Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Canada Offers Permanent Residency to 100,000 in New Immigration Plan

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the top five Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss.

Canada is introducing a temporary measure to grant permanent residency to up to 100,000 workers already living in the country and their eligible families. The plan, announced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, will also benefit 45,000 spouses and children of Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

Another 12,600 people approved on humanitarian and compassionate grounds are expected to qualify. The government said additional admission spaces in 2027 would help clear backlogs, address labour shortages, reunite families and speed up applications from migrants already settled in Canada.

Police in New York have arrested a 17-year-old boy over the fatal shooting of Ghanaian student Javits Frimpong, 15, in the Bronx on October 29, 2026.

The NYPD announced the arrest on Wednesday, confirming that the suspect faces murder charges. ABC7 New York also reported that he faces manslaughter and firearm-related charges.

Frimpong was shot in the abdomen while walking to school near East 171st Street and Crotona Place. He later died in the hospital, and the police have not released the suspect’s identity or established a motive for the killing.

A Lagos widow, Sarah Akinya, has sued Airtel Networks Limited and ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Limited, seeking ₦232m in damages over alleged noise pollution and property damage caused by a telecommunications mast near her home in Okota.

In the suit before the Lagos State High Court, she is also asking the companies to dismantle and relocate the installation or stop its operations.

Akinya alleged that the facility, installed in 2004, had exposed her household to constant noise, vibrations, smoke, and fumes. She said its generators and fuel storage facilities were located about four metres from her property’s boundary wall.

Veteran Hollywood actor Stacy Keach, best known for playing the lead in the television series Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, has died aged 85.

Keach passed away on November 10 at his home in Magdalenka, Poland, following a prolonged battle with a heart condition and heart failure. His wife, Malgosia Tomassi Keach, announced his death, describing him as a courageous man whose work would keep his memory alive.

Born in Georgia in 1941, Keach began his career in theatre before moving into film and television. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley, Yale School of Drama and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Actor Nathaniel Buzolic, known for playing Kol Mikaelson in The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, has accused an unnamed former co-star of preventing him from attending fan conventions because of his pro-Israel views.

In an Instagram video, Buzolic claimed the actor had quietly arranged to exclude him from events where they were both invited. He also accused the unnamed co-star of avoiding public support for Palestinians to protect their career.

Buzolic, who has repeatedly voiced support for Israel since October 7, also made controversial remarks about Palestinians in the video. He did not identify the actor.

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