Tag: US
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Nigeria only African country barred from 2022 US Visa Lottery
Nigerians have been barred from participating in the United States’ Visa lottery in 2022. This was contained in a document obtained from the US’ website on Thursday. The 19-page document was titled ‘Instructions for the 2022 diversity immigrant visa program (DV-2022)’. “In Africa, natives of Nigeria are not eligible for this year’s Diversity Visa program,”…
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Ondo poll: Again, US warns Nigerian politicians, reinstates visa ban for violators
The United States of America has again reiterated its commitment to a free, fair and inclusive election in Saturday’s (tomorrow) governorship election in Ondo State. The US also extended its commitment to violent free elections to Africa at large. Recall that the President Donald Trump led country issued similar warning to politicians in the build…
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BREAKING: Trump suffers fatigue, rushed to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19
US president, Donald Trump is being transported to the Walter Reed medical center as he experiences mild coronavirus symptoms. The White House announced on Friday that Trump, who confirmed late on Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19, will spend “the next few days” at the military hospital in Maryland. “Out of an abundance of…
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U.S., China clash over COVID-19 at UNGA
The U.S. and China on Tuesday clashed over the coronavirus pandemic during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). U.S. President Donald Trump, who fired the first shot in his pre-recorded video message, referred to the coronavirus as “China virus”, a term that angers Beijing. “We must hold accountable the nation which…
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Alleged fraud: Atiku reacts amidst reports of US placing him, family under close surveillance
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the trending FINCEN files that detailed how he came under the radar of international financial surveillance. FINCEN is the acronym for US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The FinCEN Files contained thousands of closely held US Treasury documents — among them, suspicious activity reports — investigated by…
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US Suspends Ban on TikTok Downloads
The ban on TikTok downloads in the United States scheduled to start on Sunday (September 20) has been averted as progress was made on a deal that will see ownership of the company change hands. Recall that President Donald Trump recently placed a ban on the app over concerns about the security of American users’…
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Visa ban: FG tackles US, UK, says sanctioning electoral offenders disrespectful to Nigeria’s sovereignty
The Nigerian government has said it considers it disrespectful to the Sovereignty of the country for any outside country to apply punitive measures such as visas restriction on its citizens. The Nigerian government made this known in a statement issued by Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday in Abuja.…
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Electoral fraud: Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello writes letter of protest to US over inclusion of his name in visa ban list
The Kogi State Government has said it protested the visa ban imposed on its officials by the United States over alleged election compromise because the various courts in the land validated the election that brought in Governor Yahaya Bello. The US had included Kogi government officials, including the governor Yahaha Bello among those to be…
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Nigeria, US meet over visa ban
The Federal Government and the United States are presently holding a meeting on the visa ban on some categories of Nigerians. The meeting, which is ongoing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is expected to provide the country the opportunity to brief the US government on steps taken so far to resolve the issues. The…
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BREAKING: US imposes visa restriction on election riggers in four Nigerian states
The United States Government on Monday said it is imposing a visa restriction on individuals for their actions in the November 2019 Kogi and Bayelsa State elections. The US government said it is also extending the restriction to individuals who operate with impunity in the run-up to the September and October 2020 Edo and Ondo…