Author: Opalim Lifted

The United States Mission has reminded Nigerians that the length of stay for visitors is determined by a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer upon arrival in the US. In a recent statement, travellers were asked to check their Form I-94 for confirmation of approved duration. The form contains an “admit until date”. A Form I-94 is needed by all visitors except US citizens, returning resident immigrants, foreigners with immigrant visas, and most Canadian citizens visiting or in transit. Travellers are issued an I-94 during the admission process at the port of entry. However, foreigners traveling via a land border…

The Plateau State Government has stepped up its emergency response after a cholera outbreak claimed 14 lives and spread across four local government areas. State Commissioner for Health, Nicholas Ba’amlong, disclosed during a press briefing in Jos on Monday that 441 suspected cholera cases have been recorded across 127 settlements in the past two months. Ba’amlong said the outbreak was first confirmed in Mangu Local Government Area in June 2026 after laboratory testing identified cholera. This prompted the Ministry of Health to activate a coordinated emergency response with local councils, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), and…

The Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, has alleged that a letter from his office to the State House was intercepted by Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of operating the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). Speaking before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the PFIPC controversy and the ₦1.3 billion allocated to the council in the 2026 Appropriation Act, Ogunjimi said the intercepted correspondence could have exposed the alleged forgery behind the council much earlier. According to him, the Office of the Accountant-General first received a request in November 2024 on State House letterhead seeking an…

The principal of Community High School, Esiele, in Oriire Local Government, Ogbomoso Oyo State, Rachael Alamu, has described her release after 56 days in captivity as nothing short of a miracle. Speaking during a thanksgiving service at Antioch Baptist Church in Ogbomoso on Sunday, Alamu recounted the traumatic experience she endured after being abducted alongside other victims, saying she relied on faith throughout the ordeal. She said she prayed for two things while in captivity: that her husband would still be alive when she returned home and that she would not die in the forest. “The release was miraculous. I…

The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has criticised the interview granted by Nigeria Decomarcy Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi on Sunday. According to him, after watching the interview on Channels Television for about 30 minutes, “I wasted no time turning it off.” Describing Obi as a political nomad, Onanuga stated that Obi believed the interview would re-energise his fading 2027 presidential ambition. “It turned out to be a PR disaster, judging from the spate of reactions to the many lies he referenced,” he said. Highlighting two issues that caught his attention while…

Former National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer, Halima Shehu, has denied allegations that she transferred ₦44 billion into private accounts, insisting the money was disbursed to beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s social intervention programmes through approved payment channels. Speaking on The Morning Show on Arise Television on Monday, Shehu said she had reported alleged financial irregularities within the agency to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) before her suspension in January 2024. According to Shehu, she submitted a detailed petition to the…

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) is set to question the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, today as its probe enters a third week. Lawmakers are investigating how an organisation the Federal Government insists does not legally exist secured office accommodation inside the Federal Secretariat in Abuja and received more than ₦1.32 billion in the 2026 Appropriation Act. The committee, chaired by Yusuf Gagdi, is expected to ask Ogunjimi to explain how the PFIPC obtained a government budget code, enabling it to appear in the national budget despite concerns…

Former Chief Security Officer to the late military ruler, Hamza Al-Mustapha, has claimed he possesses CCTV footage showing the final moments of Sani Abacha, dismissing allegations that the former head of state died during an intimate encounter with a woman. Speaking to journalists in Kaduna, as reported by The Nation, Al-Mustapha described recent claims made by retired Department of State Services (DSS) operative Dennis Amachree as false and politically motivated. “The boy was asked to write the lies by others. I have all the CCTV footages of what happened in my custody, so what he said are not true,” Al-Mustapha…

The death toll from a collision involving two passenger buses on a major highway in Syria has risen to 35, with another 30 people injured, according to state media. State news agency SANA, citing a health ministry official, reported that the crash occurred on the Damascus-Deir Ezzor road in the country’s central-eastern desert region on Saturday. The Syrian interior ministry said the accident involved a bus transporting internal security personnel and a civilian passenger bus. Authorities did not immediately disclose how many of those killed or injured were members of the security forces. Footage aired by state media showed one…

The management of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, in Kogi State, has expelled two students for alleged involvement in same-sex conduct. In a statement issued by the Department of Public Relations, the institution also rusticated four other students for their alleged involvement in fighting on campus. The punishment was approved at the 31st sitting of the University Senate, held at the Faculty of Law Lecture Theatre. The disciplinary measures were taken based on the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee. In a letter signed by Eli Usman Gbadafu, the Deputy Registrar (Academics), the institution stated that the…