•Trump and US visa President Donald Trump’s administration finalised rules yesterday that impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country. Under a change that could be implemented as soon as September, foreigners on student visas would...
Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved the payment of weigh-in allowance for omitted journalists in the employ of government. Speaking on Monday June 29, 2026, when he received the new leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, who paid a courtesy visit on him at Government House, Uyo, the governor noted […]
•Troops The federal government is considering a new initiative that would allow journalists to accompany military personnel during selected operations. This was said to be in a bid to improve security reporting and give the public greater insight into the realities of counterinsurgency and other internal security efforts, reports The PUNCH. Th...
•Abuja High Court Journalists were ordered out of Court 6 of the Federal High Court in Abuja, venue of the trial of six men accused, among others, of plotting to take over the government. Some journalists had arrived at the court a little after 8 am and secured seats thereafter on the last row, awaiting […]
•Police teargas Many delegates and journalists were today prevented from accessing Eagle Square, the venue of the ongoing 8th National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Many journalists were denied entry tags, leaving them stranded at the venue’s entrance, reports Daily Trust. Stern-looking security operatives were stationed a...
•El-Rufai (2nd R) in court Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has arrived at the Federal High Court sitting in the state capital for his arraignment by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). El-Rufai is expected to face charges related to alleged corruption and abuse of office. The ICPC has f...
•Commander, Nigerian Army, Ohafia, Abia State, Brigadier General Ahmad Mansur Dikko The Commander, Nigerian Army, Ohafia, Abia State, Brigadier General Ahmad Mansur Dikko, has urged journalists to report any act of misconduct involving personnel of the brigade within the state to his office. Dikko, who also doubles as the Commander Sector 3 Jo...
•FRSC officials at scene of an accident A few weeks after the tragic road accident in Gombe State that killed not less than seven journalists and media workers, another fatal accident involving journalists in Bauchi State occurred today. The accident left several journalists hurt, including the state Correspondent of The Guardian Newspaper, Mr...
•The crashed bus Seven journalists have died in a road accident in Gombe State. The accident involved a Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) bus conveying them from a colleague’s wedding in Kaltungo Local Government Area of the State, reports Channels TV. Following a successful wedding programme in Kaltungo, the bus’ tyre burst on the return [&h...
The hearing of the case challenging the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) planned National Convention was today adjourned again by Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, under intense security as journalists were barred from covering the proceedings. Justice Akintola adjourned the hearing of the Motion on Notice filed by ...

