More than 8,000 flights were delayed across the United States on Sunday as a shortage of air traffic controllers continued to disrupt travel amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, now in its 26th day. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal Aviation Administration experienced staffing shortages at 22 air traffic control locations on Saturday,…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, may face prosecution in the United States over a $2 million Florida mansion allegedly acquired through questionable means, activist Omoyele Sowore has claimed. Sowore alleged that Wike violated Florida State laws that prohibit the use of stolen or laundered money to acquire property. In a post…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has paid a courtesy visit to the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard M. Mills Jr., at the American Embassy in Abuja. Atiku, who disclosed the meeting via his social media handle, said discussions centred on strengthening Nigeria–US relations in the areas of democracy, security, and shared prosperity. “This afternoon,…
Ghana President, John Mahama Ghana President John Dramani Mahama said on Wednesday, his country has begun accepting West African nationals deported from the United States, including Nigerians. According to Reuters, Mahama disclosed that a first batch of 14 deportees, made up of Nigerians, a Gambian and others, had already arrived in Accra, with the Ghanaian…
Two church leaders in the United States have been arrested in an alleged multi-million-dollar conspiracy after multiple Federal Bureau of Investigation raids across the country on Wednesday, including one in Hillsborough County’s exclusive Avila neighborhood. In a statement issued via its website on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice said Michelle Brannon, 56, was arrested…
U.S. President Donald Trump has formally imposed a 15% tariff on Nigeria and several other African nations. The new tariff policy, announced by the White House also affects Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda, Mozambique, Mauritius, Ghana, Malawi, Lesotho, and Madagascar. The Executive Order, titled “Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates,” states that the revised tariffs will apply…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered all relevant federal agencies to ensure strict compliance with Nigeria’s international obligations, following the United States government’s decision to reduce visa validity for Nigerian citizens. The U.S. government, which previously granted five-year multiple-entry visas to Nigerians, has now limited them to single-entry visas valid for three months. In a…
Trump Over 25 million Americans are at risk of deportation as a new directive from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has instructed attorneys in its civil division to prioritise denaturalisation proceedings against naturalised citizens found to have committed certain offences. Denaturalisation refers to the process of revoking citizenship, particularly when that citizenship was…
Charles Uchenna Nwadavid, the founder of Nec Bullion Construction firm has been jailed by a federal court in Boston, United States, over $2.5 million scam United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Boston Division, announced the conviction on Thursday. Mr. Nwadavid,…
The United State has warned her citizens to avoid public places in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for undisclosed reasons. The US mission in Nigeria raised the security alert, on Monday, urging citizens to avoid all non-essential visits to government and military facilities in the FCT. The advisory did not cite any specific threat but…
