Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday issued a dramatic plea for peace as an intensifying U.S. military campaign against alleged drug traffickers around Venezuela sent regional tensions soaring. Speaking in English to union leaders, Maduro implored: “Yes, peace, yes peace forever. No crazy war, please!” His remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump said he…
A yet-to-be-identified Nigerian man has been arrested by Thai authorities for alleged drug trafficking after a midnight raid at a bustling nightclub in Ratchaprarop, Bangkok, that officials say had become a hub for foreign drug syndicates. According to reports by The Thaiger, a popular Thai news outlet, officers of the Office of the Narcotics Control…
A 36-year-old Nigerian woman living in Texas, United States, Gbemisola Akayinode, has been charged with the murder of her nine-year-old daughter, Oluwasikemi, after allegedly leaving her inside a locked car for over eight hours while she went to work. According to a report by ABC News on Tuesday, the Harris County Sheriff, Ed Gonzalez, ruled…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has vowed to clamp down on corruption by barring high-profile Nigerians involved in graft from entering the country. In a statement posted on X, the Mission declared: “Fighting corruption knows no borders or limits on accountability. Even when high-profile individuals engage in corruption, they can be barred from receiving…
In a historic policy shift, Britain, Canada, and Australia on Sunday formally recognised the State of Palestine, joining over 140 countries worldwide and setting off a diplomatic storm with Israel. Portugal also confirmed it would declare recognition later in the day at the UN General Assembly in New York. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, announcing…
Canada has denied 1,596 asylum applications from Nigerian nationals between January and August 2025, according to fresh data from the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). The figures, updated as of August 21, show that Nigerians filed 3,548 asylum claims in the period under review, of which 2,292 were approved. This represents an acceptance rate of…
A French parliamentary committee has recommended a total ban on social media use for children under 15, alongside a nighttime “digital curfew” for teenagers aged 15 to 18. The proposals follow months of hearings with families, experts, and social media executives. Lawmakers said the measures aim to protect minors from harmful online content and addictive…
Nigerian men travelling without family members will no longer be able to obtain tourist or transit visas to Qatar, following new entry restrictions announced by the Gulf nation’s Ministry of Interior. The policy, which took effect on September 5, 2025, applies to both new and pending visa applications. Under the new rules, only women and…
The United States Department of State has announced a new rule requiring non-immigrant visa applicants to schedule interviews only at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in their country of nationality or residence. The policy, which took effect on September 6, 2025, ends the long-standing practice where applicants could travel to neighbouring countries to secure appointments…
Some Nigerian students in the United Kingdom are scrambling for legal options to remain in the country as the expiration of their student visas approaches, Sunday PUNCH reports. The anxiety follows an emergency alert issued last Sunday by the UK government, which disclosed that 10,000 international students had been contacted to leave over expired visas,…
