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US STRINGENT VISA RULE FOR NIGERIANS: WE WILL RETALIATE – FG The U.S government has mandated Nigerian visa applicants to disclose their social mediaprofiles and activities in the last five years, warning that failure to comply with the requirement could potentially result in visa denial. But the Federal Government in a swift reaction, said it will reciprocate the new US …

BOKO HARAM FOUNDER’S SON, FIVE OTHER SUSPECTED TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN CHAD Six suspected Boko Haram members, including Muslim Mohammed Yusuf, son of the late founder of the Boko Haram terrorist sect, Mohammed Yusuf, were said to have been arrested in Chad. One of the Nigerian intelligence sources in the Lake Chad region told AFP at the weekend that they received …

TINUBU SLASHES DIALYSIS COST IN FEDERAL HOSPITALS TO ₦12,000 President Bola Tinubu has approved a major reduction in the cost of kidney dialysis sessions in federal hospitals, cutting the fee from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000, News360 Nigeria reports. Daniel Bwala, the president’s spokesperson, disclosed the development on Monday in a post via his X handle. He explained that the initiative will …

NIGERIANS MUST PROVIDE FIVE YEARS SOCIAL MEDIA HISTORY FOR VISA APPLICATION – US EMBASSY The United States Mission in Nigeria has asked visa applicants to provide full disclosure of their social media history when completing the DS-160 form. The Mission, in a tweet on its official X handle, emphasised that applicants must include all usernames or handles used on any …

2027: PDP LEADERS DISAGREE OVER JONATHAN, OBI, MAKINDE The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing fresh internal divisions as its leaders remain split over whether to field former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Anambra State governor Peter Obi, or Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde as its presidential candidate for the 2027 elections. We gather from multiple party sources that some leaders, …

APC SET TO OCCUPY 2/3 SEATS IN SENATE, APGA INCREASES TO TWO Senators on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), need just one more seat to form 2/3 majority of membership of the 10th Senate with their current 72 in number from 59 in June, 2023. This is as the All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA) which …

FALANA TO APC, PDP – PROVE YOU ARE NOT TERRORISTS Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has challenged the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to prove that they are not terrorist organisations. This comes following a controversial ruling by a Canadian Federal Court which described both parties as entities that have engaged in …

ARMY APPOINTS NEW PSOS, GOCS, OTHERS IN MAJOR SHAKE-UP.The Nigerian Army on Sunday announced a major redeployment affecting its top hierarchy, including Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Corps Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, and Brigade Commanders, News360 Nigeria reports. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele, confirmed the changes in a statement, noting that …

PRESIDENTIAL TICKET: WE’RE UNDER PRESSURE TO ZONE – ADC The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said it’s under pressure to zone its presidential ticket in 2027. ADC’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Jackie Wayas, said the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, holds the final decision on zoning or rotation of the presidential ticket. Wayas also disclosed that the ADC is deliberating …

FOOD PRICES REMAIN HIGH DESPITE FOURTH INFLATION DECLINE – CPPE The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, has said food price rises persist despite the fourth consecutive decline in headline inflation in July 2025. The Director of CPPE, Muda Yusuf, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in reaction to Nigeria’s July inflation figures. DAILY POST reports that …