Foreign Affairs

US PRESSURING AFRICANS TO ACCEPT VENEZUELAN DEPORTEES – FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, on Thursday disclosed that the United States (US) is mounting pressure on African countries to accept Venezuelan deportees. Tuggar revealed that some of these Venezuelan deportees are prisoners in the US. He made this disclosure while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today. …

US TO REVOKE GREEN CARDS FROM NIGERIANS, OTHER NATIONALS The US government has announced its plans to revoke Green Card of holders with criminal histories. The warning stated that such individuals risk losing their residency status and facing deportation. This decision follows recent changes to Nigerian visa policies by the US embassy. The latest decision focuses on individuals with crimes …

WHY US CHANGED ITS VISA RULES FOR NIGERIANS? On Tuesday, the United States embassy announced new restrictions on visa issuance for Nigerians, reducing most non-diplomatic and non-immigrant visas to single entry with a three-month validity. The move represented a major shift from the multiple-entry visas, longer validity, and greater flexibility many Nigerians are used to. The decision, effective July 8, …

US EMBASSY MANDATES NIGERIAN VISA APPLICANTS TO REMOVE SOCIAL MEDIA PRIVACY TO ENABLE BACKGROUND CHECKS The United States Mission in Nigeria has made it mandatory that all those seeking F, M, and J non-immigrant visas must adjust their personal social media accounts’ privacy settings to “public” to enable more thorough background checks. The new directive, announced on Monday through the …

US SCHOOLS TURN TO HANDWRITTEN EXAMS AS AI CHEATING SURGES The rise of artificial intelligence in education is forcing schools and universities to rethink everything from homework policies to how final exams are administered. With tools like ChatGPT now widespread, students can generate essays, solve complex math problems or draft lab reports in seconds, raising urgent questions about what authentic …

TINUBU EXCLUDED AS TRUMP INVITES FIVE AFRICAN LEADERS TO WHITE HOUSE FOR INVESTMENT PARLEY Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu has been excluded from a scheduled meeting and lunch between President Donald Trump and leaders from five African countries to discuss commercial opportunities aimed at benefiting American and African citizens. On Wednesday, a White House official said Mr Trump scheduled a …

FOOTBALLER WHO SLEPT FOR 39 YEARS, DIES AT 73 In 1982, promising footballer Jean-Pierre Adams was sidelined by a knee injury during a match. What was expected to be a routine surgery to repair the damage turned into a decades-long tragedy that shook the sporting world. The operation, meant to fix his knee, went horribly wrong when a critical error …

OUR ANCESTORS TRACED TO NIGERIA – SAINT LUCIAN SENATE PRESIDENT President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, has highlighted the strong ancestral connections between Nigeria and Saint Lucia. Reynolds cited data from a British census conducted on the island in 1815, revealing that many Saint Lucians trace their origins to Nigeria. She made this known while welcoming President Bola …

80 YEARS OLD, 40 YEARS IN OFFICE, UGANDA’S PRESIDENT, MUSEVENI, IN 7TH TERM RACE Africa is truly a funny place. 80 year old President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has been President since 1986. He announced this week that he will be running for President again 2026, a record 7th time! After 40 years in power, the man has not yet …

IRAN HOLDS STATE FUNERAL FOR TOP COMMANDERS, SCIENTISTS KILLED BY ISRAEL A state funeral service is under way in Iran for about 60 people, including military commanders, killed in Israeli attacks, with thousands joining the ceremony in the capital, Tehran. State TV showed footage of people donning black clothes, waving Iranian flags and holding pictures of the slain head of …