Germany has introduced a new online portal this January to make it easier for people from around the world to apply for entry visas. For visitors from countries without a visa waiver agreement with Germany, getting an entry permit is a necessary step before traveling to the country. In the past, applicants had to complete…
Four teenagers and a would-be bride were said to have been killed by security agents during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano and Zaria. One Isma’il Muhammad, 18, was also gunned down yesterday by a soldier in Samaru, Zaria, in Kaduna State, Daily Trust has reported. The protest, which started on Thursday, August 1, has resulted…
US-based lawyer and political figure Owolabi Salis has become the first Nigerian to voyage beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Salis was one of six private astronauts aboard Blue Origin’s NS-33 suborbital mission, which launched from the arid plains of West Texas on June 29, 2025. Joining him on the brief but historic flight were Allie Kuehner, Carl…
A 28-year-old man, Joseph Fekala, has been sentenced to death by hanging over the murder of 25-year-old Kate Oguoh. Fekala was arrested in July 2022 after he strangled Kate to death over a dispute regarding ₦50,000 that the deceased had given to him, and buried her corpse in his room at Okaka, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State…
In another shocking revelation, Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church has recounted how a woman in Port Harcourt, held captive by occult forces, was miraculously delivered when a Shiloh flyer in her bag began to ‘speak in tongues.’ Speaking to his congregation, Oyedepo described the incident as a divine intervention that not only…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared that ex-militant leader Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, is not above the law and will be investigated for allegedly abusing the naira during his 54th birthday celebration. This reaction comes after a viral video surfaced online showing Tompolo stepping on naira notes while guests lavishly…
A don at Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado – Ekiti, Professor Lawrence Kayode Olofintoye has emerged as the best paper presenter at an international conference held in the United Kingdom. Professor Olofintoye’s paper titled: MOLLUSCICIDAL EFFECTS OF AGERATUM CONYZOIDS AND DATURA STRAMONIUM ON BULINUS GLOBASUS AND LYMNEA NATALENSIS was selected as the best at the…
Clashes erupted in Istanbul Monday with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas to break up an angry mob after allegations that a satirical magazine had published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, an AFP correspondent said. The incident occurred after Istanbul’s chief prosecutor ordered the arrest of the editors at LeMan magazine on grounds…
A combined team of security operatives has apprehended the suspected killers of three local farmers murdered at Ala in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, The Nation can report. The suspects, who were reportedly dressed in army camouflage, were arrested in an “overnight operation” that extended into the early hours of Tuesday. The…
One Hundred and fifty-three days after he was declared wanted, former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello yesterday turned up at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters, ready for questioning over an alleged mismanagement of N80.2billion. The EFCC, however, rejected the method by which he reported to the commission. Bello came in the company…
