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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced that the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and bottles smaller than 200 millilitres will be completely banned by December 2025. The agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known during a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, explaining that the move is part of efforts to curb the increasing misuse of cheap alcoholic […]

Sammy Daniels, brother to popular Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, has been granted bail in the sum of ₦5 million after spending several days in detention. The bail was reportedly granted on Monday, November 10, 2025, following Sammy’s remand by a Dutse Magistrate Court last Thursday. He was initially held at Keffi Prison before being transferred to Suleja Prison. His elder brother, known on Instagram as @Sweezzy1, celebrated the development in […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Governor of Bayelsa State and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted over alleged financial crimes. The anti-graft agency made the announcement in a notice published on its official X (Twitter) handle on Monday, November 10, 2025. According to the EFCC, Sylva is being sought in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion involving $14,859,257 […]

Actress Regina Daniels’ brother, Sammy Daniels, has been granted bail in the sum of ₦5 million after spending several days in detention. Sammy was reportedly granted bail on Monday, November 10, 2025, following his remand by a Dutse Magistrate Court last Thursday. He was initially held at Keffi Prison before being transferred to Suleja Prison. Confirming his release, his elder brother, known on Instagram as @Sweezzy1, shared a post celebrating […]

The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has again adjourned the hearing of a motion on notice in the suit filed by Folahan Adelabi against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), its Acting National Chairman, and others until Wednesday. Presiding judge, Justice Ladiran Akintola, had earlier ruled on an ex parte motion last week, permitting the PDP to go ahead with its planned national convention while fixing Monday, November 10, […]

  The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commenced the physical verification of credentials and travel documents for foreign-trained Nigerian graduates who registered for the 2025 Batch ‘C’ Service Year. According to the NYSC, the exercise will run from Monday, November 10 to Wednesday, November 12, 2025, across designated centres nationwide. In a statement titled “Notification of Physical Verification of Credentials and Travel Documents of Foreign-Trained Graduates for the 2025 […]

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Chris Piwuna, has criticised the Federal Government for failing to prioritise education, saying key officials do not regard the sector’s problems as a national concern that requires collective responsibility. Speaking during The Toyin Falola Interviews on Sunday, in a virtual discussion titled “A Conversation with the ASUU President,” Piwuna said the indifference of government officials has stalled meaningful reforms […]

The United States government has introduced new immigration guidelines that could make it more difficult for foreign nationals with chronic health conditions to obtain visas or green cards. The directive, issued under President Donald Trump’s administration, expands the scope of the “public charge” rule — a provision in U.S. immigration law used to determine whether an applicant is likely to become financially dependent on government assistance. According to a State […]

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced a major reduction in the 2026 Hajj fare, following the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make the holy pilgrimage more affordable for Nigerian Muslims. According to the new figures released by the commission, pilgrims across all operational zones will benefit from a substantial cut in costs—ranging from ₦748,000 to ₦792,000—depending on their departure zone. The Southern Zone recorded the […]