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Trump suspends green card, citizenship applications for Nigerians, others
By the Editor The United States government has further expanded its travel restrictions. President Donald Trump’s government has suspended green card and citizenship applications from Nigerians and nationals of several other countries over security and immigration vetting concerns. A US government official disclosed that the directive was issued to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services…
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ECOWAS declares state of emergency in West Africa
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared a state of emergency in the region. Omar Touray, president of the ECOWAS commission, relayed the declaration on Tuesday during the 55th session of the mediation and security council, at the ministerial level in Abuja. The meeting was convened following the string of coups and…
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Benin Coup: ADC Welcomes FG’s intervention, demands similar resolve in fighting insecurity
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed Nigeria’s swift intervention in the Republic of Benin after a coup attempt but urged the Federal Government to apply similar decisiveness in combating insurgency and banditry in the country. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party noted that the government’s ability to…
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Trump says he wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to the US from poorer countries
President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status, AP reports. He is blaming immigrants for problems from crime to housing shortages as part of “social dysfunction” in America and demanding “REVERSE…
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Tinubu declares nationwide security emergency, orders army, police to recruit more personnel
President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered additional recruitment into the Armed Forces. Tinubu made the declaration on Wednesday in a statement he signed and shared on various platforms including his official handle on X (Twitter). He said by the declaration, the police and the army had been authorized to recruit…
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Enitan Oshodi re-elected as ITTF Vice President
Nigeria’s Wahid Enitan Oshodi has been re-elected as Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) during the continuation of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held online on Saturday, November 15. Additionally, Olabanji Oladapo, the former Secretary General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has been confirmed as a member of the ITTF…
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US revokes Wole Soyinka’s visa
The United States has permanently revoked the US visa of Nobel Laureate , Professor Wole Soyinka. He revealed this on Tuesday at a media event held at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery in Freedom Park, Lagos. Even though he explained that the decision was a shock to him it is believed that the revocation followed his refusal…
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Jibril Ojih elected President of Handball Federation of Nigeria
Jibril Saidu Ojih has been elected as the new President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN). Ojih, who is the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Handball Association and is the North-Central Zonal Representative on the HFN board, defeated Mr. John Oris, who represents the South-South Zone in HFN board by 9-5 votes in the…
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ADC Cautions Federal Government against using alleged coup plot to silence opposition
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has cautioned the Federal Government against using the recent news of an alleged coup plot as a pretext to clamp down on opposition leaders and begin extra-judicial surveillance on voices that do not agree with the government. In a statement signed by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC’s National Publicity Secretary,…
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Lagos SWAN inaugurates SWANECO to conduct elections, congress condemns intimidation of members
The Lagos State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has inaugurated a new electoral committee (SWANECO) tasked with organizing free and fair elections. At the extra-ordinary congress presided over by Aaron Akerejola, interim chairman appointed by the National SWAN, members nominated and approved the appointment of Patrick Omorodion of Vanguard Newspaper…
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