Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Canada

May 11, 2026

Experts say ‘japa syndrome’ worsening pressure on Nigeria’s healthcare system

He described the situation as alarming, noting that hospitals were becoming overwhelmed. 

Murtala Muhammed International Airport
May 9, 2026

Several Canadian varsities suffer Canvas cyberattack, students’ information leaked

A hacking group, ShinyHunters, claimed responsibility for the cyber breach in messages sent to Canvas users.

Canadian flag (credit: Konga)
May 9, 2026

Nigerian community in Canada mourns as preteen boy drowns, six-year-old girl falls to death from 28th-floor apartment

The Peoples Gazette gathered that authorities were not treating either incident as suspicious, as initial assessments indicated they were accidental deaths.

May 2, 2026

CAF sets June to July for 2027 AFCON; Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda to co-host

The tournament will be the first AFCON to be co-hosted by three countries. 

Confederation of African Football (CAF)
April 30, 2026

PM Carney appoints Jonathan Wilkinson as Canada’s ambassador to EU

Mr Wilkinson replaces Ailish Campbell, who served as Canada’s ambassador to the EU. 

jonathan wilkinson
April 29, 2026

FIFA increases 2026 World Cup prize money; approves Afghan team for competitions 

FIFA has increased the prize money for teams participating in the 2026 World Cup ahead of the tournament’s commencement on June 11.

Female Afghan players
April 28, 2026

Nigerians, other foreigners rush to gain citizenship via Canadian-born ancestors

The immigration ministry stated that it received 6,230 applications between December 15, 2025 (when citizenship by descent was announced) and January 31.

Nigerians in Canada
April 22, 2026

“Employer’s exploitation I suffered in Canada showed corruption not only in Nigeria,” says 56-year-old asylum seeker Taofeek Olajide

Despite the tedious nature of the job, the 56-year-old said that his employer constantly owed him salaries.

Taofeek Olajide
April 15, 2026

Nigerian woman Nnenna Oketa nabbed with seven forged passports at Canadian airport to face prosecution

The CBSA identified the documents as five forged passports from the Republic of the Gambia and two from South Africa.

April 9, 2026

Russia exploiting vulnerable routers in Nigeria, other countries to steal sensitive government information: FBI

According to the FBI, theAitM attacks will allow the actors to see users’ traffic unencrypted.

Masked FBI agents and a network of computers