Foreign Affairs

The former President returned to Abuja on Thursday following his evacuation from Guinea-Bissau after a military coup. He landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport after being airlifted from Guinea-Bissau in the wake of the takeover. He thanked the President of Ivory Coast and President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria for sending planes to lift him from Bissau. Jonathan had been in …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed military intervention in Guinea-Bissau, demanding announcement of Sunday’s election. How a group of military officers claimed “total control” of the country, a day after two leading candidates – President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Fernando Dias – each declared victory. Calling themselves the “High Military Command for the Restoration of Order”, the officers ordered the …

United States President Donald Trump has declared that he will “permanently pause” immigration from all so-called Third World countries, including Nigeria. He made the announcement in a statement posted on his Truth Social account late on Thanksgiving Day. Trump said the move is intended to allow the U.S. immigration system to “recover” while reversing what he described as “millions of …

As of 2025, all UK visa applications from Nigeria are now handled by VFS Global — the previous provider (TLScontact) no longer processes visas. For study and work visas submitted on or after 15 July 2025, successful applicants may get an eVisa (digital immigration status) instead of a traditional vignette sticker in the passport. Regardless of eVisa adoption, you will …

As so often with Donald Trump it was a half-digested news item that prompted him to reach for his box of matches. After watching a segment on Fox News about attacks on Nigerian Christians, the US president took to Truth Social for one of his customary blasts. If Nigeria didn’t stop the killings, he warned, he would deploy the US …

The White House, the United States’ seat of power, was reportedly placed on lockdown on Wednesday following a shooting involving members of the U.S. National Guard near the nation’s capital, raising security concerns in the area. The shooting occurred close to the Farragut Metro Station, coinciding with a controversial troop deployment to Washington, D.C., ordered by President Donald Trump. In …

Military authorities in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday declared that they had assumed full control of the country, announcing the suspension of all electoral activities and an immediate closure of national borders. The development comes just three days after the nation conducted its legislative and presidential elections. The declaration followed reports of heavy gunfire earlier in the day around the presidential palace …

The United States has affirmed its commitment to partnering with Nigeria in the fight against terrorism, after a high-level security meeting at the Pentagon on November 20. The meeting, hosted by Pete Hegseth, US secretary of war, was attended by a delegation of security leaders from Nigeria led by Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA). Their meeting took place …

In a dramatic and historic vote late Friday night, the United States Congress overwhelmingly backed President Donald J. Trump’s push for possible military intervention in Nigeria, with 285 members voting in favour out of 383 total votes cast in a special joint session. The resolution gives the President authority to use targeted military force against armed groups accused of carrying …

A member of the United States House of Representatives, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, has announced she will resign from Congress after a clash with President Donald Trump. The development is the climax of her disagreement with Trump and the Republicans, as she maintained a hardline stance during the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history. In a statement Friday …