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UK introduces new visa rules for care workers, salary threshold raised

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In a bid to reduce immigration and prioritise local recruitment, the UK Government has confirmed new visa regulations affecting care providers, foreign workers, and students. From April 9, care providers seeking to hire staff from overseas must first demonstrate efforts to recruit foreign workers already residing in England who require new visa sponsorship, according to measures presented in Parliament on Wednesday. The Home Office stated that these changes aim to curb dependency on overseas recruitment while ensuring fair opportunities for care workers already in the UK. The salary threshold for…

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Cultist arrested for shooting grocery seller over N500 energy drink

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A suspected cultist, Segun Ogunfunmilayo, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly shooting a grocery seller in Ede over an unpaid debt. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adeola Adeoye, the incident occurred on March 8, 2025, at around 9:00 p.m. in the Bihari/Ishola area of Ede. Ogunfunmilayo had reportedly purchased an energy drink from the victim, promising to make a transfer. However, when the seller did not receive the payment alert, he confronted the suspect, who allegedly pulled out a pistol and shot…

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Police uncover LASU graduate’s shallow grave

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Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the location where the Lagos State University graduate, Adedamola Ogunbode, was buried, following the arrest of the principal suspect, Olaoluwa Ajisomo. It was learnt that the prime suspect, rumoured to have fled to the Benin Republic, was leading police detectives in locating the burial site of the deceased. The command’s spokesperson, Chief Superintendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed both developments on Tuesday. The deceased, a Political Science Education graduate from LASU, had been missing since January 16, 2025, amid speculation that his mutilated…

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How altar-servant masterminded abduction of two Catholic priests in Adamawa

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A 34year-old altar servant has been allegedly identified as the brain behind the abduction of the two Catholic Church priests in Numan LG, Adamawa State. They were said to have been kidnapped weeks ago. The suspect, Tahamado Jonathan Demian, whose job as an altar servant, is to provide sundry services to a Roman Catholic priest while performing mass, has also been providing extra information for kidnappers, unknown to the church. It will be recalled that the two clerics that were kidnapped; Rev. Fathers Matthew David Dusami and Abraham Samman, were…

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Nigerian Customs, Aviation union clash at Lagos airport

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Inter-agency rivalry at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos became pronounced, as Aviation union members clashed with officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). This rivalry has been a recurring issue between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and other agencies operating at the airport. According information gathered on Friday, the aviation unions raised concerns over repeated assaults on Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel by NCS operatives, demanding immediate intervention. In a recent incident, it was alleged that, Customs officers allegedly attacked the Director of Aviation Security Services at…

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Gov. Soludo: ‘I rejected World Bank loan because it is not favourable to Anambra people’

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Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo said that he took a great decision by pulling out of a World Bank loan arrangement because it is not favourable to Anambra people. “When I came in as governor and looked at the terms and conditions of those loans, I said it was not favorable to our people. This is a bad deal for my people. However, one could say, ‘Let me collect the loans; after all, it is the next generation that will pay.’ I don’t have that kind of conscience.…

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Catholic Bishops to Tinubu: Your policies are pushing millions into poverty

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The Archbishop of Owerri and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, said that, the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has triggered sky-rocketing inflation and pushed millions of Nigerians into poverty. Ugorji said this at the opening session of the 2025 First Plenary Meeting of the CBCN, held at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), on Sunday, in Abuja. Speaking at the event themed ‘”Jubilee of Hope: A light for a better Nigeria, he said Nigerians have continued to endure increasing…

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Former presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe dies at 72

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A prominent politician and former presidential spokesperson, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has passed away. A trained physician who co-founded Royal Cross Medical Centre, details of his death is still hazy, but family source has confirmed his death. Aged 72, Okupe was Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Olusegun Obasanjo and Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan during their tenures as president. He later became the Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 Presidential Campaign. He stepped down from Obi’s campaign after being convicted of money laundering, and…

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Union Bank Rewards 452 Customers in UnionKorrect Draws

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Union Bank, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, recently rewarded 452 UnionKorrect account holders with over N21 million during draws held at its Douglas Road Branch in Owerri, Imo State. During the recent draw monitored and supervised by relevant regulatory bodies, 100 customers were awarded N25,000 each, 40 customers N50,000 each, and one customer won the grand prize of N500,000 in the UnionKorrect Regular category. In the UnionKorrect Exclusive category, 75 customers won N100,000 each, 10 customers won N500,000 each, and one customer won the grand prize of N1 million. The bank…

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IKEDC: 12 Air Force personnel invade our office, flog staff, stole laptops, mobile phones

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Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company’s (IKEDC) spokesperson, Kingsley Okotie said that their office was invaded. He confirmed the early morning invasion by over 12 personnel from the Air Force base located in Sam Ethnan Barracks, Ikeja, Lagos.  According to Okotie, over 12 personnel stormed the IKEDC office with their truck and began flogging the company’s staff. He said, “They came in with their truck, beating the staff of our company. They even took my laptop, and now most staff can’t find their phones since they left. They came in around 8…

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