Day: June 25, 2026

A faith-based civil liberties organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called for the release of detained activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, while urging activists across the country to embrace responsible conduct and decorum in public discourse. The group made its position known in a statement issued on Thursday by its Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, following a court order remanding Sowore in Kuje Correctional Centre over allegations bordering on cybercrime. According to MURIC, the detention of activists could negatively affect Nigeria’s democratic image and raise concerns about…

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has commended the conviction and life sentence handed down by a Canadian court to the individual found guilty of killing two Nigerian youths, Chibueze Momah and Tosin Amos-Arowoshegbe, in a nightclub shooting in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The Commission described the judgment as a significant step toward justice and accountability for the victims and their families. In a statement issued in Abuja by the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NiDCOM said the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced the offender to…

Nigeria and Türkiye have renewed efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation on migration management, with both countries focusing on the humane and dignified return and reintegration of undocumented Nigerians residing in Türkiye. This was disclosed in a statement by NiDCOM’s Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, following a courtesy visit by a delegation from Türkiye’s Presidency of Migration Management to the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The delegation, led by Hünkar Burkan İbin, Head of the Deportation Department for Removal Affairs, met with officials of the Nigerians in Diaspora…