Politics

US suspends Visa processing for 75 countries

Oakley Mason January 14, 2026

USA The United States has suspended visa processing for applicants from Nigeria, Russia and a dozen other countries as part of a sweeping review of its immigration screening system, according to an internal directive from the US Department of State. The instruction, which takes effect from

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Cuba faces uncertain future after US topples Venezuelan leader Maduro

Kristi Lucas January 6, 2026

Cuba Cuba faces uncertainty over its future after the United States abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last weekend. Cuban officials lowered flags in the early hours of Monday to mourn 32 security officers they say were killed in the US strike on Venezuela, the island nation’s closest ally. The US administration of President Donald Trump has warned outright

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Naira records second straight depreciation against US dollar

Jude Melvin Jones December 5, 2025

Nigeria The naira recorded depreciations against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Thursday. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that the naira further weakened to N1,447.83 against the dollar on Thursday, down from N1,447.65 traded on Wednesday. This represents a slight dip of N0.18 on a day-to-day basis. […]

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US lawmakers shows evidence of Christian killings in Nigeria

Oakley Mason November 8, 2025

Nigeria The United States House of Representatives is considering a resolution condemning the persecution and killings of Christians in Nigeria. The resolution also supports President Donald Trump’s decision to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) due to serious religious freedom violations. Submitted by Representative Riley M Moore of West

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US Threats: Ex Nigerian Gov, Bafarawa push support for Tinubu

Jude Melvin Jones November 5, 2025

Nigeria A Nigerian former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, has urged Nigerians to rally round President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the country faces an existential threat from US President, Donald Trump. Trump had designated Nigeria a country of Special Concern following an alleged genocide against Christians in Nigeria. The US president had also instructed […]

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Four ways this shutdown could end

Oakley Mason October 1, 2025

USA Welcome to the shutdown, 2025 edition. On Tuesday evening, the US Senate was unable to pass a spending bill that would have kept the US government funded, and for the first time in nearly seven years, federal operations have been drastically curtailed. At some point, this shutdown – like all the ones before it […]

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US gov enters shutdown, raising fears of global uncertainty

Oakley Mason October 1, 2025

USA The federal government of the United States has officially entered a shutdown on Wednesday, after the US Senate failed to pass a short-term spending bill on Tuesday night. This marks the first US government shutdown in about seven years. The latest one lasted 35 days, from late 2018 to early 2019, and was the […]

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Immigration officer tactics inflame tensions in New York

Oakley Mason September 27, 2025

USA A U.S. immigration officer shoving a woman in a New York City courthouse to the floor. Protesters dispersed with tear gas outside a Chicago detention center. A woman injured during an arrest in the Boston area. The incidents on Thursday and Friday highlight the growing tensions in major U.S. cities over President Donald Trump’s […]

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Trump says Tik Tok sales ready, values it at $14 billion

Oakley Mason September 26, 2025

USA President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell Chinese-owned TikTok’s U.S. operations to U.S. and global investors will address the national security requirements in a 2024 law. The new U.S. company will be valued at around $14 billion, Vice President JD Vance said, putting a price tag […]

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California bans law enforcements from wearing masks

Oakley Mason September 21, 2025

USA California’s governor has signed a bill to ban local and federal law enforcement officers, including with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), from wearing face masks while on duty. The ban, which comes into effect on 1 January 2026, is part of a series of bills that aims to protect residents from what Democratic […]