•Aerial view of boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz Iran yesterday said it was nearing a deal with Oman over a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, hours after the US called off major strikes to allow for diplomacy. US President Donald Trump said yesterday that his country […]
•Trump and ICE The United States has begun arresting foreign nationals with expired visas at airports across the country, marking an expansion of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign. According to a report by The New York Times published today, officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have detaine...
•President Donald Trump and US visa The United States has announced a major visa shake-up across Africa, with routine visa services at its embassy in Abuja and 24 other diplomatic posts set to be discontinued effective August 1, 2026. The US Department of State said the realignment to regional hubs was part of efforts aimed […]
•US embassy in Nigeria The United States Mission in Nigeria has reminded international travellers that the length of time they are permitted to remain in the United States is determined by an American Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer upon arrival, not by the visa’s expiration date. In a travel advisory posted by the mission, [&helli...
•Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo The United States has condemned the killing of members of the family of Plateau-based cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, describing the attack as horrific and urging Nigerian authorities to ensure those responsible are brought to justice. In a statement shared on X yesterday, the US Department of State’s Bureau of African Affa...
•US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman The United States and Saudi Arabia yesterday announced a landmark deal that would establish a civilian nuclear programme in the kingdom, but which critics fear could pave the way to enrichment and an atomic arms race. The move comes as the US fights a […]
•A heavily-damaged bridge hit by a US strike in southern Iran The United States expanded the scope of its strikes on Iran today, targeting provinces around the country, including a city hosting a nuclear power plant, as the Islamic Republic kept up its attacks in the region. The Middle East war resumed after a weeks-long […]
•Kash Patel The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kash Patel, has said the United States recorded no major security incidents during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, describing the tournament as the largest sporting event in history. Patel disclosed this in a post on his official X handle yesterday, praising the coordinated efforts of [...
•Nigerian songbird, Tems Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has become the first African female artiste to earn a Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Diamond-certified single in the United States. She attained the milestone for the song “Wait For U”, her acclaimed collaboration with American ...
•Tinubu and Trump The United States Department of State has updated its global travel guidance, placing Nigeria and 22 other countries under its highest travel warning, Level 4, advising American citizens not to visit the listed destinations under any circumstances. In the revised advisory published on Thursday and seen today via the departmen...

