Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denounced a U.S. travel ban expansion under President Trump, labeling it a “racist mentality” targeting 90% of 1.2 million Iranian diaspora applicants. The ban,
President Donald Trump, speaking at a Mar-a-Lago press conference, claimed Elon Musk had “lost his mind” over Musk’s opposition to a $2 trillion GOP domestic policy bill, intensifying their public
On June 4, 2025, Ireland deported 35 Nigerian nationals from Dublin to Lagos for immigration offences, including 60% visa overstays and 30% fraudulent asylum claims, costing €500,000. The group, comprising
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, granted the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Vivek Ramaswamy, access to Social Security Administration (SSA) data to streamline
Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah mourned the passing of Igbo folk music icon Gentleman Mike Ejeagha, who died at 95 in Enugu. Born in 1930 in Imezi-Owa, Ezza North, Ejeagha,
former Nigerian President Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), speaking in Minna, described the May 28-29 Mokwa flood in Niger State as an “act of God,” urging 50,000 affected residents to rebuild. The
On June 6, 2025, a Let L-410 Turbolet, registered as TG-TJG, crashed near Pavencul, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, killing all three crew members aboard. The aircraft, operated by a regional pest
President Bola Tinubu, at the commissioning of the Deep Sea Port Access Road in Lagos, dismissed critics of the 750-km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, suggesting they use Idumota’s congested routes if
On June 6, 2025, Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), died in Abuja at 88, five days before his 89th birthday. Born June 12, 1936, in
On June 5, 2025, President Bola Tinubu visited the $19 billion Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos, describing it as a “massive” catalyst for Nigeria’s economic self-reliance. The 650,000-barrel-per-day facility, Africa’s
