Ms Omar’s Washington, D.C., home was raided by federal agents, “early Monday morning as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.” Federal security agents on Monday raided the home of Ilhan Omar, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, amid an investigation. Ms Omar’s Washington, D.C., home was raided by federal agents, “early Monday morning as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation,” Fox News reported on Monday.
It added, “Homeland Security Investigations agents arrived around 6 a.m., with both DHS and the Justice Department involved in the operation.” The raid on Ms Omar’s residence comes just three weeks before midterm election day. Details of the investigation into Ms Omar are yet to be made public. However, President Donald Trump and other Republican politicians have repeatedly accused her of obtaining citizenship fraudulently.
Ms Omar has repeatedly denied the allegations, criticising Mr Trump for attacking her for being a vocal opposition. We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages. The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices “Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.” A damaged vehicle was also parked in the middle of the road, with a crowd gathering near an ambulance that was to convey the victim.
Nigeria’s multidimensional poverty rate soared to the highest level among countries assessed in 2026, rising more than five per cent in three years. INEC said the move had become necessary to make it easier for people in rural areas to collect their voter cards. The police said the arrests were made during targeted raids, patrols and joint operations with other security agencies.
Ms Kekere-Ekun warned that forum shopping could undermine orderly judicial process and expose the judiciary to avoidable embarrassment. Mr Wike urged members of the APC and the PDP to work together to secure Mr Tinubu’s re-election.
