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The EFCC had declared Bello wanted on Thursday after failing to show up in court for his money laundering and other financial crimes case. The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has placed the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on its watchlist following his ongoing run-in with the Economic …

Opinion Source: Screenshot Dylan Mulvaney TikTok Dylan Mulvaney, the transgender influencer who cost Bud Light hundreds of millions of dollars last year after teaming up with the brand for a partnership, is celebrating after scoring a new female gender marker on a passport. Mulvaney’s New Passport “Starting 2024 with a …

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has confirmed that the passport application automation process will begin operation on January 8, 2024.   He added that Nigerians will be able to apply and complete their passport application process online without human contact.   Tunji-Ojo, who was speaking during the inspection of …

Any officer found culpable would be dealt with as the service would not tolerate any form of misconduct or improper behaviour. The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Caroline Adepoju, has ordered investigation into allegations of passport racketeering against personnel of the service in the South East.

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, has said that the Federal Government has plans to ensure that several passport offices are opened around the country, as well as abroad, so that there will be easy collection of passports for Nigerians at home and in diaspora. Tunji-Ojo, said that …

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a notorious kidnapping kingpin, Idris Amedu, popularly known as Dogo.   Spokesperson of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the arrest on Tuesday, October 10, stated that the suspect had been on the Command’s wanted lists for a long time.  …

The FG has reportedly started the process to harmonise the activities of the Nigerian Immigration Service and the National Identity Management Commission. In a bid to resolve issues around passport processing, …

A German woman married to a Nigerian man has lamented after a lady said that her husband is with her because of her passport.    The mother of two, Julia Nnebedum, who goes by the nickname, Baby Oku Germany, shared a screenshot of the message she received from the lady.  …

Singapore now tops the ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, unseating Japan from the top spot. Singaporeans enjoy visa-free entry to 192 destinations, more than travellers of any other country, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. The Southeast Asian country last held the top spot in 2021, before …

A Nigerian doctor, Addy Olubanji, has taken to Twitter to lament over the alleged humiliating experience she had at the Nigerian Embassy in New York.    In a post shared on Twitter, Addy stated that she went to the Embassy with her family to get their Nigerian passports. She however …