•Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson Sweden’s government today said it would put forward a bill introducing a requirement for migrants to adhere to an “honest living” or face deportation. The country’s right-wing government, which came into power in 2022 vowing to get tough on immigration, is currently trying to rapidly push through a slew...
•Sweden’s flag Sweden’s government today said it wanted to drastically increase the number of immigrants deported after being convicted, saying any crime with a penalty higher than a fine should lead to a deportation as a rule. “For far too long in Sweden, foreign criminals who have committed serious crimes in the country have been [&hel...
•First responders working at the scene of the incident yesterday Several people were killed and others injured when a bus rammed into a bus stop queue in central Stockholm during yesterday afternoon rush hour, police said. Shortly after the crash, images in Swedish media showed a swarm of police, ambulances, and emergency vehicles at the [&he...
•Sacked Sweden’s coach Jon Dahl Tomasson The Swedish Football Association said today it had sacked national team coach Jon Dahl Tomasson following three straight losses in World Cup qualifying. The FA said the decision, which had been taken today and was effective immediately, was “based on a lack of results in the World Cup qualifiers”. [&hel...
•VP Shettima jets out Vice-President Kashim Shettima is expected to depart Abuja today for Sweden on a 2-day visit to represent Nigeria in bilateral engagements. Stanley Nkwocha, the Spokesman to Vice President Kashim Shettima, in a statement issued today, said the visit which is at the instance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “The Vice Presid...
•Flag of Sweden Sweden’s government said today it would drastically increase grants for immigrants who choose to leave the country and return home, to encourage more migrants to do so. As of 2026, immigrants who voluntarily return to their home countries would be eligible to receive up to 350,000 Swedish kronor ($34,000), the right-wing govern...
•US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson Sweden today became the 32nd member of NATO with the handover of documents at a ceremony in Washington, a historic move that Secretary of State Antony Blinken said marked a “strategic debacle” by Russia. “Good things come to those who wait,” Blinken said […...
•Deported Nigerians The federal government has received 36 Nigerian migrants deported from Sweden. The migrants were received yesterday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja by officials of the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), reports The Nation. The returnees were given dignit...

