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NIS Dismisses Claim On Third-Party Passport Platforms

04.05.2026

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismissed claims about its passport application and payment system, describing them as false, misleading, and capable of confusing the public. In a statement issued on the agency’s X handle on Monday, NIS reaffirmed that its digital passport process is secure and operates strictly through its official portal. “Recent allegations...

NRC Condemns Repeated Attacks On Trains, Calls For Community Support

04.05.2026

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has condemned in strong terms the increasing attacks on its train operations along the Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor by suspected vandals and criminal elements. The Chief Public Relations Officer, NRC, Mr Callistus Unyimadu, said this in a statement yesterday in Lagos. Unyimadu said the latest incident occurred around Kilometer 177 along...

NEMSA, NERC Deepen Safety Enforcement, Technical Standards Collaboration

04.05.2026

The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) have pledged their commitment to institutional collaboration aimed at enhancing safety oversight, regulatory compliance and technical standardisation across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). This followed a meeting between NEMSA Managing Director and Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation Olusegun Adesayo,...

I’m Only APGA Aspirant To Beat Obi’s Candidate; Okoye Boasts

04.05.2026

Frontline House of Representatives aspirant of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), for Awka North and South Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Chukwuma Okoye has boasted that he is the only APGA aspirant who has the political sagacity, financial muscle and grassroots appeal to defeat candidates of other political parties, including the incumbent, Prof. Lilian Obiageli...

Funke Akindele Reveals Why She Stopped Attending Church

04.05.2026

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has revealed that she no longer attends physical church services because frequent media attention makes it difficult for her to concentrate on worshipping God. In a video shared on her Snapchat on Sunday, Akindele was seen preparing her children’s breakfast and getting them ready for church while explaining her...

Adeboye Urges Media Practitioners On Fulfilling Divine Purpose

04.05.2026

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has urged media practitioners to allign with God’s purpose for their lives-retracing their steps back to God. Delivering a sermon yesterday titled ‘Created for Greater Impact’, at the RCCG National Headquarters, Ebute-Metta Lagos, Adeboye encouraged them to publicise the Good News...

Lizzy Anjorin Accepts ₦10m Boxing Challenge To Fight Iyabo Ojo

04.05.2026

Nollywood actress, Lizzy Anjorin, has accepted a long-standing boxing challenge proposed by Nigerian show promoter and Iyabo Ojo’s lover, Paul Okoye, better known as Paulo, for her to fight Iyabo Ojo following their continuous clashes. In a post on Instagram on Sunday, Anjorin said she was ready to step into the ring and fight Iyabo...

APC Elders Make Case For BOB’s Candidacy

04.05.2026

Concerned Elders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Kwara Central, Kwara North, and Kwara South Senatorial Districts in Kwara State have endorsed the governorship aspiration of Hon Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa (BOB) ahead of the 2027 general election. Addressing a press conference in Ilorin, the state capital, on behalf of the group,...

My Rift With Wizkid Is For Life- Seun Kuti

04.05.2026

Nigerian musician and son of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti, Seun Kuti, has revealed that the rift between him and Grammy-award-winning singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, is for life. Seun Kuti, who spoke in a recent interview with Selah Meditate, dismissed claims that their differences had been resolved. When asked if the issue had been...

Nigerian Politics Draining, Deceptive – Dayo Amusa

04.05.2026

Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Dayo Amusa, has taken to her verified X handle to voice her frustration about how Nigerian politics currently works. Amuas, the National Vice President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), who expressed her dissatisfaction, added that the struggle for party tickets is uncertain and financially draining. The actress noted that what...