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U.S. revokes visas of 80,000 Nigerians, other nationals

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U.S. revokes visas

The United States (U.S.) government has announced the revocation of visas for foreign nationals. The U.S. Department of State disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The visa revocation, it said, was “promises made-promises kept” by the President Donald Trump administration. The statement noted that Trump “will always put the safety and interests of the American people first”. Major reasons for these revocations include: assault, theft, and ‘driving under the influence’. The State Department said 16,000 of those ‘driving under the influence’, 12,000 of those involved in assault, and 8,000…

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Trump declares Nigeria ‘Country of Particular Concern’ over Christian killings

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Trump declares Nigeria

The United States (US) president, Donald Trump, has declared Nigeria a “country of particular concern” over what he described as an “existential threat” to Christianity, accusing radical Islamists of orchestrating mass killings of believers in the West African nation. The declaration, announced by Trump on his social media handle ‘Truth Social’ yesterday, marks one of his most direct interventions in Nigeria’s security crisis.  He claimed that thousands of Christians were being slaughtered and urged the US Congress to investigate the matter. Trump wrote: “Christianity is facing an existential threat in…

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“Over 7,000 Nigerian Christians killed in 2025” – US lawmaker claim

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US lawmaker claim

A United States (US) Congressman, Riley M. Moore, has countered denials by the Nigerian government on alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria. He insisted that available data showed that about 7,000 Christians have been killed across the country this year. Moore, a Republican member of the U.S. parliament, who stated this in an interview with Fox News yesterday, said the alleged genocide was a tragedy that has been going on for decades without anyone talking about it. Recall that a few weeks ago, Moore and Senator Ted Cruz had called on…

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500 years after church split, 

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Pope and King reunite

Pope and King reunite For the first time in nearly five centuries, the Heads of the world’s two most prominent Christian traditions, the Pope and the King of England stood side by side in prayer.  Inside the hallowed walls of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, joined voices to recite the Lord’s Prayer in English. Observers said this is clearly a gesture loaded with history, symbolism, and hope. It was not another royal visit or diplomatic…

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Beijing @30: Nigeria seeks women advancement at China meeting

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Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the advancement of women is central to peace, prosperity, and sustainable development, Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim has said.  The Minister stated this recently at the Global Leaders’ Meeting in Beijing, China on Women in Beijing, China with the theme: One Shared Future: New and Accelerated Process for Women’s All-Round Development. She said aside Beijing, the year 2025 holds profound significance, marking 80 years of the United Nations, 25 years of UN Security Council…

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CAN rejects claims of ‘Christian genocide’ 

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CAN rejects claims

…Attributes attacks to terrorism, not religion The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has refuted recent allegations by some Western figures claiming that a “Christian genocide” is taking place in the country, describing the assertions as false and misleading. This followed comments by U.S. talk show host Bill Maher, who alleged that Christians were being systematically exterminated in Nigeria by Islamist extremists. Maher further claimed that over 100,000 Christians had been killed since 2009 and more than 18,000 churches destroyed, calling it “a genocide attempt greater than what is going on…

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US Senators push to re-list Nigeria as ‘religious freedom violator’

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US Senators push

A group of Republican Senators has urged U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio to re-designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over what they describe as relentless terrorist killings targeting Christians. In a joint letter, Senators Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Ted Budd, Pete Ricketts, and James Lankford cited mass kidnappings and massacres in Benue, Niger, and other states, warning that Nigeria has become “one of the most dangerous places in the world to be Christian”. They noted that while Nigeria was first placed on the list in 2020 under…

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Niger, Mali, B’Faso set to expose Nigerian politicians aiding bandits

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Intelligence agencies from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso say they are preparing to reveal the names of senior Nigerian politicians alleged to be supporting bandit groups operating in Nigeria’s North-West region. According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, officials of the security agencies disclosed that they are already in possession of the names of some politicians suspected of providing assistance to the criminal gangs. They added that some individuals involved in supplying arms to the bandits had been arrested and investigations were underway. According to the agencies, the move forms part…

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Trump raises work visa fee for Nigerian professionals to over ₦150m

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Trump visa fee

Nigerian doctors, engineers and tech experts eyeing careers in the United States face a crushing new hurdle after President Donald Trump signed a proclamation slamming an annual $100,000 (roughly ₦150 million fee on H-1B visas. The fee – up from the current $1,500 – marks the heaviest blow yet in Washington’s immigration squeeze, following a recent $15,000 bond for some tourist visas and a travel ban on 12 countries. “This is about training Americans, not importing people to take our jobs”, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick declared at the White…

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Tinubu, Macron hold private lunch meeting in France

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Tinubu, Macron

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, held a private working lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris, as his 10-day working leave entered its fifth day. Photographs released by the State House showed both leaders in a warm handshake before proceeding into the palace. Tinubu is currently on the second tranche of his annual leave, which he is spending between France and the United Kingdom. Yesterday’s meeting marks his seventh visit to Paris since assuming office in May 2023, and his first since attending the BRICS summit…

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