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Tipper Driver Loses Control, Kills Okada Passenger On Lagos Expressway

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An adult male passenger on a commercial motorcycle was killed on Wednesday when a sand-laden tipper truck reportedly lost control and rammed the motorcycle from behind on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos. The fatal crash occurred around Ilasa Bus Stop, inward Mile 2, throwing traffic and emergency responders into action as authorities moved to clear the...

Keyamo Backs Fresh Wage Talks, Says N70,000 Minimum Wage No Longer Enough

adminSeptember 24, 2026

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called for renewed attention to workers’ welfare, saying the N70,000 national minimum wage is no longer sufficient to cope with the rising cost of living. Keyamo spoke at the 2026 National Pre-Retirement Summit organised by XEM Consultants Limited, where he urged the Federal Government to find...

Eight US Navy Personnel Attempt Suicide During USS Abraham Lincoln Deployment

adminSeptember 24, 2026

Eight U.S. Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its prolonged deployment in the Middle East, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao has disclosed. Cao made the disclosure in a letter to U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, responding to questions from the lawmaker about the welfare and...

US Tightens Visa Rules, Targets Birth Tourism Networks

adminSeptember 24, 2026

The United States has announced fresh visa restrictions targeting foreign nationals involved in birth tourism, as well as individuals and businesses accused of helping people travel to the country specifically to give birth. BBC News Pidgin reported that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the measure on Wednesday, saying it would be implemented under...

Evidence Row Disrupts Ali Bello’s N10bn Fraud Trial

adminSeptember 24, 2026

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has withdrawn from the N10.27 billion alleged money laundering case involving Ali Bello, nephew of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, following concerns over the alleged alteration of evidence admitted before the court. According to Vanguard, the judge announced his recusal on Thursday after noting...

Gambia Sets December Deadline For Banks To Localise Workforce

adminSeptember 24, 2026

The Central Bank of The Gambia has given commercial banks until December 31, 2026, to restructure positions held by non-Gambian employees and replace affected workers with suitably qualified Gambian nationals. Business Insider Africa reported that the directive, issued in a circular dated September 16 and signed by the CBG’s Second Deputy Governor, Dr Paul T....

Two Arraigned As NDLEA Uncovers Enugu Meth Lab Linked To Mexican Cartel

adminSeptember 24, 2026

Two men have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Enugu over their alleged involvement in a Nigerian-Mexican drug trafficking network uncovered by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). According to Channels Television, the suspects, identified as 45-year-old Chukwu Obumneme Christopher, also known as Brown, and 60-year-old Chukwu Georginus Monday, alias George, were...

Pastors, Imams, Bishops’ Among Financial Crime Convicts – EFCC Chairman

adminSeptember 24, 2026

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has raised a disturbing question over whether religious titles are increasingly being used to confer moral authority on people accused or convicted of financial crimes, with its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, revealing that the commission’s case files contain pastors, imams, bishops and sheikhs prosecuted and convicted for economic offences....

US Refugee Policy Takes Sharp Turn As Trump Reserves 17,500 Slots Mainly For Afrikaners

adminSeptember 24, 2026

The Trump administration is preparing to reshape America’s refugee programme around a highly specific population, proposing to admit up to 17,500 refugees in fiscal 2027, with the majority expected to be Afrikaners from South Africa, in a policy shift that places the South African minority at the centre of Washington’s resettlement plans. The proposal, contained...

Kingibe Puts FCT Loan Approval On Wike’s Table

adminSeptember 24, 2026

The simmering dispute between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Senator Ireti Kingibe has shifted from political exchanges to a demand for documentary proof, with the FCT senator challenging the minister to produce the Senate record approving loans obtained by the Federal Capital Territory Administration. Kingibe, who represents the FCT in the Senate, made the demand...

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Tipper Driver Loses Control, Kills Okada Passenger On Lagos Expressway

Keyamo Backs Fresh Wage Talks, Says N70,000 Minimum Wage No Longer Enough

Eight US Navy Personnel Attempt Suicide During USS Abraham Lincoln Deployment

US Tightens Visa Rules, Targets Birth Tourism Networks

Evidence Row Disrupts Ali Bello’s N10bn Fraud Trial

Gambia Sets December Deadline For Banks To Localise Workforce

Two Arraigned As NDLEA Uncovers Enugu Meth Lab Linked To Mexican Cartel

Pastors, Imams, Bishops’ Among Financial Crime Convicts – EFCC Chairman

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