As part of efforts to limit immigration, Canada has announced a reduction in its permanent resident targets over the next three years. Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau emphasized that this decision aims to prioritize economic opportunities for Canadian citizens. Trudeau and Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Marc Miller announced the 2025–2027 immigration levels plan on Thursday. The plan reduces the target for permanent residents from 500,000 last year to 395,000 by 2025. In 2026, the target will further decrease to 380,000, with a final reduction to 365,000 in 2027. Miller stated, “Today’s announcement is a step toward adapting…
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Five persons allegedly involved in the killing of a 46-year-old University of Ilorin graduate, Lanre Adebayo have been arrested. The Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Kwara State Police Command, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi confirmed the arrest of the all-male suspects. The deceased, a Political Science graduate was tortured to death on Monday, October 21, 2024. According to reports, the arrested persons included a community leader, two local vigilant security guards, and two others. The incident reportedly occurred in the Ita-Elepa area of Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state, where Adebayo was said to have got involved in a heated…
Wife of renowned gospel singer Damilare Odunuga, popularly known as Dare Melody, Adedoyin, has died. Sharing the news on Instagram on Thursday, Dare Melody expressed his profound grief over the loss of his wife, Adedoyin. DM Multimedia, in an official statement, confirmed Mrs. Odunuga’s passing, announcing that she departed in the early hours of October 24, 2024. The statement said the DM Multimedia team will always remember her cherished presence, stating, “You will forever be in our hearts.” The full statement from the company read: “BLACK DAY @ DM MULTIMEDIA – DM Multimedia Mourns The Demise Of The Wife Of…
A teenaged boy of 14 reportedly broke into a police station in Bosnia and stabbed to death one officer and wounded another, late Thursday. According to AFP, the attack took place in the town of Bosanska Krupa, 300 kilometres (186 miles) northwest of the capital Sarajevo. Interior minister for the Bosniak-Croat federation, one of the two entities that make up the country, Ramo Isak, said, “One officer is dead and the other is wounded.” Police spokesman, Adnan Beganovic stated that ”The wounded officer was hospitalised with life-threatening injuries.” He said the 14-year-old attacker, born in 2009, was arrested, adding that…
The people of Udaba in Edo State are currently battling with how to rebury the deads that were washed out of their resting places by devastating flooding. According to PM News, the flood, which has wreaked havoc across multiple communities, has left many in fear and distress. Joseph Odemokpai, the Councillor representing Ward 8 in Etsako Central Local Government Area, confirmed the extent of the crisis, said the impact is not limited to Udaba; other communities, including Anegbete, Ekperi, Osomhegbe, Ogoimeri, Iyowa, Ofukpu, Ifekhu, Agenebode, Ubiaja, and Ilushi, all within Etsako East, Etsako Central, and Esan South East local government…
A journalist with Ozisa FM, Chinonso Ubah, has been remanded in prison following his arrest by the police. An Owerri magistrate court in Imo State ordered Ubah to be remanded in prison following his arraignment by the police on Wednesday.Operatives of the Imo police command arrested Ubah on October 21 for allegedly defaming Aboki Danjuma, the state’s commissioner of police. Uba was also accused of cyberstalking and inciting the public to burn the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) study centre in Mbano. His case has been adjourned to November 12 at magistrate court 5 in Owerri, the state capital.
A 15-year-old female student of Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi Akoko, Ondo State, who allegedly stabbed her colleague, Habib Salau, aged 17, to death has been remanded in detention. Chief Magistrate Olateju Odenusi-Fadeyi ordered her to be remanded at the Ondo State Juvenile Home in Akure pending advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, DPP. The magistrate, however, did not take her plea. The SS3 student is standing trial for allegedly stabbing the deceased with a knife during a scuffle after school hours. The defendant was brought to court on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder. Police…
A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, was on Wednesday convicted and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for importing 35.20 kilogrammes of Canadian Loud (Cannabis Sativa) into Nigeria. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos, who convicted her also gave her an option of N100 million fine on the two counts preferred against her by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).The judge sentenced Munju following her plea of guilt on the two counts. The NDLEA prosecutor, Mr Abu Ibrahim, told the court that Munju without lawful authority imported 35.20 kilogrammes of Cannabis Sativa, otherwise known as ‘Canadian…
Popular social media figure, Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, has reportedly taken ill while in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos. The cross-dresser was detained at the facility after being apprehended while trying to exit the country at Seme border. While at the police cell, Bobrisky reportedly took ill and was rushed to Falomo Police Hospital for medical attention. A source confirmed the development, stating that he was transferred from the FCID to the hospital for treatment. According to the source, “Bobrisky complained of breast pain and was rushed to the Police Hospital in…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, wife of the late Biafran leader, Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu and six others as his ministers. The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the presidency after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu was appointed as minister of state foreign affairs while Jumoke Oduwole was named the minister of industry, trade and investment.Others are: Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Federal Ministry of Labour & Employment; Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Federal Ministry of Livestock Development; Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development; and Suwaiba Said Ahmad, Minister…
