International

    The Nigeria Immigration Service has issued an advisory urging Nigerians to use their U.S. visas responsibly and in strict compliance with the stated purpose of their application.   This follows concerns raised by the U.S. Government over the misuse of visas by some Nigerian citizens.   In a ...

    President John Mahama of Ghana has assured Nigeria of the safety of its nationals residing in Ghana, stating that there is no place for xenophobia in the country.   Mahama also reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to the Economic Community of West African States protocols, especially those concerning the free ...

    The Naira closed the week on a positive note, gaining 4.52 kobo against the U.S. dollar at the official market on Friday.   According to the latest figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Naira traded at N1,534.72 per dollar.   The figure represents a modest gain ...

  Russia struck several regions of Ukraine overnight, officials said Saturday, reporting one person killed in Dnipro, while Moscow said two people died after a Ukrainian drone attack in the Rostov region.   Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov said one person was killed in a high-rise apartment complex.   Across the ...

  The President of the Republic of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, on Friday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, at his hometown in Daura, Katsina State.   Barrow, who arrived in Katsina for the visit, was received by the Secretary to ...

    France defended its decision to recognise Palestinian statehood amid domestic and international criticism on Friday, including against the charge that the move plays into the hands of militant group Hamas.   President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that his country would formally recognise a Palestinian state during a UN ...

  Thousands of UK doctors launched a five-day strike early Friday after talks with the Labour government for a new pay increase failed to reach a deal.   Doctors were out on picket lines outside hospitals after negotiations with the government went down the wire late Thursday, without reaching an ...

  Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a deal.   Japanese stocks edged up and the yen held gains after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said ...

  The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced a new set of immigration-related fees following the implementation of the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill, with changes set to take effect from July 22, 2025.   According to a Federal Register Notice issued on July 18, 2025, applications postmarked on ...

  Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who became a household name as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died at age 54 after an accidental drowning off Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, officials and multiple news sources report. Malcolm-Jamal Warner at the Deadline Contenders Television event at Directors Guild Of America on April ...