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Ghanaian Influencer Abu Trica Popular Ghanaian influencer Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, has been arrested and extradited to the US over an alleged $8 million romance fraud scheme that targets vulnerable and elderly Americans.

South Africa's Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni The Government of South Africa has ruled out paying compensation for properties and businesses abandoned by Nigerians who left the country amid recent anti-immigrant tensions, rejecting a diplomatic move by the Nigerian government to document losses for possible future claims.

In 2025, the Oyo State Government launched the Omituntun Free Medical Mission to “make healthcare delivery more accessible to the people.” The Government said it built functional Category 3 PHCs across the 351 electoral wards in the state. One year after this announcement, Chief Correspondent Enoch Oyedibu found old PHCs are still in a state of disrepair.

South Africa's Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni The Government of South Africa has ruled out paying compensation for properties and businesses abandoned by Nigerians who left the country amid recent anti-immigrant tensions, rejecting a diplomatic move by the Nigerian government to document losses for possible future claims.

By Ugonma Ogbu Bad news for merchants of gold and other precious stones in Sudan as the European Union (EU) has banned the purchase, import and transfer of the material from Sudan. Reason: It has become a key source of financing the ongoing civil war in the country.

By Ugonma Ogbu It was death sentence for Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo- who is also known as Hemedti-the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) alongside 15 other senior RSF members for war crimes, crimes against humanity and other genocidal crimes in the West Darfur region. The charge sheet was long and bloodied, and it did not take the court in Port Sudan much time to convict Dagalo of the crimes and the only punishment open seems to be the death sentence.

Ghanaian Influencer Abu Trica Popular Ghanaian influencer Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, has been arrested and extradited to the US over an alleged $8 million romance fraud scheme that targets vulnerable and elderly Americans.

An unspecified number of soldiers of the Nigerian Army lost their lives during the daring rescue of the kidnapped students and teachers in Oyo state. For weeks, troops of the Nigerian Army from the 2 Division based in Ibadan, Oyo state had circled the terrorists at the Old Oyo National Park and had engaged them in a gun duel. Some soldiers and members of the local vigilante group lost their lives in various encounters with the terrorists.

President Bola Tinubu has applauded the successful rescue of the schoolchildren and teachers kidnapped from Oriire community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, describing the operation as a testament to the commitment of the military, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigeria Police Force, whose efforts ended the victims’ 56-day captivity. The President said the security operation resulted in the arrest of eight suspected kidnappers, while several others were neutralised.

Comptroller General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the termination of its engagement with a third-party application service provider in the United States, Online Integrated Solutions (OIS), directing all travellers seeking Nigerian visas to submit their applications directly to Nigeria’s Embassies and Consulates.