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Nigerian Naira continues to exhibit stable movements across both the official and parallel foreign exchange markets as trading gets underway on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. At the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), the Naira maintains a steady position, trading at approximately 1,332.49 to the US dollar. Market data and tracker insights from the Central […]
Continue ReadingOlusegun Osaniyi, veteran Nigerian rapper, popularly known as Lord of Ajasa, has become a United States citizen. The Yoruba rap pioneer who posed with his wife and the American flag in one photo, shared the milestone on his Instagram page, posting clips and photos holding his American citizenship certificate. The announcement drew congratulatory messages from […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump’s administration has proposed $70,000 or $30,000 for F-1 fees for nonimmigrant students from Nigeria and other countries seeking temporary employment authorisation in the U.S. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced that the latest proposed rule “If finalised, would implement new fees for F-1 nonimmigrant students seeking to participate in […]
Continue ReadingSeveral Nigerian lawyers who practised in the United States have faced disciplinary sanctions, including suspension and disbarment, over various forms of professional misconduct, according to disciplinary records cited in a compilation of cases. The sanctions, handed down by state courts and U.S. federal immigration and tax authorities, involved allegations and findings ranging from mishandling of […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has on August 28, 2026 filed a legal application in a U.S. federal court pleading to block the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Department of Justice (DoJ) from releasing unredacted law enforcement records on him from the 1990s. Aaron Greenspan, transparency activist, had filed […]
Continue ReadingCountry music icon Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, according to multiple reports, including The Independent, The Guardian and Sky News. Parton’s death was reportedly announced by her nephew, Bryan Seaver, on Instagram on Tuesday. “I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now. “It is […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin surged Friday on optimism over US cryptocurrency legislation and the US Treasury’s surprise move to buy back more of its own bonds, which fuelled a shift to riskier assets. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency by market value climbed 6.9 percent to $77,675.94, after reaching its highest level since May, and is up more than 20 […]
Continue ReadingUS District Court in Washington, D.C., has ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to process and release non-exempt records concerning a 1990s Chicago drug investigation linking current Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. US Attorney, Jeanine Pirro, has initiated action in federal court to comply with the US courts’ orders concerning […]
Continue ReadingA federal jury in the Southern District of Florida, United States (U.S) on Wednesday, July 22, convicted a Florida-based Nigerian pharmacist and pharmacy owner for illegally dispensing more than 300,000 oxycodone 30mg pills to pharmacy patrons who had no medical need for the drug. According to court documents and evidence presented during the trial, 60-year-old […]
Continue ReadingUnited States has imposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on imports from Nigeria as part of a new trade measure targeting countries it says have failed to prohibit the importation of goods produced with forced labour. The tariff affects imports from 60 economies that Washington says have not “imposed and effectively enforced a prohibition on […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement posted on X on Thursday, United States has condemned the killing of members of Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo’s family by terrorists in Plateau State. Describing the attack as horrific, the US Bureau of African Affairs said Washington expressed condolences to the victims’ families and urged Nigerian authorities to take stronger measures to prevent […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Catholic priest, Benjamin Madu, has reportedly committed suicide in North Shore Massachusetts, United States. He was found dead at his residence on July 2, 2026, days before his R-1 religious worker visa was due to expire. Rev. Fr. Madu served as a priest at St. Ann and Our Lady of Good Voyage churches in […]
Continue ReadingUnited States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is highlighting the worst of worst criminal aliens arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Under DHS leadership, the hardworking men and women of DHS and ICE are fulfilling President Trump’s promise and carrying out mass deportations – starting with the worst of the worst – […]
Continue ReadingUnited States has withdrawn most of the troops it deployed for a joint counterterrorism mission in Nigeria’s Lake Chad Basin, while maintaining intelligence-sharing and other security cooperation with the Nigerian government. The Commander of US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, disclosed this during a digital press briefing on the outcome […]
Continue ReadingA divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. By a 6-3 vote, the court struck down Trump’s order. A bare majority of five justices, in an opinion written […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actor, Joseph Momodu has joined the US Army. The actor shared the news in a heartfelt post on his official Instagram account on Friday, revealing that he completed 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, before being officially enlisted as a Specialist in the US Army. His post: (Photo: LLN)
Continue ReadingFranklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for his scheme to steal some $3.5 million from eight different victims via an online romance scam. The 42-year-old Nigerian national, Nwadialo was arrested at an airport in Texas upon his […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Roman Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, has been convicted by a Texas jury of sexually assaulting women to whom he provided spiritual direction, concluding a closely watched case involving allegations that he abused his position as a clergyman to pursue sexual relationships with vulnerable parishioners. Comprising eight women and four men, the jury found […]
Continue ReadingNigerian man in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States, Adepoju Babatunde Salako, 33, pleaded guilty to and was sentenced to prison Tuesday for committing wire fraud through a 2022 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) fraud scheme. Between January and February 2022, according to court documents, the convict devised a scheme to defraud the Alaska Department of Revenue (DOR) […]
Continue ReadingSierra Leone on Wednesday became the latest African country to receive migrants expelled from the United States under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. A first plane carrying nine West African migrants landed Wednesday morning at the international airport just outside Freetown, an AFP journalist saw. “We have received nine deportees this morning from the US,” […]
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