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Two African countries, Seychelles and Ethiopia, have exempted Nigeria from their visa-free travel programs. The visa-free program, which aims to promote tourism and enhance diplomatic relations, has been embraced by many countries across the continent including Kenya and Rwanda. However, the exclusion of Nigeria, one of Africa’s most populous and influential nations, has raised several

Former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison following his conviction on bribery and corruption charges after taking cash, a Mercedes Benz and gold bars as bribes in exchange for helping three businessmen and the Egyptian government. The sentencing marks a dramatic fall for the lawmaker born to

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has set up an inter-agency committee should there be mass deportation of Nigerians from the United States of America (USA). The Director of Media and Corporate Affairs of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abdur-Rahman Balogun said the commission is ready to welcome deported Nigerians from the United States.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced the plan to hold a nationwide protest against the planned 50 per cent hike in the telecom tariff. The protest is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, February 4. It was learnt that the workers’ union leaders agreed on the protest at the meeting of the National Administrative

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on University Education, Abubakar Hassan Fulata, has denied allegations that the lawmakers demanded ₦480 Million in bribes to approve the allocation for some federal universities and other tertiary institutions in the 2025 budget. He said those spreading such reports are only trying to undermine the efforts of

The Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti has dismissed the defamation case brought against activist lawyer, Dele Farotimi, by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over allegations of cybercrime. The case arose from comments Farotimi made during an interview about his book, Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System, which included remarks regarding the founder of

A Shari’a court l sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State has jailed a 19-year-old man, Dahiru Usman, of as@aulting a s3x worker. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Usman was found guilty of the crime and sentence’s to one month in a correctional facility. Local Nigerian cuisine The Judge, Malam Kabir Muhammad gave the

The Hausa Community Central Mosque in Agege, Lagos, remained closed on Tuesday, three days after its shutdown due to a leadership dispute. Naturenex learnt that the closure was enacted by the Agege Local Government Area authorities, led by Chairman Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi, on Saturday, following a conflict regarding the mosque’s imamship. This leadership turmoil emerged

The Pa Ayo Adebanjo-led faction of Afenifere, a prominent Yoruba sociopolitical group, has appointed lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi as its National Organising Secretary. Naturenex reports that the decision was made at a general meeting held at Adebanjo’s residence in Isanya Ogbo, Ogun State, on Tuesday. This development was disclosed in a communiqué jointly signed

A scam involving AI-generated images of Hollywood star Brad Pitt used to defraud a French woman of $850,000 (N1,313,258,500) has been traced to Nigeria. The fraudsters posed as 61-year-old Hollywood actor Brad Pitt, claiming to require money for a kidney transplant as his accounts had been frozen due to his ongoing divorce from Angelina Jolie.

Gusau, Zamfara state – News started circulating on Monday, January 27, regarding the purported arrest of notorious terrorist leader Bello Turji by troops of Operation Fasan Yanma. An alleged audio recording surfaced online in which two individuals were heard claiming that Turji had been captured. Turji is a notorious terrorist and bandit leader operating in

The Federal Government has said it generated about N2.4 billion in 2024 from marriage contracts via its marriage registry at the Ministry of Interior.  The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking at a press conference in Abuja on January 28. According to him, the ministry also generated over N3.2

The US government has halted its support for HIV treatment in Nigeria and other developing countries following an executive order issued by President Donald Trump.  The US State Department ceased disbursement of funds from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a key program providing HIV treatment in Africa and other developing nations. The

The typical retail cost of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly called cooking gas, decreased by 13.3 per cent. Naturenex understands that the price of cooking gas, based on a month-to-month (MoM) basis, fell to ₦16,250 in January 2025 from ₦18,750 in December 2024. Findings revealed that the price of 1kg

The deputy managing director of the Kano State Refuse Management and Environmental Agency (REMASAB), Alhaji Lamin Muktar Hassan, has reportedly returned over ₦4.7 million that the state government inadvertently deposited into his bank account. Hassan noted that he initially thought the funds represented his salary for January 2025. However, upon further examination of the transaction,

According to Vanguard, Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University, announced his decision to drop the criminal defamation case against activist Dele Farotimi after interventions by Yoruba leaders. “The Ewi of Ado, former President Obasanjo, and Bishop Kukah pleaded with me, but I refused,” he said. “However, when the Ooni of Ife came, I couldn’t

Fresh details have emerged on how the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, successfully intervened in a court case instituted by Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), against human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi. A statement by Moses Olafare, Director of Media and Public Affairs for the Ooni’s palace, detailed how the monarch, accompanied by several