah as Director-General of Ghana’s National Sports Authority (NSA), bringing his 18-month tenure at the sports agency to an end amid scrutiny of its operations and an ongoing investigation linked to an alleged 2026 FIFA World Cup visa facilitation scheme. The development was reported by several Ghanaian...

Rick Ross Arrested In Miami On Battery Charges

adminOctober 1, 2026

American rapper and music executive Rick Ross has been arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, over domestic violence allegations, including felony battery by strangulation and misdemeanor battery, according to CBS News Miami. Ross, whose real name is William Leonard Roberts II, was booked at about 6:10 a.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2026, with the charges arising...

NDC: North-East Governorship Candidates Reject Babachir Lawal as Zonal Leader

adminOctober 1, 2026

The six governorship candidates of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the North-East have rejected former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, as the party’s zonal leader, saying they were not consulted before his appointment. The candidates from Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe said they would not recognise Lawal as...

Hardship: Nigerian Workers Celebrate Nation at 66 With Warning Strike

adminOctober 1, 2026

Nigerian workers are marking the country’s 66th Independence anniversary with a three-day warning strike, as public sector unions protest worsening economic hardship and the Federal Government’s failure to address their demands. The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) directed federal, state and local government employees nationwide to commence the industrial action from midnight Friday,...

CAPTAIN STABBED BY CO-PILOT AS FLYDUBAI FLIGHT PLUNGES NEARLY 14,000 FEET

adminOctober 1, 2026

A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a violent incident reportedly unfolded inside the cockpit, leaving the captain seriously injured. The incident occurred on September 30, 2026, aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073, operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8 carrying 174 people. The captain, identified as Indian national Captain...

One-Week-Old Baby At Centre Of ₦3m Trafficking Case As NAPTIP Arraigns Four

adminOctober 1, 2026

A one-week-old baby girl has become the centre of an alleged child trafficking case involving four women, following the arrest of a suspected trafficking syndicate accused of selling the infant for ₦3 million in Cross River State. The four suspects, all female, were arrested following intervention by youths in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross...

HOW TRANSMISSION LINE VANDALISM THREATENS AKWA IBOM’S ENERGY SECURITY

adminOctober 1, 2026

Akwa Ibom State may have generation capacity through the Ibom Power Plant, but frequent vandalism and transmission constraints can prevent that electricity from reaching consumers. Consequently, transmission infrastructure is critical to electricity supply, as it is the route through which electricity from the national grid enters the state and the power generated by the state-owned...

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Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Faces Second Court Block

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Faces Fresh Supreme Court Test

Ghana Parts Ways With Queiroz After Gambia Defeat

Mahama Removes Ghana Sports Authority Boss Yaw Ampofo Ankrah

Rick Ross Arrested In Miami On Battery Charges

NDC: North-East Governorship Candidates Reject Babachir Lawal as Zonal Leader

Hardship: Nigerian Workers Celebrate Nation at 66 With Warning Strike

CAPTAIN STABBED BY CO-PILOT AS FLYDUBAI FLIGHT PLUNGES NEARLY 14,000 FEET

One-Week-Old Baby At Centre Of ₦3m Trafficking Case As NAPTIP Arraigns Four

HOW TRANSMISSION LINE VANDALISM THREATENS AKWA IBOM’S ENERGY SECURITY

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